(Mặc dù còn rất trẻ, nhưng anh ấy thể hiện rất xuất sắc - Có nghĩa tương tự như mệnh đề sửdụng Although, nhưng cấu trúc dạng despite/ in spite of chỉ đi với một cụm Danh từ đi ngay sau n[r]
Trang 1Các em học thuộc từ mới và đọc lý thuyết ngữ pháp trước khi làm bài tập nhé!
TUẦN 23: UNIT 8: VOCABULARY AND PHONICS
A VOCABULARY
5 romantic comedy n /rəʊˈmổntɪk ˈkɒmədi / phim hài lãng mạn
8 science fiction film
(sci-fi)
n /ˈsaɪəns ˈfɪkʃn fɪlm/ phim khoa học viễn tưởng
9 thriller film n /ˈốrɪlə fɪlm/ phim giật gân, phim li kì
Trang 2I Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined Read the words aloud.
II Find which word does not belong to each group.
1 A cinema B comedy C film D cartoon
2 A audience B character C actress D actor
3 A entertaining B terrifying C frightening D exciting
5 A animation B romantic C science fiction D documentary
6 A interesting B exhausting C tired D exciting
7 A actor B comedy C director D editor
8 A entertaining B exciting C shocking D acting
9 A despite B in spite of C because of D although
10 A plot B documentary C horror D thriller
III Complete the conversation with the words in the box.
1 I am very _ in watching TV late on Saturday evenings
2 His film has won a lot of _
3 All the critics said the film was really _ Nevertheless, I was so interested that I saw it from beginning to end
4 Avatar is a big hit – the special effects are _.
5 If you want to know which films are on the cinemas, you should look at the film
_ of this magazine
6 I feel very _ when I see romantic comedy
7 Spiderman 2 has a lot of _ action scenes.
8 Have you ever been to the _ lately?
9 What type of _ do you like, Nick?
10 Kristen Dunst’s most _ films are the Spiderman films.
IV Complete the conversation with the words in the box.
1 I love _films They’re very exciting
2 Have you ever seen this _ It’s really funny
3 There are always cowboys in a _
4 A .is a play in a theatre or on television or radio, or plays and acting generally
5 Dracula is the best _ film I’ve ever seen
6 We are going to the cinema to see a _
7 My favourite _ films have beings from Mars
8 I watched this _ last week The singing and dancing are great
9 The Lion King is an excellent film I love cartoons
V Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
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1 We are going to the cinema to see a
2 A is a play in a theatre or on television or radio, or plays and actinggenerally
3 There are always cowboys in a
4 I love films They’re very exciting
5 Have you ever seen this ? It’s really funny
6 Dracula is the best film I’ve ever seen
7 My favourite films have beings from Mars
8 I watched this last week The singing and dancing are great
9 The Lion King is an excellent film I love cartoons
10 He falls in love with a pretty girl It’s a beautiful
VI: Complete the words: types of film.
1 d_ _ _m_ _ _ _ _ _ 4 sci_ _ _ _-fic_ _ _ _ film 7 a_ _ _a_ _ _ _
2 ro_ _ _ _ _ _ co_ _ _ _ 5 ac_ _ _ _ film 8 de_ _ _ _ _ _ _ film
3 c_ _ _ _y 6 fa_ _ _ _ film 9 ho_ _ _ _ film
VII: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
1 In 1939, this was made to tell stories about the real life of Abraham Lincoln as
a young man
A biopic B science fiction filmC action film D horror film
2 When watching that , we can’t help laughing at the stupid things of the main actor
A documentary B comedy C action film D horror film
3 My son feels very happy when he sees that with a lot of cute animals
A horror film B biopic C thriller film D animation
4 Most say that this film is worth watching
5 He acts very well I’m sure that yesterday he stayed up all night reading the
6 Before you go to the cinema, you can watch the trailer and read of the film
7 That was a and boring horror film so I slept from the beginning to the end
A shocking B entertaining C gripping D predictable
8 I didn’t expect the movie to be so interesting and so ! I cried at the end of the film
9 According to our latest survey, Batman is one of 10 films this summer
A must-see B violence C embarrassed D stunt
10 Woody Allen is one of some directors who in their own films and receive positive reviews
11 The film had such a sudden and ending that no one can imagine
A disappointed B must-see C predictable D shocking
12 Watching films may make people more aggressive
A hilarious B violent C entertaining D gripping
13 There's The Princess and the Frog It's an film from Disney
14 The film was so boring , Jack saw it from beginning to end
A Therefore B However C Although D How
15 If you want to know which films are on at the cinemas, you should look at thefilm
of this newspaper
16 I think I did OK in my speech last night I'd had almost no sleep for24 hours
A Although B However C Despite D Nevertheless
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18 I couldn't sleep being tired
A However B Though C In spite of D despite of
19 It stars Marlon Brandon as the Godfather He won an Oscar for his as the boss
A action B performance C direction D act
20 Shaun of the Dead is a It's very funny, but it's also a horror film
B PHONICS
I: Divide the words into three columns.
