1. I couldn't sleep despite my tiredness.

2. Despite having got an English name, he is in fact German

3. Although she injured foot, she managed to walk to the village.

4.The salary was low. However, I decided to accept the job

5. We were the better team.We lost the match nonetheless.

6. I haven't eaten for 24 hours, I don't feel hungry.

7. She was tired. However, she went to work.

8. They went out for a walk, despite the bad weather.

9. She managed to write although she injured hand.

10. Although she has plenty of money, she is very mean.

11. Linda went on working although she was so tired in the fact.

12. She is so nice.However, I don't quite like her.

13. I didn't like the film though everybody else seemed to enjoy it.

14. We managed to do the business despite his absence.

15. He is popular. He always looks so lonely and sad nonetheless.

Mệnh đề chỉ nhượng bộ......... bạn hk phần đó là làm đc.....

Bài 1 : Combine the sentences.Use the words in brackets

1.The new restaurant looks good.It seems to have few customes (however)

The new restaurant looks good, however, it seems to have few customers

2.We planned to visit Petronas in the afternoon.We could not afford the fee (however)

We planned to visit Petronas in the afternoon, however, we could not afford the fee

3.Mary was sick.She didn't leave the meeting until it ended(despite)

Despite being sick, Mary didn't leave the meeting until it ended

4.We live in the same street.We rarely see each other (in spite of)

In spite of living in the same street, we rarely see each other

5.I couldn't sleep.I was tired (in spite of)

in spite of being tired, i couldn't sleep

6. They have little money.They are happy (despite)

despite having little money, they are happy

7.My foot was hurt.I managed to walk to the nearest village (although)

although my foot was hurt, I managed to walk to the nearest village

8.I've been too busy to answer by email.I'll do it soon (nevertheless)

I've been too busy to answer by email, nevertheless, i'll do it soon

9.We had planned to walk right round the lake.The heavy rain made this impossible (although)

Although we had planned to walk right round the lake, the heavy rain made this impossible

10.I got very wet in the rain.I had an umbrella (although)

Although i had an umbrella , i got very wet in the rain

11.It was a comedy.Almost audience fell asleep (although)

although it was a comedy, almost audience fell asleep

12.The film was made twenty years ago.Many people enjoyed it (however)

the film was made twenty years ago, however, many people enjoyed it

13.This is his first role.His acting is exsellent. (nevertheless)

this is his first role, nevertheless, his acting is excellent

14.In spite of having to work the next day, Tom watched films on DVD till midnight (even though)

Tom watched films on DVD till midnight even though he had to work the next day

15.I'm frightened by horror films. However,I enjoy watching them (despite)

Despite being frightened by horror films, i enjoy watching them

16. This is his first role. His acting is exsellent (although)

Although this is his first role, his acting is excellent

Bài 1 : Combine the sentences.Use the words in brackets

1.The new restaurant looks good.It seems to have few customes (however)

=>The new restaurant looks good;however,it seems to have few customes

2.We planned to visit Petronas in the afternoon.We could not afford the fee (however)

=>We planned to visit Petronas in the afternoon;however,we could not afford the fee

3.Mary was sick.She didn't leave the meeting until it ended(despite)

=>Despite Mary's sickness,she didn't leave the meeting until it ended

4.We live in the same street.We rarely see each other (in spite of)

=>In spite of living in the same street,we rarely see each other

5.I couldn't sleep.I was tired (in spite of)

=>In spite of I was tired,I couldn't sleep

6. They have little money.They are happy (despite)

=>Despite having little money,they are happy

7.My foot was hurt.I managed to walk to the nearest village (although)

=>Although my foot was hurt,I managed to walk to the nearest village

8.I've been too busy to answer by email.I'll do it soon (nevertheless)

=>I've been too busy to answer by email;nevertheless,I'll do it soon

9.We had planned to walk right round the lake.The heavy rain made this impossible (although)

=>Although the heavy rain made this impossible,we had planned to walk right round the lake.

