Despite his injured foot, he managed to walk to the nearest town.. They are always happy although they have very little money.[r]
Trang 1Listen to Kate interviewing Alex about his life in Spain Choose the best
answer:
1 Alex comes from………
A England B Australia C Netherland D Scotland
2 She is living in Spain for………
A one year B two years C three years D four years
3 The weather in Madrid is ………
A warm and rainy B warm and sunny
C cold and humid D hot and noisy
4 He often goes to the park with his friends at…………
A breakfast time B lunch time C dinner time D after school
5 Alex has ………….friends at school
A a lot of B few C much D little
6 Spanish friends are good at…………
A basketball B volleyball C baseball D football
Listen to the conversation again and complete the sentences.
1 Whereabouts in Spain are you ………?
2 Madrid is the ……… of Spain
3 I’m really interested in too, so I’m learning Spanish
4 I'm enjoying the good weather and I really like the……… lifestyle
5 I my friends at home, but I also love my Spanish
friends
6 They’re really confident and
GRAMMAR:
1 Because of – In spite of
Because + Clause (S+ V): Chỉ nguyên nhân (bởi
vì, do )
Because of + V-ing phrase/ Noun phrase
Although+ Clause (S+ V) Chỉ quan hệ nhượng
bộ(Mặc dù, mặc dầu…)
though
In spite of + V-ing phrase/ Noun phrase
Despite
Noun phrase:
Tính từ sở hữu +N
(my sickness)
The N of the N
(the bad condition of the house)
The Adj +N
(the cold weather )
Exercise 1: Choose the best answer:
1.………… his English was good, he wasn’t chosen.
A Although B Because C In spite of D Despite
2 I went to school on time………raining heavily
A Although B Because of C Because D In spite of
3 I kept on studying ……….it was noisy
A because B because of C despite D though
4.Mr Pike doesn’t wear glasses………he is over sixty
A though B despite C because D because of
5 ………….the nice weather, he didn’t take part in the trip
A although B because of C because D Despite
6 ………his leg was injured, she could walk slowly
A In spite of B Although C Because D Because of
7 ………her dislikes coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm
A although B despite of C in spite of D Despite
8 ……… Lan’s sadness at losing the contest, she managed to smile
A Because B Because of C though D In spite of
9 We took many pictures …………the sky was cloudy
A Because of B because C though D in spite of
10 ………… her poor money, the old woman told interesting stories to the children
A Despite B although C because of D because
11 ………… he has been absent frequently, he managed to pass the test
A in spite of B despite of C although D because 12.Nancy told me the secret ………… having promised not to do so
A because of B because C despite D although
13 ………… the high prices, my daughters insist on buying a new car
A although B in spite of C because D because of
14 He ate the chocolate cake ………….he is on a diet
A because B because of C even though D in spite of
15 We went out ……… the heavy rain
A because of B because C though D in spite of
16 ……… his injured foot, he managed to walk to the nearest town
A Although B because of C because D Despite
17 …………we live on the same street, we hardly ever see each other
A despite of B because C because of D Even though
Exercise2: Replace the underlined words by the words in parentheses.
