1. He cannot speak French, so he cannot work in Paris

-> Due to...........................................................................

2. She is old, so she cannot work hard.

-> Because of her.....................................................................

3. It rained heavily. Therefore, we could not go pinicking.

-> But for........................................................................

4. You should work long enough to be promted.

->Without.......................................................................

5. She is excited about the show by Chainsmokers, but she cannot afford the ticket.

->In spite of her..............................................................

3.It was raining, so he took his umbrella.

->He _____________________________

4.My grandfather cannot work very hard because of his age.

-> My grandfather is _____________________________

5.He will be absent from the class discussion tomorrow.

-> I wish _____________________________

6.It would be nice to travel to Dalat by train.

-> I wish_______________________________________

7.He typed her lesson plan in 20 minutes.

->It took _____________________________________

->He spent _____________________________________

8.She likes to wear modern clothing at work.

->She’s fond ____________________________________

9.It’s not easy to do this exercise.

->Doing _________________________________

10.My father no longer works for this company.

->My father used ____________________________

sửa lỗi sai 1. although his legs were broken in the crash he managed getting out of the car before it exploded 2.hard had you finished your work when it got dark 3.he was in a hurry so as to he would catch the bus 4. she is not old enough to understanding the problem 5. if they continue to take the law, the police will have to take decisive action 6. the polician emphasis the need for more funding for education on the news yesterday 7.by the time i had found the key, i hadn’t got into the house even heavy rain 8.drivers wearing seat belts are least likely to suffer whiplash in traffic accidents than those who are not

1.      She is old. She can work by herself.

2.      The boy is intelligent. He can understand you.

3.      Mai is good. She can pass the examination.

4.      The girl is not clever. She cannot mend this shirt.

5.      This machine is not powerful. It cannot plough the hard soil.

6.      Your sister was clever. She could do this exercise in a few minutes.

7.      Peter is very ill. He must see the doctor.

8.      Mary is not old. She cannot do that work.

9.      We were not early. We could not see the first part of the play.

10.   The children were very eager. They started playing without me.

11.   He is tall. He can play volleyball.

12.   My sister is old. She can drive a car.

13.   She is beautiful and intelligent. She can become Miss World.

14.   Mr Robinson isn’t rich. He can’t buy a house.

The worker is clever. He can make fine things from wood

II. TRẮC NGHIỆM CÂU

1. In spite of his hard work, he could not finish the job.

a. As hard as he work b. Despite he worked hard

c. Though he worked hard d. Although hard work

2.Despite the fact that it rained, we enjoyed our trip.

c. Despite of the heavy rain d. Though it rained

3. Tom went to work although he didn’t feel very well.

a. that he did not feel very well b. despite of the fact not feeling well

c. because he did not feel very well d. despite not feeling very well

4.Although he is very old, he can walk to the station.

a. In spite of his old age b. Despite his old age

c. Despite the fact that he is old d. All are correct

5. I have tried hard but I can’t earn enough money.

A. Although I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money.

B. Although I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money.

C. In spite of I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money.

D. Despite I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money.

6. She stayed at home because her mother was sick.

A. Despite her sick mother, she stayed at home.

B. Because of her sick mother , she stayed at home.

C. In spite of her sick mother, she stayed at home.

D. A & C are correct.

7. Although he took a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.

A.Bill arrived late for the concert because he takes a taxi.

B.Bill arrived late for the concert because of the taxi.

C. In spite of taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.

D. Although Bill took a taxi, he can’t come to the concert in time.

8. In spite of his suffering from a bad cold, William went to school.

A. Although William suffers from a bad cold, he went to school.

B. Although William suffered from a bad cold, he went to school.

C. William went to school although he is suffering from a bad cold.

D. William went to school; he suffered from a bad cold although.

9. Despite the fact that it was snowing, I felt warm.

A. In spite of snowing, I felt warm. B. In spite of feeling warm, it was snowing.

C. Although it was snowing, I felt warm. D. Although I felt warm, it was snowing.

10. Though he tried hard, he didn’t succeed.

A. Despite he tried hard, he didn’t succeed.

B. In spite of he tried hard, he didn’t succeed.

C. In spite of trying hard, he didn’t succeed.

D. Even though he tried hard, but he didn’t succeed.

12. John is fat because he eats so many chips.

A.John is fat because of the fact that he eats so many chips.

B.John is fat because of eating so many chips.

C. John is fat because of not eating so many chips.

D. A & B are correct.

II. Rewrite these sentences by using “because of”

1. She can’t work hard because she is very old.

………………………………………………………………………

2. He likes her because of she is very beautiful.

………………………………………………………………………

3. He broke the vase because he was careless.

………………………………………………………………………

4. He left school because his life was hard.

………………………………………………………………………

5. I went to bed early because I feel tired.

………………………………………………………………………

TOO...TO:

1.My grandfather can't work hard because he is very old.

=>My grandfather is too

2.The coffee was very strong, so he couldn't drink it immediately.

=>The coffee was too

3.They ran too slowly. They didn't catch the bus.

=>They ran too

4.My father drank very much coffee, so he couldn't sleep last night.

=>My father drank too

5.Her aunt bought many things. She didn't bring them home at a time.

=>Her aunt bought too

6.There is a lot of furniture in the room, so we don't have enough space for the meeting.

=>There is too

7.Ted was so worried about the exam that he couldn't get to sleep last night.

=>Ted was too

8.The house was so expensive that we couldn't afford to buy it.

=>The house was too

9.The food is not cool enough for me to eat.

=>The food is too

10.This boy can't reach the shelf because he is not tall enough.

=>This boy is too 

For each situation, write a sentence with “wish".

1. He didn't work hard during the term.

2. My brother cannot go to the car show at the city show ground.

3. She is not able to pass her English test.