Although/ In spite of/ Despite: Mặc dù… - Although + mệnh đề.. - Despite/ In spite of + danh từ/ cụm danh từ/ V-ing.[r]
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TỪ NỐI ( CONNECTORS): ALTHOUGH/ IN SPITE OF/ DESPITE/ HOWEVER/
NEVERTHELESS.
1 Although/ In spite of/ Despite: Mặc dù…
- Although + mệnh đề
- Despite/ In spite of + danh từ/ cụm danh từ/ V-ing
VD: We enjoyed our camping holiday although it rained
=> We enjoyed our camping holiday despite the rain
2 However/ Nevertheless: Tuy nhiên
Mệnh đề 1 However/ Nevertheless, mệnh đề 2.
Mệnh đề 1 Chủ ngữ, however/ nevertheless, động từ.
Mệnh đề 1 Mệnh đề 2, however/ nevertheless
Bài 1: Điền “although/ despite/ in spite of” vào chỗ trống thích hợp.
1 she has a good look, everybody hates her
2 Jane seldom sees Jim they go to the same school
3 her illness, Jane went to work yesterday
4 it was chilly outside, we went fishing
5 working hard, Peter failed the test
6 the difficulties, Sarah managed to solve the problem
7 My grandfather was very strong his old age
8 The children slept deeply the noise
9 the high salary, Marey refused the job offer
10 earning a high salary, Sara never wastes her money
11 I find the film boring many people like it
12 the bad weather, we went on our school picnic
13 the congestion, we weren’t late for the meeting
14 he’s rich, he is always upset
15 I couldn’t sleep I was exhausted
Bài 2: Khoanh tròn đáp án đúng.
1 We adore winter _ the cold
Trang 2A in spite of B although C however
2 She went to bed early _ she didn’t finish her work
3 _ the fact that he is 23 years old, he is so childish
4 I go to school by bus every day I don’t like it much, _
5 _ Jim owns two cars, he rarely drives to work
6 The athlete completed the race _ his pain
A despite B although C nevertheless
7 Jane looks pretty She, _, seems to lack personality
A despite B although C nevertheless
8 _ we have a slim chance to win, we won’t lose hope
9 _ of his bad luck, he won the medal
10 He is friendly _ the fact that he’s very famous
“ing ”adjectives - “ed”adjectives Ex1 Complete the sentences Use the words in brackets + -ing or –ed.
1.The film was a bit……… (bore)
2.I was very ………with the film (bore)
3.That noise is very……… (annoy)
4.I felt very………last week (depress)
5.She was very……… (embarrass) when she had to stand up in class
6.Ghost stories are very………(frighten)
7.I´m very……… in maths and physics (interest)
8.I was very ……….when I heard the news (excite)
9.We were……….with our marks.(disappoint)
10.Julia thinks politics is……….(interest)
11.He works very hard It´s not……….that he is always tired (surprise)
12.The teacher´s explanations was ……….Most of the students disn´t understand it (confuse)
13.The kitchen hadn´t been cleaned for ages.It was really ……….(disgust)
14.I´ve been working very hard all day and now I´m………
(exhaust)
15.Sam is a very………person He knows a lot, she´s travelled a lot and he´s done lots of different things (interest)
Ex2.Choose the correct answer.
1 Are you (interested/ interesting) in classical music?
2 I always feel (exhausted/ exhausting) after long working hours
Trang 33 The movie I saw last night was (excited/ exciting).
4 I find it (astonished/astonishing) you didn’t like sci-fi movies
5 My sister easily gets (embarrassed/ embarrassing)
6 Tom, you look (tired/ tiring) What have you done?
7 I think all my teachers are (amazed/ amazing) I love them very much
8 Last week, my father threw a (surprised/ surprising) party to celebrate my birthday
9 I didn’t find the jokes at all (amused/ amusing)
10 Last year, I had a really (terrified/ terrifying) experience at the camp site
11 I never find reading books (bored/ boring)
12 His wife looked (astounded/astouding) at the news
REVISION: ALTHOUGH/ INSPITE OF/ DESPITE/ NEVERTHELESS/ HOWEVER EX1: “although/ despite/ however”.
1 _ the restaurant’s good reputation, the food was terrible.
_ the restaurant has a good reputation, the food was terrible
The restaurant has a good reputation _, the food was terrible
2 _ it didn’t stop raining, we didn’t cancel our picnic.
_ the rain, , we didn’t cancel our picnic
It didn’t stop raining We didn’t cancel our picnic,
3 Mary still bought the watch, it had a high price
Mary still bought the watch its high price
The watch had a high price Mary, _, bought it
4 _ the fact that I was late for school, my teacher didn’t punish me.
_ I was late for school, my teacher didn’t punish me
I was late for school My teacher didn’t punish me, _
5 _ I invited Jim to my party, he didn’t come.
_ my invitation to the party, Jim didn’t come
I invited Jim to the party _, he didn’t come
6 I don’t want to watch this film _ it has many good reviews
I don’t want to watcht this film _ its good reviews
The film has many good reviews I don’t want to watch it, _
7 _ there are many challenges, Tom won’t give up his dream.
_ many challenges, Tom won’t give up his dream
There are many challenges. , Tom won’t give up his dream
8 _ I studied very hard, I failed the exam.
_ studying very hard, I failed the exam
Trang 4I studied very hard I, , failed the exam.
II. 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
Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences with the word given.
1 Although he has a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid
In spite of
2 Although I had never seen her before, I recognized her from a photograph
Despite _
3 She wasn’t wearing the coat although it was quite cold
In spite of _
4 We thought we’d better invite them to the party although we don’t like them very much
Despite _
5 Although I didn’t speak the language, I managed to make myself understand
In spite of _
6 Although the heat was on, the room wasn’t warm
Despite _
7 I didn’t recognize her although I’d met her twice before
In spite of _
8 We’re not very good friends although we’ve known each other a long time
Despite _
9 Although Minh was ill, he still came to the meeting
In spite of _
10 Although he promised that he wouldn’t be late, he didn’t arrive until 9 o’clock
Despite _
IV 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 (despite)
_ 3.My foot was hurt I managed to walk to the nearest village (although)
_ 4.We planned to visit Petronas in the afternoon We could not afford the fee (however)
_ 5.I got very wet in the rain I had an umbrella (although)
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