10.I got very wet in the rain.I had an umbrella (although)

=>although I had an umbrella,I got very wet in the rain

11.It was a comedy.Almost audience fell asleep (although)

=>Although it was a comedy,almost audience fell asleep

12.The film was made twenty years ago.Many people enjoyed it (however)

=>The film was made twenty years ago;however,many people enjoyed it

13.This is his first role.His acting is exsellent. (nevertheless)

=>This is his first role;nevertheless,his acting is exsellent.

14.In spite of having to work the next day, Tom watched films on DVD till midnight (even though)

=>even though Tom had to work the next day,he watched films on DVD till midnight

15.I'm frightened by horror films. However,I enjoy watching them (despite)

=>despite being frightened by horror films,I enjoy watching them

16. This is his first role. His acting is exsellent (although)

=>although this is his first role, his acting is exsellent

Bài 2: Viết lại câu với nghĩa không đổi

1,Although Tom was poor, he studied very well

In spite of being poor, he studied very well

2,Mary went to school although she was sick

In spite of being sick, mary went to school

3,Although the weather was bad, she want to school on time

Despite the bad weather, she want to school on time

4, My mother wants to buy that house although she doesn't have enough money

In spite of not having enough money,my mother wants to buy that house

5, Tom tries his best to play soccer although his leg was injured

Despite tom's injured leg, he tries his best to play soccer

6.Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad

Despite tom's bad grades, he was admitted to the university

7.Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a succesful woman

Despite her physical handicap, she has become a succesful woman

8,In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job

Although tom's salary was good, he gave up his job

9.Though he had not finshed the paper, he went to sleep

In spite of not having finished the paper, he went to sleep

10. In spite of the high prices, ny daughter insists on going to the movies

Even though the prices are high, my daughter insists on going to the movies

11. I went to school although it rained heavily

Despite the heavy rain, i went to school

12. Since he was careless, Tom lost game

Because of tom's carelessness, he lost game

13.Although she behaves well, no one loves her

Despite her good behaviour, no one loves her

14.Despite of the cold weather, the crops are good this year

Because the weather is cold, the crops are good this year

15.Nick is often punished because he is lazy

Because of nick's laziness, he is often punished

16.We bought the house though its rooms were smalle

We bought the house though despite smaller rooms

17.Although the streets are narrow, many people drive cars in this city

In spite of narrow streets, many people drive cars in this city

18. Because he hot up early, he wasn't late for the first train

Because of getting up early, he wasn't late for the first train

My foot was hurt. I managed to walk to the nearest village. ( although )

=> Although my foot hurt , I managed to walk to the nearest village.

- I've been too busy to answer by email. I'll do it soon. ( nevertheless )

=> I've been too busy to answer by email. Nevertheless , I'll do it soon.

- We had planned to walk right round the lake. The heavy rain made this impossible. ( although )

=> Although we had planned to walk right round the lake , the heavy made this impossible.

- I got very wet in the rain. I had an umbrella. ( although )

=> Although I had an umbrella , I got very wet in the rain.

- I couldn't do the test although it wasn't difficult. ( in spite of )

=> In spite of the fact that the test wasn't difficult , I coudn't do the test.

- Although he got up early,he was late for the first train. ( in spite of )

=> In spite of getting up early , he was late for the first train.

- Although English grammer is difficult,we like to study it. ( despite )

=> Despite the fact that English grammer is difficult , we like to study it

- Although he is an excellent doctor,he can't cure lever cancer. ( despite )

=> Despite an excellent doctor , he cann't cure lever cancer.

- Although my friend doesn't have enough money,she wants to buy that new car. ( despite )

=> Despite of the fact that my friend doesn't have enough money , she wants to buy that new car.

- Although Mai didn't speak English well,she decided to live in London. ( in spite of )

=> In spite of speaking English badly , Mai decided to live in London.

- Although he is sick,he goes to school. ( in spite of )

=> In spite of his sickness , he goes to school.

- Although Lan was tired , she did all her homework carefully. ( despite )

=> Despite being tired , she did all her homework carefully

- Everybody has a great regard for her despite her poverty. ( although )

=> Although she is poor , everybody has a great regard for her.

