Unit 8: Future life

Unit 8: Future life tài liệu, giáo án, bài giảng , luận văn, luận án, đồ án, bài tập lớn về tất cả các lĩnh vực kinh tế,...

Although the cat is lazy, the woman loves it.

Adverbial clause of consession

Despite the bad weather, they went out Adverbial phrase of concession

despite

In spite of

even though

ADVERBIAL

CLAUSES/PHRASES

OF CONCESSION

- Phil will kneel at her feet to propose

marriage to her, even though they have

lived together for 30 years

- Despite the increasing oil prices and the

energy crisis affecting most people’s life,

tuition fees here are quite low and stable

Adverbial clause of concession

Adverbial phrase of concession

 We usually use Although, Even Though,

Despite, In Spite of when we want to show an unexpected result

 Adverbial clauses/ phrases of concession

make a contrast with the idea expressed in the independent clause They are introduced by

Although, Even Though, Despite, In Spite of

Ex: Although it was pretty cold, she wasn’t

wearing a coat.

Note

s :

1 She stayed in the

company, even though

2 She went on working

there in spite of

3 Although they’ve

cohabited for 10 years,

4 She was offered the job

despite

5 The house is quite

comfortable although

a the low pay and bad working conditions.

b it is rather small.

c her bad English.

d the pay and working conditions were bad.

e they hardly understand each other.

Join the beginnings and ends to make

meaningful sentences

Key

1d 2a 3e 4c 5b

1 E-book are expensive, but most students try

to afford one ( although)

2 He has a number of relatives living nearby, but he never visits them ( even though)

Rewrite the sentences, beginning

with the words in parentheses

-> Although e-book are expensive, most

students try to afford one

-> Even though he has a number of relatives living nearby, he never visits them

3 The weather was bad, but they decided

to go fishing ( despite )

4 Her right hand was injured , but she

managed to write with it (despite)

-> Despite the bad weather, they decided

to go fishing

-> Despite her injured right hand, she

managed to write with it

5 They were late, but they didn’t hurry

(although)

-> Although they were late, they didn’t hurry

6 Many people continue to smoke, even

though they know its danger (in spite of)

-> In spite of knowing the danger of smoking, many people continue to smoke

+ Clause , + Clause

Although

Even though

Though

Despite /

In spite of + Noun Phrase , +Clause

……… ………… he is successful in business, he feels sad all the time

Even though

1

We went camping the bad weather

B because

D in spite

despite

2

In spite of he is good health, he got a flu last weekend

3

-> In spite of his good health, he got a

flu last weekend

Even though she has a little money, but she

can buy the car she likes

4

Correct

Incorrect

A B

work hard / low pay

1 Learn how to use the

grammar point by heart.

2 Prepare Unit 9 - Reading

Homework