LF unit 7 lop 10

It rained heavily, so she stayed at home.It rained heavily, but she went out... Because of the heavy rain, she stayed at home.. Despite/In spite of the heavy rain, she went out.. Because

Unit 7: THE MASS MEDIA

Grammar:

BECAUSE OF and IN SPITE OF

It rained heavily, so she stayed at home.

It rained heavily, but she went out.

Because of the heavy rain, she stayed at home

Despite/In spite of the heavy rain, she went out

Because it rained heavily, she stayed at home

Although it rained heavily, she went out.

I.PHRASES AND CLAUSES OF REASON

Choose the correct answer

1 the cold weather , we all wore shorts.

A Because

B Though

C Although

D In spite of

2. his illness, he had to cancel the appointment

A Because of

B Though

C Although

D In spite of

3.We have managed to get some beef the meat shortage

A.because of

B.even though

C.because

D.in spite of

4 _ the bad condition of the house, the council demolished it.

A.Because

B.Though

C.Because of

D.Despite

5.All the teachers love him his conduct is good

A.although

B.because

C.because of

D.despite

6.I could not eat _ I was very hungry A.even though

B.despite

C.because

D.because of

Rewrite the sentences ,using the suggested words

Ex1: We didn’t go fishing because the water was rough.

1 He received a poor grade because his answers were incomplete.

Because of his incomplete answers, he received

a poor grade

2 I lost my way because the fog was thick.

Because of _ the thick fog, I lost my way.

4 All the trains were on time even though the prices are high.

Despite _ the high prices, all the trains were on time.

3 Although the weather was cold, she wasn’t wearing a coat.

In spite of the cold weather, she wasn’t wearing a coat

EX2: He will never get success because he is impatient.

5.English is learnt by millions of students because it

is important.

English is learnt by millions of students because of its importance

6.He went to school though he was ill.

He went to school in spite of his illness

Ex3: Although he worked very hard, he failed the final exam S V S

exam.

Although

Though + S+ Va… , S+ Vb ( 2chủ từ giống nhau) Because

7.Even though he arrived later , he finished work

earlier than the others

In spite of _ arriving later , he finished work earlier

than the others

8.I catch cold now because I went out in the rain yesterday.

I catch cold now because of going out in the rain yesterday

Look at the pictures and make sentences with “because of” or “in spite of / despite”

Despite her old age, she goes to school/ tries to study

They look strong and healthy because of playing sports every day.

Learn the lesson

Do the rest of Exercise 3

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