- They worked very hard although they were old. ( in spite of )

=> In spite of being old , they wroked very hard.

My foot was hurt. I managed to walk to the nearest village. ( although )

=> Although my foot hurt , I managed to walk to the nearest village.

- I've been too busy to answer by email. I'll do it soon. ( nevertheless )

=> I've been too busy to answer by email. Nevertheless , I'll do it soon.

- We had planned to walk right round the lake. The heavy rain made this impossible. ( although )

=> Although we had planned to walk right round the lake , the heavy made this impossible.

- I got very wet in the rain. I had an umbrella. ( although )

=> Although I had an umbrella , I got very wet in the rain.

- I couldn't do the test although it wasn't difficult. ( in spite of )

=> In spite of the fact that the test wasn't difficult , I coudn't do the test.

- Although he got up early,he was late for the first train. ( in spite of )

=> In spite of getting up early , he was late for the first train.

- Although English grammer is difficult,we like to study it. ( despite )

=> Despite the fact that English grammer is difficult , we like to study it

- Although he is an excellent doctor,he can't cure lever cancer. ( despite )

=> Despite an excellent doctor , he cann't cure lever cancer.

- Although my friend doesn't have enough money,she wants to buy that new car. ( despite )

=> Despite of the fact that my friend doesn't have enough money , she wants to buy that new car.

- Although Mai didn't speak English well,she decided to live in London. ( in spite of )

=> In spite of speaking English badly , Mai decided to live in London.

- Although he is sick,he goes to school. ( in spite of )

=> In spite of his sickness , he goes to school.

- Although Lan was tired , she did all her homework carefully. ( despite )

=> Despite being tired , she did all her homework carefully

- Everybody has a great regard for her despite her poverty. ( although )

=> Although she is poor , everybody has a great regard for her.

- They worked very hard although they were old. ( in spite of )

=> In spite of being old , they wroked very hard.

1.Despite studying well, Tom will not pass the examination

3.Though his life was hard, he he studied very well

4.Although they live in poverty, they were always advied

6.In spite of not finishing his homework, he went to bed early

7.Despite his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car

8.Although Mr.Pike is old, he runs 5 kms everyday

9.In spite of my terrible cold, I went to school yesterday

A. Choose the best answer:

1. ________ having the best qualifications among all the applicants, Justin was not offered the job

A. Although B. While C. In spite of D. Despite of

2. ________ the internet is very popular, many older people do not know how to use it

A. However B. Nevertheless C. Even though D. Despite

3. _________ he wasn’t feeling very well, David was determined to take part in the inter-university athletics meet.

A. Although B. While C. Where as D. yet

4. __________ what Megan prepared for the job interview, she didn’t pass it.

A. Despite of B. In spite of C. Though D. However

5. Bruce was not praised_________ he was a hard worker.

A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. no matter how

6. It looks like they are going to succeed_________ their present difficulties.

A. despite B. although C. in spite D. even though

7. Mary usually goes to parties. She likes meeting people and crowded places ________she is rather shy.

A. In spite of B. Even though C. On the contrary D. In other words

8. Ann: Have you decided to get the job? Terry: Yes, I’ve just decided. I’ll accept that job_________ it is not suitable with my major. It is not an interesting job, ________ the salary is very good.

A. although / but B. despite / and C. but / though D. yet / however

9. ________, he has continued to work on his thesis.

A. Although all these problems B. Even though there are problems

C. Despite of all these problems D. In spite of there are problems

10. In spite of ____________, he was determined to finish his work.

A. was seriously ill. B. be seriously ill

C. his serious illness D. he was seriously ill

11. _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences betweenthem.

A. In spite B. In spite of C. although D. Despite

12. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.

A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. despite of

13. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.

A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain

14. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.

A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although

15. _______, he walked to the station.

A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired

16. The children slept well despite _______.

A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy

17. She left him _______ she still loved him.

A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite

18. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.

