unit 7

 In spite of the heavy rain, they still go to school...  In spite of the heavy rain, they still go to school.. Despite the heavy rain, they still go to school... Ex1: Although it is ra

Unit 7: THE MASS MEDIA

Grammar:

BECAUSE OF and IN SPITE OF

Because he was lazy, he got bad results.

 Because of his laziness, he got bad

results.

Because the weather is cold, he is wearing warm clothes.

 Because of the cold weather, he is wearing warm clothes.

It is raining heavily They still go to school.

Although it is raining heavily, they still go to school

 In spite of the heavy rain, they still go to school

Although supermarkets develop rapidly,

traditional markets continue to exist.

 In spite of the rapid development of

supermarkets, traditional markets continue to exist.

Ex1: Because he was lazy, he got bad results.

 Because of his laziness, he got bad results.

Ex2: Although it is raining heavily, they still go to school.

 In spite of the heavy rain, they still go to school.

Despite the heavy rain, they still go to school.

Because (reason) Because of

Although (concession) + S + V  In spite of +

Despite N Phrase

Ex1: Because he was lazy, he got bad marks.

 Because of his laziness, he got bad marks.

Ex1: Although it is raining heavily, they still go to school.

 In spite of the heavy rain, they still go to school.

Ex1: Because I didn’t have enough money, I didn’t buy that car.

Because of not having enough money, I didn’t buy that car.

Practice 1 : Fill in the blanks with because of

or in spite of / despite

1 There have been a lot of accidents ………

the icy road.

2 ……… her poverty, Lan tries to study

well

3 We don’t like to walk on this street ………

garbage on the sidewalk.

4 Mr Brown is very happy ……… his son’s

success in the exam.

5 Mary continues to do what she wants

……… my advice.

because of

because of

In spite of/ Despite

in spite of/ despite

because of

Pair work

Practice 2: Match a sentence in box A with a sentence in box B, then join them together into one sentence with because of or in spite of/ despite.

b The night was hot

c He failed to get it

d The water is cold

e He hates spending money

1 The children can’t go swimming because the water is cold.

2 Although he had experience in the job, he failed to get it

3 Because Bill got up late, he was late for the meeting

4 Although John is a millionaire, he hates spending

money

5 They slept soundly although the night was hot

1 The children can’t go swimming because of the

cold water

2 Despite/ In spite of his experience in the job,

he failed to get it

meeting

hates spending money

5 They slept soundly despite/ in spite of the

hot night

Look at the pictures and make sentences

Look at the pictures and make sentences

with because of or in spite of / despite.

Despite the bad weather, he still climbed the mountain.

He still climbed the mountain in spite of the thunderstorm.

Look at the pictures and make sentences

She takes part in a dancing class because of her interest in dancing.

In spite of her poverty, she dreams of being a ballet dancer.

Look at the pictures and make sentences

She is terrified because of the big mouse

Look at the pictures and make sentences

Look at the pictures and make sentences

PO

P S

TAR

become a pop star

Practice 4: Fill in the blanks with suitable

information, using because /because of or

1 He was punished ………

2 Mr Green continued smoking ………

3 I’m tired ………

4 George failed his driving test .……….

because of his cheating in the test.

despite the doctor’s advice to stop smoking because of having to study all day.

in spite of his effort.

Practice 5:

Make sentences about yourself, using

of / despite.

Exercise 3: textbook, p.81

Exercise 4: Workbook, p.44-45)