moved fascinated starred convinced shocked interested
II: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
6 A prepared B allowed C terminated D filled
7 A finished B committed C laughed D worked
8 A interpreted B wretched C dogged D ordered
TUẦN 24: ADVERBIAL CLAUSES OF CONCESSION
A GRAMMAR - NGỮ PHÁP
I ALTHOUGH, DESPITE/ IN SPITE OF- Mặc dù
1 Cấu trúc
Câu khẳng định Although + Clause, Clause.Despite/ In spite of + N/ N phrase, Clause.
Câu phủ định
Although + Clause (phủ định), Clause Although + Clause, Clause (phủ định) Despite/ In spite of + N, Clause (phủ định) Despite/ In spite of + N phrase, Clause (phủ định) Despite/ In spite of+not + N phrase, Clause
2 Cách dùng
Chúng ta sử dụng although, despite/ in spite ofđể diễn tả sự đối lập của hai sự việc hiện
tượng trong cùng một câu
Ví dụ:
o Although he is so young, he performs excellently (Mặc dù anh ấy rất trẻ, nhưng anh ấy thể hiện rất xuất sắc - Có thể thấy mệnh đề 1 có sự đối lập với mệnh đề 2, tuổi tác trẻ đồng nghĩa
với việc thiếu kinh nghiệm và có sự đối lập với việc thể hiện xuất sắc, yêu cầu nhiều kinh nghiệm.)
Trang 5o Despite/ In spite ofbeing so young, he performs excellently (Mặc dù còn rất trẻ, nhưng anh
ấy thể hiện rất xuất sắc - Có nghĩa tương tự như mệnh đề sửdụng Although, nhưng cấu trúc dạng
despite/ in spite of chỉ đi với một cụm Danh từ đi ngay sau nó.)
o Despite/ In spite of his young age, he performs excellently (Tương tự như trên, nhưng đi
ngay sau despite/ in spite of là một Danh từ)
3 Dấu hiệu nhận biết
Trong câu xuất hiện các trạng từ: although, though, even though, despite, in spite of
Trong câu chỉ xuất hiện phủ định ở một mệnh đề và không xuất hiện liên từ "but"
4 Lỗi thường hay gặp khi sử dụng cấu trúc although, despite/ in spite of
Mặc dù có ý nghĩa giống nhau, nhưng cách sử dụng của although là khác so với despite/ in
spite of Chúng ta cần nhớ: ngay sau although (though/ even though)là một Clause, còn sau Despite/ In spite ofthì bắt buộc phải là một N hoặc N phrase.
Trong câu sử dụng cấu trúc although, despite/ in spite ofkhông sử dụng liên từ but, cho dù dịch sang Tiếng Việt vẫn là Mặc dù , nhưng
II HOWEVER, NEVERTHELESS - Tuy nhiên
1 Cấu trúc
Clause 1 However/Nevertheless, Clause 2.
Clause 1; however, Clause 2.