1 D e s p i te her dislikes coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm
→ Although ………
2 D e s p i te his injured foot, he managed to walk to the nearest town
→ Although ………
3 They are always happy a l t hou g h they have very little money
→ In spite of ………
→ In spite of ………
4 She didn’t go to school b e c a u s e she was seriously ill
→ Because of ………
5 Although the weather was cold, we went swimming
→ In spite of ………
→ In spite of ………
6 Although he felt tired, he still went on working
→ In spite of ………
→ In spite of ………
7 Although Ann was ill, she insisted on going to work
→ In spite of ………
→ In spite of ………
8 Because I was tired after work, I slept soundly last night
Trang 2→ Because of ………
9 Because the weather was cold; she had to wear a coat
→ Because of ………
10 Lan was absent from class yesterday because she was sick
→ Because of ………
11 They are always happy although they have very little money
→ In spite of ………
→ In spite of ………
12 She didn’t go to school because she was seriously ill
→ Because of ………
13 I n s pite of Lan’s sadness at losing the contest, she managed to smile
→ Although ………
14 Nancy told me the secret d e s p i t e having promised not to do so
→ Although ………
15 I n s pite of the high prices, my daughters insist on buying a new car
→ Even though ……… ………
16 He ate the chocolate cake e v e n thou g h he is on a diet
→ In spite of ………
→ In spite of ………
17 We went out i n s p i t e of the heavy rain
→ Although ………
18 D e s p i te his injured foot, he managed to walk to the nearest town
→ Although ………
19 Rice grows well here b e c a u s e of the warm and wet climate
→ Because ………
20 Mary will take a plane, e v e n thou g h she dislikes flying
→ In spite of ………
→ In spite of ………
2 Conditional sentence : type 1
Type 1:
Real
present
Simple present
S+ V(-s/es) S + do/ does not
+V
simple future / simple present
S+ can / must / should / will (not)+V
If you don’t study hard, you will fail the exam
If you are tired, you should go to bed early.
If it is rainy tomorrow, we will stay at home
If you boils ice, it turns into water.
Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences, using conditional sentence
type 1:
1 Study harder or you will fail the exam
→ ………
2 Do it now , or you will not finish it on time
→ ………
3 Hurry up , or we will be late for the exam
→ ………
4 My brother will have enough money He will buy a bicycle
→ ………
5 I’ll buy a new hat I’ll give it to you
→ ………
PRACTICE: Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown:
PASSIVE VOICE:
1 The police have just caught the thief ( passive) The thief………
2 Somebody has bought the land next to our house
The land next to my house………
3 My younger sister has watched this cartoon many times
This cartoon ………
4 The city council has banned traffic from the city to enter
Traffic………
5 Some one has answered my questions
My questions………
6 My mother has cooked this fish very well
This fish………
7 I have learnt English for 4 years
English………
8 Has anybody shown you what to do?
Have………
9 Somebody has just cleaned my shoes
………
10 My father has just painted the house
………
RELATIVE CLAUSE
1 The radio has suddenly stopped working It is not very old
………
2 The girl decided to travel by train She is afraid of airplanes
………
3 I like listening to music Music can help me relax after a hard working day
………
4 Whales and dolphins both make sounds These sounds are similar to a language
………
5 A woman spoke to me She was very helpful
………
6 The girl sits next to me She is my close friend
………
7 I always admire Mr Tuan He always gives me a lot of useful pieces of advice
………
8 Minu is my favorite dog It looks after my house very well ………
9 The secretary can give you the information She sits at the first desk on the right.
………
Trang 310 A bomb caused a lot of damage It went off this morning
………
1 Do
PROGRESS TEST 1 B1 GOLD EXPERIENCE
Hello, and welcome to ‘Changing Places’ – the show where we talk to teens
who are living in exciting places all over the world Today it’s time to hear about someone who’s living in sunny Spain! I'm
talking to Alex by Skype Alex comes from Scotland but is living
in Spain at the moment Hola, Alex!
Kate: How’s life in Spain at the moment?
Alex: It’s good, thanks!
Kate: Whereabouts in Spain are you living?
Alex: I’m living in Madrid – the capital of Spain
Kate: Wow! Why are you there?
Alex: Well, my parents both have jobs in Madrid so we're living here
for a year and I'm going to school here Madrid is often really warm and sunny, so it's quite different from Scotland
Kate: Do you like it though?
Alex: Yes, I do I like it a lot I'm enjoying the good weather and I
really like the outdoor lifestyle – people do everything outdoors here There’s a beautiful park near my school and my friends and I go there every day at lunch time Um I'm really interested in languages too, so I'm learning Spanish
Kate: Are you learning quickly?
Alex: Um, yes I think I'm doing okay!
Kate: Do you have a lot of friends at school?
Alex: Yes, I do I miss my friends at home, but I also love my Spanish
friends They’re really confident and lively They’re all great at football too!
Kate: Thanks for talking to us, Alex Have a great day!