4. CONDITIONAL CHAIN. Work in two groups and follow the instructions.

(CHUỖI ĐIỀU KIỆN. Làm việc theo hai nhóm và làm theo hướng dẫn.)

- One person in each team writes down the sentence above on a clean piece of paper, and completes it. He / She passes the paper with the sentence to the next person in the team. If I go to the jungle, I’ll take my backpack.

- The next person in your taem writes another sentence, using the last part of the first sentence. He / She passes the paper to the next person. If I take my backpack, I’ll pack some water.

- The third person writes another sentence, using the last part of the previous sentence. He / She passes the paper to the next person. If I pack some water, I won’t be thirsty.

- The game continues until you can’t think howto finish the sentence and the chain is broken. The winner is the team who can make the most sentences.

- Start another chain and continue the game. This time, don’t write the sentences, but say them. If I go to the desert, I’ll take …

B. Practice I. Use the correct form of the word in each sentence: 1. If you make a good ________________ at the interview, you will get the job. (impress) 2. Our teacher always gives us __________. so that we can work hard. (encourage) 3. English is an ___________ and important subject. (interest) 4. When you work at a nuclear power plant, you have to be ______________ careful. (extreme) 5. Presents _____________ in colored paper and put under the Christmas tree every day. (wrap) II. Multiple choice 1. Athens is ________________ for its ancient buildings. A. most famous B. famous C. fame D. famously 2. Americans fought hard to earn their _________________from Britain. A. freed B. freely C. free D. freedom 3. Marconi was one of the famous _______________________. A. invention B. inventor C. invented D. inventors 4. It is ________________situated on the east coast. A. beautifully B. beautify C. beautiful D. beauty 5. Every afternoon, the cooks_______________ their knives in preparation for dinner. A. sharpen B. sharpened C. sharply D. unsharp B. Practice I. Use the correct form of the word in each sentence: 1. If you make a good ________________ at the interview, you will get the job. (impress) 2. Our teacher always gives us __________. so that we can work hard. (encourage) 3. English is an ___________ and important subject. (interest) 4. When you work at a nuclear power plant, you have to be ______________ careful. (extreme) 5. Presents _____________ in colored paper and put under the Christmas tree every day. (wrap) II. Multiple choice 1. Athens is ________________ for its ancient buildings. A. most famous B. famous C. fame D. famously 2. Americans fought hard to earn their _________________from Britain. A. freed B. freely C. free D. freedom 3. Marconi was one of the famous _______________________. A. invention B. inventor C. invented D. inventors 4. It is ________________situated on the east coast. A. beautifully B. beautify C. beautiful D. beauty 5. Every afternoon, the cooks_______________ their knives in preparation for dinner. A. sharpen B. sharpened C. sharply D. unsharp

Exercise 4. Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets in your sentences.
1. They have very little money. They are happy.
(in spite of) _________________________________________________________.
2. My foot was hurt. I walked to the nearest village.
(although) ________________________________________________________________________________.

3. I enjoyed the film. The story was boring.
(in spite of) _______________________________________________________________________________.
4. We live on the same street. We hardly ever see each other.
(despite) __________________________________________________________________________________.
5. I got very wet in the rain. I was only out for five minutes.
(even though) ____________________________________________________________________________.
6. Because Phuong was tall, she never wears high heels.
(because of) ______________________________________________________________________________.
7. Because the wind was so heavy, I couldn’t go home.

(because of) ______________________________________________________________________________.
8. Although it was raining heavily, we still went to school.
(despite) __________________________________________________________________________________.

9. I accepted the job although the salary was low.

(in spite of) _______________________________________________________________________________.

10. The flight was not delayed though it was foggy.

(despite) __________________________________________________________________________________.

Exercise 5. Rewrite the following sentences, using the given words.

1. Because the rain was so heavy, I couldn't go to school.

=> Because of ____________________________________________________________________________.

2. His father asked him to go stay at home because he was sick.

=> Because of ____________________________________________________________________________.

3. She failed the University entrance exam because her grades were bad.

=> Because of ____________________________________________________________________________.

4. Because of the cheap price, my wife decided to buy a new television.

=> Because _______________________________________________________________________________.

5. Because I studied hard, I passed the exam.

=> Because of ____________________________________________________________________________.

6. They didn’t have much time; however, they came to visit us.

=> Despite _______________________________________________________________________________.

7. He is too old, but he still does his gymnastics every morning.

=> In spite _______________________________________________________________________________.

8. Although she was ill, she went to school.

=> In spite of ____________________________________________________________________________.

9. He didn’t come because he was sick.

=> He didn’t come because of _________________________________________________________.

10. The train was late because the fog was thick.

=> Because of ___________________________________________________________________________.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each

pair of sentences in the following questions.

The team leader allowed members to make important decisions. He fostered their spirit of commitment.

A. Allowing members to make important decisions, the team leader fostered their spirit of commitment. 

B. On the behalf of the team, the leader made important decisions to foster their spirit of commitment. 

C. Although the team leader wanted to foster the spirit of commitment among members, he made important decisions on his own. 

D. All members could make important decisions, so that the spirit of commitment would be discouraged.