Ví dụ:
o I am good at English However, I study Math so bad
o She used to live in Ha Noi Nevertheless, she is living in New York now
2 Cách dùng chính
Dùng để diễn tả hai câu có nội dung đối lập nhau
Ví dụ:
o John used to be a bully However, he is the most humorous and generous guy in my company
now (John từng là một kẻ chuyên đi bắt nạt người khác Tuy nhiên, anh ta bây giờ là người vui tính và tốt bụng nhất trong công ty của tôi.)
o My family is poor However, my parents always try to earn as much money as possible for
my university education (Gia đình của tôi là nghèo Tuy nhiên, bố mẹ tối luôn cố gắng kiếm nhiều tiền nhất có thể để tôi có thể học đại học).
o My grandfather is a strict man Nevertheless, he is the kindest person I have ever known
(Ông tôi là một ngưòi đàn ông nghiêm khắc Tuy nhiên, ông là người tốt bụng nhất mà tôi từng biết đến.)
o I really love animals Nevertheless, I only like raising loyal ones (Tôi thực sự rất yêu quý động vật Tuy nhiên tôi chỉ thích nuôi những con vật trung thành.)
3 Dấu hiệu nhận biết
Trong câu xuất hiện các trạng từ sau: however, nevertheless
Nghĩa của hai câu được đề cập là đối lập với nhau
B EXERCISES
I Complete the sentences, using although, despite, in spite of, however, or nevertheless
Sometimes, two answers are possible.
1 ……….it was raining heavily, he went out without a raincoat
2 My father is very busy …………, he is always willing to give a hand with the housework
3 Some English words have the same pronunciation……….they are spelled
differently, for example, dear and deer.
4 I was cold and wet ………., Bob put on his swimming suit and went to the beach
5 I think I did OK in my speech last night ……….I’d had almost no sleep for 24 hours
6 Carol arrived at the meeting……….I asked her not to be there
7 The sky was grey and cloudy ………., we went to the beach
8 It looks like they’re going to succeed……….their present difficulties
9 ……….there was no electricity, I was able to read because I had a candle
10 ……….I heard the telephone ring, I didn’t answer it
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12 ………I heard the telephone ring, I didn't answer it
13 I like the outdoors ………, I don't like bugs and dirt
14 ………her fear, she wrapped her arms around him
15 The sky was grey and cloudy ………, we went to the beach
16 Nevertheless, ……… many and serious shortcomings, the long series of Depretis administrations was marked by the adoption of some useful measures
17 We have not yet won; ………., we shall keep trying
18 And yet, ……….her feelings, any relationship with him was potentially dangerous
19 ……….the issue was not discussed, it was far from out of her mind
20 ……….all Kutuzov's efforts to avoid that ruinous encounter, the massacre of the broken mob of French soldiers by worn-out Russians continued at Krasnoe for three days
21 It looks like they're going to succeed……….their present difficulties
22 ……… being able to bench press two of her, the men actually listened
23 ………she had said the words "I love you," several times, he had not uttered them
24 Deidre felt no pity for him, ………the circumstances
25 Julie failed the exam of working very hard
26 it was cold, she didn’t put on her coat
27 Tom went to work not feeling very well
28 Anna never learned the language she lived there for two years
29 the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain
30 I couldn’t eat I was very hungry
31 the weather was bad, we enjoyed our trip
32 The children slept well the noise
33 earning a low salary, Linda gave money to her parents
34 John rarely sees Paul they live in the same town
II Rewrite the sentences without changing their
meaning-1 Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well
In spite of ………
2 Mary could not go to school because she was sick
Because of ……
3 Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time
Despite ………
4 My mother told me to go to school although I was sick
In spite of ………
5 Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home
Because of ………
6 Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad
Despite ………
7 Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman
Despite ………
8 In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job
Although ………
9 Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep
In spite of ……
10 In spite of the high prices, my daughter insists on going to the movies
III Underline the correct answers.
1 He’s such a monotonous speaker I was bored/ boring stiff.
2 Most sequels are disappointed/ disappointing.
3 I had such a tired/ tiring day I went straight to bed.
4 Everyone’s very excited/ exciting about the news.
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6 The whole school was saddened/ saddening by the tragic event.
7 I don’t like watching depressed/ depressing films on my own.
8 I was amazed/ amazing when she toid me she’d got divorced.
9 He’s such a bored/ boring guy He only ever talks about himself.
10 I’m very interested/ interesting in films and theatre.
11 No one knew what would happen next We were all intrigued/ intriguing.
12 It was a very interested/ interesting situation.
13 There’s been some very surprised/ surprising news.
14 His mother was disgusted/ disgusting by what she found under her bed.
15 Their hamburgers are disgusted/ disgusting.
16 Dad always arrives home from work thoroughly exhausted/ exhausting.
17 He’s always showing off It’s really annoyed/ annoying.
18 I think Alex is one of the most annoyed/ annoying people I’ve ever met He can’t keep still
for a second
19 I walked into this restaurant and there was Andy with a strange woman He seemed really
embarrassed/ embarrassing.
