Unit 08. Films. Lesson 3. A closer look 2

GRAMMAR Although, despite/in spite ofWe use although, despite / in spite of to express contrast between two pieces of information in the same sentence.. Despite / In spite of being so

ENGLISH 7

By: Le Viet Phu

1 This wet weather is so  _ (depressed /

depressing)

2 My new job is extremely  _ (tired / tiring)

3 I'm  _ I have no idea what to do

(confused / confusing)

4 I'm not very  _  in sport (interested /

interesting)

5 The film is very  _ (excited / exciting)

6 Dogs often feel _ during fireworks

(frightening / frightened)

Warm up: Complete the sentence by underlining the

suitable adjective in the parentheses)

NEW LESSON

Unit 8:

FILMS

GRAMMAR Although, despite/in spite of

We use although, despite / in spite of to express contrast between two pieces of information in the same sentence We use although before a clause and

despite / in spite of before a noun or a noun phrase.

Example:

Although he is so young, he

performs excellently.

Despite / In spite of being so young,

he performs excellently.

Despite / In spite of his young age,

he performs excellently.

He is so young, but

he performs excellently.

=

a clause

a phrase

1 Complete the sentences Use although

+ a clause from the box.

they spent a lot of money on the film few people came to see it

it was a comedy

it is set in modern times the acting is excellent

Example:

Although I watched the film twice, I didn’t

understand it.

1 We enjoyed the film at the Ngoc Khanh

Cinema .

2 _,

it wasn’t a big success.

3 _, I don’t

enjoy the film.

4 I didn’t find it funny at all _

_.

5 The film is based on a book that was

written

twenty years ago _

_

although it is set in

although few people came to see it Although they spent a lot of money on the film Although the acting is excellent

although it was a comedy

modern times.

2 Complete the sentences, using although,

are possible.

1 _ the story of the film was

good, I didn’t like the acting.

2 I went to see the film

feeling really tired.

3 I really enjoyed the Water War

most of my friends said it wasn’t a very good film.

4 careful preparation, they

had a lot of difficulties in making the film.

5 the film was gripping, Tom

slept from beginning to end.

Although

despite / in spite of

although Despite / In spite of

Although

3 Rewrite these sentences using the words in

brackets Change other words in the sentence if necessary.

1 I don’t think Stallone is a very good actor He

was very good in the Rocky films (although)

2 Many European film directors have gone to

Hollywood to make films Few have had as

much success as Milos Forman (although)

3 They watched films on DVD all night They had

to work the next day (despite)

4 He has performed excellently in many films He

has never won an Oscar for Best Actor (although)

5 The film begins with a terrible disaster It has a

happy ending (in spite of)

1 I don’t think Stallone is a very good actor,

although he was very good in the Rocky films.

2. Although many European film directors have

gone to Hollywood to make films, few have had as much success as Milos Forman.

3 They watched films on DVD all night,

despite having to work the next day

many films, he has never won an Oscar for Best Actor.

5 In spite of beginning with a terrible

disaster, the film has a happy ending.

We also use however and nevertheless to express contrast between two sentences We usually use a comma after them Nevertheless

is more formal than however

GRAMMAR however and nevertheless

Example:

He is so young However , he performs excellently.

He is so young Nevertheless , he performs excellently.

In informal situation

In formal situation

4 Complete the sentences using although ,

despite, in spite of , however , or nevertheless Sometimes, two answers are possible.

1 The film didn’t receive good reviews from critics

, many people went to see it.

2 the silly story, many people

enjoyed the film.

3 They spent millions of dollars on making the

film , it wasn’t as successful as expected.

4 _ Jaws is one of Spielberg’s first

films, it is one of his best.

5 _ the film was a bit frightening,

I really enjoyed it.

However

Despite

However Although

Although

Nevertheless ,

In spite of

Nevertheless ,

5 Use your own ideas to complete the following

sentences Then compare your sentences with

a partner.

1 I don’t really like the film although .

2 They spent a huge amount of money on the

film However, .

3 The film was a great success in spite of _.

4 The sound in the film is terrible Nevertheless,

.

5 Although it is a horror film, .

6 Despite his age, .

1 I don't really like the film although it stars

many famous film stars.

2 They spent a huge amount of money on the

film However, it's not a very interesting film.

3 The film was a great success in spite of being

produced by an amateur producer.

4 The sound in the film is terrible Nevertheless,

it attracts the young audience.

5 Although it is a horror film, my friends want to

see it.

6 Despite his age, he acts well.

Suggested answers

1 We're studying now  _ there's an interesting

film on TV.

A although B in spite of C however

2  Jordi is a careful driver _ , he’s had

several accidents

3.  _ her efforts, she failed the exam.

A Although B In spite of C However

4.  _ we were having difficulties, we felt

optimistic.

5 Lorena seems to be quite clever _ , she

often gets low marks.

A Although b In spite of c However

Consolidation

Yes, through the lesson we can now use ‘ Although ’, ‘ Despite / In

between two pieces of information in the same sentence; use ‘ However /

between two sentences.

Please tell me what you

have learnt today

- Review the grammar structure:

‘ Although ’, ‘ Despite/In spite of ’;

However/Nevertheless

- Do exercises B5,B7 (page 12, 13)

in workbook.

- Prepare for Unit 8: Communication

Goodbye! See you

again!