1. the weather is fine . mary and her little brother can go to school

the weather ____________ for mary and her little brother can go to school

2. the sun is not warm. we can't liveon it

the sun is _____________ for us to live on

3. the water is quite warm . I can drink it

the water is ____________ for me to drink

4. the weather is so bad that we can't go out

the weather is ____________ for us to go out

5. the film was so bring that we couldn't go on seeling it

the film was _______________ fo us to go on seeing it

6. he was so old that he couldn't run fast

he was _____________ to run fast

7. you speak so fast that I can't catch up with your words

you speak _____________ for us me to catch up with your words

8.it is so warly that we can't go out

it is ________________ for us to go out

ex4. rewrite the sentences , using because / because of

1. kevin has failed many times , so he disappointed

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2. I had not eaten for 24 hours. I was very hungry

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3. he ate all the fruits . the fruits were ripe

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4. he hadn't finished the letter . he didn't go to sleep

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5. he dismissed . he was late for the work very often

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6. he drove too fast . he caused a serious accident

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7. the test was so difficult that I couldn't do it

ex3. rewrite the sentences with no matter + wh- question word or wh - question word + erer

1. _______________ makes you disappointed , please let it go

2 ._______________ she is , he still loves her

3. _______________ you are tired , you can sleep immediately

4. _______________ you told lies , I still cannot forgive you

5.________________ beautifil you are ,I still consider you as my sister

6. ______________ you need I will stand by you

chọn because hoặc because of rồi điền vào trỗ trống

1. I went home early ________ I was feeling unwell

2. we decided not to go out for a meal _________ we were simply too tired

3. I coulden't get to seep _______ the noise

4. he only accepted the job _________ the salary , which was very high

5. sarah can't climb up the tree _________ her fear of heights

6. __________ his age , john was not hired ___________ he had the necessary qualifications

7. mary came to class late ________ her motorbike had a puncture

rewrite the sentences , using because / because of

1. he didn't come because of his sickness

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2. the train was late because the fog was thick

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3. the plane couldn't take off because of bad weather

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4. he left the school because his family was poor

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5. we couldn't study because of the noise

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6. I didn't go swimming because it was cold

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7. these students arrive late because of the bad traffic

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chọn 1 trong 2 từ sau rồi điền vào ô trống _because ----_because of

1.we delayed our trip _______ the bad weather

2. sue's eyes were red ________ she had been crying

3. my mother is always complainning _________ the untidiness of my room

4. the water is most rive is unsafe to drink ________ it's polluted

5. th trees were bend over __________ the wind

6.you can't enter this secure areas ________ you don't have an official permit

7. it's unsafe to travel in that country _________ the ongoing civil war

1. although she didn't want to see the lord of the rings , she enjoyed it in the end

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2. they visited Madrid although they didn't have time to visit EL prodo

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3. although it was raining , we decided to go anyway

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4. although he behaved badly , he wasn't punished

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5. although he had a good salary , he was unhappy in his job

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6.although he takes a lot of exercises , he' s fat

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change from although/ though/ even though - in spite of / despite starting as available

1. although he was tired , he walked to the station

despite ..........................................................

2. although it was noisy , the children slept well

the children ....................................................

3. though linda earned a low salary , she gave mony to her parents

in spite of ..............................................................

4. tom went to work even though he didn't feel very well

tom ...........................................................

5. their new product turned out to be a success though the market studies were pessimistic

their .............................................................

6. julie failed the exam though she worked very hard

julie ............................................................

7. although john got the highest result in the class , he still had problems with the teacher

in spite of ...........................................................................

EX2 : change from althought / though / enen though - in spite of / despite , starting as available

1. although he was tired , he walked to the station

......... ..............................................................

2. they went swimming in spite of the coldness of the water

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3. in spite of being bad at pool , she beat him three times in a row

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4. she decided to go abroad for a year despite loving her boyfriend very much

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5. he want on holiday to thailand in spite of the expensive airfare

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6. socrates never had much money despite being very famous in his own day

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7. his career did not really take off despite his ambitions

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8. they managed to work together despite their differenses of opinion

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chọn từ trong ngoặc sau

1 .valencia is a fantastic place [ althought / despite ] being too hot in july and august

2. cars are very useful in the city [ thought / in spite of ] they are expensive

3. she's great person [ in spite of / even thought ] getting jealous over stupid things sometimes

4. [ in spite of / despite of ] getting the highest result in the class , john still had problems with the teacher

5. the best things in life are free [ thought/ even though ] love is often very expensive

6. I phone my brother in thailand using skype nearly every day [ despite / though ] the time difference

7. [ in spite / in spite of ] losing her way twice , she arrived safely

8. [ althought/ in spite of the fact ] the sun was shining , the water was cold