20 She kept talking about her boyfriend problems all night It was rather embarrassed/
embarrassing.
IV: Complete the sentences with the correct form of adjectives.
1 The film wasn’t as good as we had expected (disappoint)
a The film was
b We were with the film
2 Diana teaches young children It is a very hard job but she enjoys it (exhaust)
a She enjoys her job but it is often
b At the end of a day’s work, she is often
3 It has been raining all day I hate this weather, (depress)
a This weather is
b This weather makes me
4 Sarah is going to the USA next month She has never been there before (excite)
a It will be an experience for her
b She is really about going to the USA
V Complete the sentences with the correct form of adjectives.
1 I do the same thing every day My job is very ……… bore
2 I have nothing to do I’m ……… bore
3 My job is very varied I find it ……… depress
4 Cheer up Don’t feel so ……….There are plenty of other jobs.depress
5 I heard a very ………story It will make you laugh interest
6 It’s not that you failed the exam You never did any work surprise
7 I don’t understand this exercise I’m very ……….confuse
8 The lesson was really ……… I almost fell asleep bore
9 I was ……… by her behavior It was very funny amuse
10 I was by the news I didn’t expect it surprise
VI: Match one sentence in column A with one sentence in column B.
1
2
3
4
I was looking forward to that film, but it was
a load of rubbish
I hate the food at that restaurant
He talked and talked about the same topic
for hours
He drove much too quickly, and he wasn’t
really looking where he was going
A
B C D
We were quite shocked
It’s absolutely disgusting
I find it really confusing
I was really disappointed
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7
8
They had only known each other for a few
days when they announced their engagement
I fell over in front of everybody in the
restaurant
My best friend won first prize in a talent
competition, even though she can’t sing
I can’t add up and I can’t remember
numbers I hate mathematics
E
F G H
It was the most embarrassing experience of my life
I was amazed
I was really bored
It was quite frightening
Your answer:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
VII Choose the best answer:
1 _this movie is entertaining, not many people like it
A Because B Although C Because of D Despite
2 _getting up early, I still missed the bus
A Despite of B Although C In spite of D Because of
3 I decided to quit this job _the low salary
A because of B despite C because D although
4 They canceled the match _it rained heavily
A because of B because C although D in spite of
5 _the difficulty, they tried to finish all their tasks
A because of B because C although D in spite of
6 Are you a runner? No I run _
A fast/ slow B fastly/ slowly C fast/ slowly D fast/ slow
7 How do you think about my new book? – I find it _
A excited B excite C excitingly D exciting
8 This is a movie It makes me laugh a lot
A hilarious B boring C disappointing D frightening
9 This movie is about the war between the planets in the space It is a _movie
A romantic B comedy C documentary D sci-fi
10 Please get the bus We have finished our journey
VIII: Put the adjective in brackets in the correct form.
1 I was (amaze) to hear that Simon got married
2 She said it was not as (interesting) as she had expected
3 It’s hardly (surprise) that you caught a cold You never wear a jacket
4 At times, English can be a (confuse) language to learn
5 I’m not going to watch it It sounds really (bore)
6 I’m (worry) when reading that economy is getting worse
7 Aren’t you (exhaust) after running all that way?
8 Try not to get (annoy) by the noise You’ll get used to it
9 The wet weather can be (depress)
10 There is nothing more (satisfy) than a good meal
IX.Rewrite the sentences, using the words in the brackets Change other words in the sentence if necessary.
1.I couldn’t sleep I was tired (in spite of)
……… 2.They have little money They are happy
……… 3.My foot was hurt I managed to walk to the nearest village (although)
……… 4.We planned to visit Petronasin the afternoon We could not afford the fee (however)
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………
6 Although I have a lot of money, I am not very satistied (despite)
………
7 Although it rained, they still go fishing (in spite of)
………
8 Although she works hard, she doesn’t get good results (despite)
………
9 Although he is a singer, he sings badly (in spite of)
………
10 Although the exercise is difficult, she can do it easily (despite)
………