english 10 unit 7

In spite of I tried very hard, I couldn’t open the door.. I couldn’t open the door, even though trying very hard.[r]

Although Though Even though

In spite of / Despite Because /Because of

Nguyên t c chung c n nh là : ắ ầ ớ

 Clauses and phrases of concession:

Although/ Even though/ though/even if/ in spite of the fact that/ Despite of the fact that + S + V + O

Despite / in spite of/ regardless of + C M T Ụ Ừ ( noun phrase/ V-ing phrase)

ADJ/ ADV/ N + though/ as + S + V + O

Ex:

1 Although/ even though/ though he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the

concert

2 I’m no better despite the fact that I’ve taken the pills

3 Despite / in spite of being a millionaire, Henry’s friend hates spending money.

Because/ since/ as/ for/ seeing that/ in that / in as much as/ now (that) =

because of the fact that/ due to the fact that + S + V + O

Because of/ due to/ owing to/ thank to + C M T ( noun phrase/ V-ing phrase) Ụ Ừ Ex:

1 Because/ since/ as pollution is something that other folk do, we’re just enjoying our

day

2 Unfortunately my company does not produce recycle paper since/ because/ as it is

more expensive to make than regular paper

Các công th c bi n đ i t m nh đ sang c m t nh sau:ứ ế ổ ừ ệ ề ụ ừ ư

1.Noun + be + adj The/ (her, his, their…) + adj+ Noun

2.Pronoun + be + adj The/ (her, his, their…) + Noun (of the adj )

3 Pronoun + verb + (adv)The/ (her, his, their…) + Adj (of the adv) + Noun (of the verb)

4 Pronoun + verb + (O) V-ing (same Subject)

5.There be + Noun  The + Noun

( Clauses and phrases of reason /concession )

1) N u ch t 2 m nh đ gi ng nhau:ế ủ ừ ệ ề ố

Pronoun + verb + (O) V-ing (same Subject)

- B ch t ,đ ng t thêmỏ ủ ừ ộ ừ ING

Although Tom got up late, he got to school on time

=> Despite / in spite of getting up late, Tom got to school on time

2) N u ch t là danh t + be + tính tế ủ ừ ừ ừ

.Noun + be + adj The/ (her, his, their…) + adj+ Noun

- Đem tính t đ t trừ ặ ước danh t , b to beừ ỏ

Although the rain is heavy,

=> Despite / in spite of the heavy rain,

3) N u ch t là đ i t + be + tính t :ế ủ ừ ạ ừ ừ

Pronoun + be + adj The/ (her, his, their…) + Noun (of the adj )

- Đ i đ i t thành s h u, đ i tính t thành danh t ,b beổ ạ ừ ỡ ữ ổ ừ ừ ỏ

Although He was sick,

=> Despite / in spite of his sickness,

Although He behaved impolitely,

=> Despite / in spite of his impolite behavior ,

5) N u câu có d ng : there be + danh tế ạ ừ

There be + Noun  The + Noun

- Thì b there beỏ

Although there was an accident ,

=> Despite / in spite of an accident,

6) N u câu có d ng : ế ạ It (be) + tính t v th i ti t ừ ề ờ ế

Đ i tính t thành danh t thêm ổ ừ ừ the phía trước

Although it was rainy,

=> Despite / in spite of the rain, ………

Các tính t và danh t th ừ ừ ườ ng g p trong m u này là: ặ ẫ

Foggy => fog ( sương mù )

Snowy => snow (tuy t)ế

Rainy => rain (m a)ư

Stormy => storm ( bão)

7) N u câu có d ng: ế ạ Danh t + (be) + p.p ( câu b đ ng) ừ ị ộ

=> Đ i p.p thành danh t , thêm ổ ừ the phía trước và of phía sau,

danh t câu trên đem xu ng đ sau ofừ ố ể

Although television was invented,

=> Despite / in spite of the invention of television, ……….

8 ) The fact that tr ướ m nh đc ệ ề.

Although he behaved impolitely,

=> Despite / in spite of the fact that he behaved impolitely,

- Áp d ng cho bi n đ i t ụ ế ổ ừ BECAUSE BECAUSE OF

3 Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.