A. In spite B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of

19. _______ they are brothers, they do not look alike.

A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of

20. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative
A. despite B. in spite of C. though D. as though

A. Choose the best answer:

1. ________ having the best qualifications among all the applicants, Justin was not offered the job

.A. Although B. While C. In spite of D. Despite of

2. ________ the internet is very popular, many older people do not know how to use it

.A. However B. Nevertheless C. Even though D. Despite

3. _________ he wasn’t feeling very well, David was determined to take part in the inter-university athletics meet.

A. Although B. While C. Where as D. yet

4. __________ what Megan prepared for the job interview, she didn’t pass it.

A. Despite of B. In spite of C. Though D. However

5. Bruce was not praised_________ he was a hard worker

.A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. no matter how

6. It looks like they are going to succeed_________ their present difficulties.

A. despite B. although C. in spite D. even though

7. Mary usually goes to parties. She likes meeting people and crowded places ________she is rather shy.

A. In spite of B. Even though C. On the contrary D. In other words

8. Ann: Have you decided to get the job? Terry: Yes, I’ve just decided. I’ll accept that job_________ it is not suitable with my major. It is not an interesting job, ________ the salary is very good.

A. although / but B. despite / and C. but / though D. yet / however

9. ________, he has continued to work on his thesis.

A. Although all these problems B. Even though there are problems

C. Despite of all these problems D. In spite of there are problems

10. In spite of ____________, he was determined to finish his work.

A. was seriously ill. B. be seriously ill C. his serious illness D. he was seriously ill

11. _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences betweenthem.

A. In spite B. In spite of C. although D. Despite

12. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.

A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. despite of

13. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.

A. the rain B. of the rain B. it was raining D. there was a rain

14. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.

A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although

15. _______, he walked to the station.

A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired

16. The children slept well despite _______.

A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy

17. She left him _______ she still loved him.

A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite

18. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.

A. In spite B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of

19. _______ they are brothers, they do not look alike.

A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of

20. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative
A. despite B. in spite of C. though D. as though

1 Although the snow was heavy / it snowed heavily, the explorers managed to walk to the village.
2 As she had a lot of difficulties, she managed to sell the house.
3 Because he bahaved badly / misbehaved, they disliked him.

1. Mary tried to keep calm although she was very disappointed.
=> Despite being very disappointed, Mary tried to keep calm.
2. Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey.
=> In spite of the heavy rain, the explorers decided to continue their journey.

3. He had worked very hard but he failed.
=> Even though he had worked very hard, he failed.
4. Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.
=> In spite of being a poor student, Tom studied very well.
5. Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.
=> Despite the bad weather, she went to school on time
6. My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.
=> In spite of my sickness, my mother told me to go to school.
7. Although there was a big storm, they decided to leave home.
=> In spite of the big storm, they decided to leave home.
8. Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.
=> Despite the bad grades, Tom was admitted to the university.
9. Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.
 Despite being a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.
10. In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.
=> Although his salary was good, Tom gave up his job.
11. Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.
=> In spite of having not finished the paper, he went to sleep.
12. In spite of the high price, my daughter insists on going to the movies.
=> Even though the price is high, my daughter insists on going to the movies.
13. In spite of her dis for coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm.
=> Although she doesn't coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm.
14. He couldn’t earn enough money for living although he worked hard.
=> Despite working hard, he couldn't earn enough money for living.
15. Although Jane wrote for the kets, she still had to stand in line.
=> In spite of the fact that Janewrote for the kets, she still had to stand in line.
16. We get a good room though we didn’t phone the hotel.
=> Despite the fact that we didn't phone the hotel, we get a good room.
17. She was admitted to the university in spite of her low grades.
=> Although her grades were low, she was admitted to the university.
18. Despite the terrible food, he still eats in that restaurant.
=> Although the food is terrible, he still eats in that restaurant.
19. The flight was not delayed though it was foggy.
=> Despite the fog, the flight was not delayed.
20. Although he is talented, no one s him.
=> In spite of his talent, no one s him.