50 Despite/in spite of being a little overweight, he is actually quite fit.

72 Although I had practised for hours on end, my first golf ball ended up in the trees.

96 Although he got up early, he was late for the first train.

147 He was standing in the shadow, so I could not see his face clearly.

180 Mai worked hard , she passed her exam

a so b although c because d Though

181 _ she was very tired , she helped her brother with his homework

a Because b whether c Although c so

182 It’s raining hard , _ we can’t go to the beach

183 Nam was absent from class yesterday he felt sick

a so b because c although d but

184 Tom has a computer , _ he doesn’t use it

185 The boy can’t reach the shelf he’s not tall enough

a because b although c even though d and

186 The film was boring we went home

a so b when c but c if

187 The girl bought the shoes _ they are very expensive

188 He used to smoke a lot now he doesn’t smoke any more

a still b therefore c but d as

189 She couldn’t unlock it she had the wrong key

a while b but c though d because

190 it rained , the boys played football

a Even b Even though c However d In spite of

191 It was still painful , I went to see a doctor

a so b however c but d or

192 Lan likes oranges _ her sister doesn’t

a but b as c so because

193 Nam failed the final exam _ he was lazy

a while b though c.because d but

194 He’s tired _ he stayed up late watching TV

a and b or c if d since

195 Jim can speak English _ French fluently

a also b but also c and d so

196 _ the traffic , I arrived on time

a Though b Although b Even though d In spite of

197 they live near us , we can see them very often

a So b As c Though d Even

198 I was really tired , I couldn’t sleep

a If b Although c While D However

199 We watched TV the whole evening we had nothing better to do

a because b though c so d but

200 It’s cheap _ I don’t like it

a and b because c so d however

201 it was late , I decided to phone Brian

a Despite b However c In spite of d Though

202 The little boy was hungry he ate nothing

a although b so c but d and

203 the car was cheap , it was in good condition

a Although b Because c As d If

204 tomorow is a public holiday , all the shops will be shut

a As b Just as c Althoughd When

205 She came in _ turned on the radio

a so b and c or d but

206 We didn’t go for a walk _ it was very cold

a though b because c but d so

207 I tried to persuade her , I didn’t succeed

a Because b So c Although d However

208 Lan woke up late _ she didn’t have time for breakfast

a so b since c as d though

209 I like fish I don’t like catching them myself

210 He had an accident he was careful

a even though b because c so d since

211 _ it was raining , I went swimming

a So b Because c However d Although

212 Ann felt ill , she insisted on going to work

a though b so c and d but

213 _ I felt tired , I went to bed early

a Although b So c As d However

214 _ he’s got an English name , he is German

a Although b However c Because d Since

215 They decided not to go out for a meal _ they were too tired

a so b because c but d if

216 We were the better team we lost the match

a so b and c but d because

217 Keith decided to give up his job I advised him not to

a because b however c although d since

218 we were in town , we often met him

a For b Although C So d When

219 She didn’t get the job she had all the necessary qualifications

a because b although c so d but

220 I could not eat I was very hungry

a even though b in spite

c despite d in spite the fact that

221 In pite _ , the baseball game was not cancelled

a the rain b of the rain

c it was raining d there was a rain

222 he had enough money , he refused to buy a new car

a In spite b In spite of c Despite d Although

223 , he walked to the station

a Despite being tired b Although to be tired

c In spite being tired d Despite tired

224 The children slept well , despite _

a it was noise b the noise c of the noise d noisy

225 She left him she still loved him

a even if b even though c in spite of d despite

226 _ her lack of hard work , she was promoted

a In spite b Even though c in spite of d despite of

227 _ they are brothers, they do not look like

a Although b Even c Despite d In spite of

228 We are concerned with the problem of energy resouces we must also think of our environment

a despite b though c as though d but

229 some Japanese women are successful in business , the majority of Japanesecompanies are run by men

a But Even if c If d As though

230 The team played on in spite of the rain

a even if b if c in case d despite

231 ………… the storm, the ship couldn’t reach its destination on time

A In case of B In spite of

C Because of D But for

232 He was offered the job ……… he had no experience

A even though B despite C While D however

233 We postponed the picnic ………

A because it is raining heavily

B because of the raining heavily

C because the heavily rain it was

D because it was raining heavily

234 …… her severe pain, she tried to walk to the auditorium to attend the lecture

A Although B Despite C though D In spite

235 She went to bed early ……… she felt tired

A although B despite C because D because of

236 I couldn’t read the letter ……… the darkness

A despite B in spite of C because of D because

237 The boys were punished - he made many mistakes

A in spite of B because

C even though D as if

238 - the liberation of women, women can take part in social activities

A Because B Thanks to C While D As

239 Despite feeling cold, we kept walking.

A Although we felt cold, but we kept walking

B Although we felt cold, we kept walking

C However cold we felt, but we kept walking

D However we felt cold, we kept walking

240 She decided to leave her job in the company she could earn a lot of money there

A because B Although C Despite D Since

241 _ Tom was unable to see anything, he knew some one was in his room

A Because B In case C If D Even though

242 _ he was late, he stopped to buy a sandwich

A Despite B Although C In spite of D When

243 He went to work everyday _he was very ill

A.even though B.because C.but D in spite of

244 _the weather was fine , we postponed the flight to Nha Trang

245 She went to work in spite of she felt ill

A B C D

246 Despite she was in her middle age, she looked very graceful and charming

A B C D

247 _ it was raining heavily, he went out

A In spite B In spite of C However D Although

248 _ my father is old, he still he goes jogging

A Although B Since C Despite D In spite of

249 He refused to give up work _ he’d won a million VND

A despite B as though C even though D however

250 We turned off the radio _ the boring program

A because B because of C however D In spite of

251 _ I sympathize with your point of view, I cannot accept it

252 Although she felt jealous, she tried to hide her feelings

A Despite feeling jealous, she tried to hide her feelings

B Despite her jealousy, she tried to hide her feelings

C She tried to hide her feelings in spite of she felt jealous

D A & B are correct

253 He kept on working though he was ill

A In spite of was ill, he kept on working B In spite of being ill, he kept on working

C Despite his illness, he kept on working D B & C are correct

254 Although Tom took a taxi, he was still late for the party

A In spite of Tom took a taxi, he was still late for the party

B Tom was still late for the party in spite of taking a taxi

C Despite took a taxi, Tom was still late for the party

D B & C are correct

255 the dolphin lives in the sea, it is not a fish – it’s a mammal

A Whether B So that C Although D After

256 a headache, he enjoyed the film

A Although B In spite of C Because of D However

257 My sister will take the plane she dislikes flying

A because B so that C although D before

258 We took many pictures the cloudy sky

A despite of B even though C despite D because

259 both his legs were broken, he managed to get out of the car before it

exploded

A Because B Although C So that D Where

260 We understood him he spoke very fast

A because of B though C in spite of D despite

261 “I have tried hard but cannot earn enough money.” Means

a Although I have tried hard, I cannot earn enough money

b I have tried hard and so I cannot earn enough money

c I have tried hard so that I cannot earn enough money

d I have tried hard to I cannot earn enough money

262 I could not eat _ I was very hungry

a even though b in spite c despite d in spite the fact that

263 In spite _, the baseball game was not cancelled

a the rain b of the rain c it was raining d there was a rain

264 _ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car

a In spite b In spite of c Despite d Although

265 _, he walked to the station

a Despite being tired b Although to be tired

c In spite being tired d Despite tired

266 The children slept well, despite _

a it was noise b the noise c of the noise d noisy

267 She left him _ she still loved him

a even if b even though c in spite of d despite

268 _ her lack of hard work, she was promoted

a In spite b Even though c In spite of d Despite of

269 _ they are brothers, they do not look like

270 Our new neighbors are quite nice _ they are sometimes talkative

a despite b in spite of the fact c though d as though

271 _ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain

272 In spite of his hard work , he could not finish the job

a As hard as he work b Despite he worked hard

c Though he worked hard d Although hard work

273 Julie failed the exam _ of working very hard

274 John rarely sees Paul _ they live in the same town

a.None b despite c in spite of d although

275 _ he is the boss, he does not find solutions to problems very easily

a Although b In spite of c NOne d Despite

276 Though he was appointed to a higher promotion _

a and he decided to quit his job b but he still decided to quit his job