VIII. Complete the sentences with “although/in spite of/because/because of”.

1.       Although it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.

2.       a. ..Despite.. all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.

                   b. .Although... we’d phoned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.

3.       a. I went home early ..because.. I was feeling unwell.

                   b. I went to work the next day ...although. I was still feeling unwell.

4.       a. She only accepted the job .. because.. the salary, which was very high.

                   b. She accepted the job ... in spite of . the salary, which was rather low.

5.       a. I managed to get to sleep ...although. there was a lot of noise.

                   b. I couldn’t get to sleep .because of... the noise.

IX. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentence.

1.       Horror films            terrify                  my younger sister.                                     terrible

2.       I don’t think it is good for young kids to see         violence           on T.V.     violent

3.       We are going to the cinema to see an       amazing     film.                   amazed

4.       Although titanic is a             romantic               film, it has a sad ending.                  romance

5.       He falls in love with a pretty girl. it’s a beautiful           romance  .       romantic

6.       His recent film received a lot of         criticism           from the public.           critic

7.       My favourite            science                -fiction films have being from mars.  scientist

8.       I don’t like horror films because they are too     frightening     for me.               fright

9.       Dracula is the best              impressive                 film i’ve ever seen.                impress

10.     Do you know daniel day-lewis? He has won three oscars for Best     actors           act

X. Read the passage and answer the questions: 2ms

          The Vietnamese students take part in different after - school activities. Some students play sports. They often play soccer, table tennis or badminton. Sometimes they go swimming in the swimming pools. Some students like music, drama and movies. They are practicing to play musical instruments in the school music room. They join the school theater group and usually rehearse plays. Some are members of the stamp collector's club. They often get together and talk about their stamps. A few students stay at home and play video games. Most of them enjoy their activities after school hours.

15.  What are they doing in music room? => .......They are practing to play musical instruments in the music room.................................................

16. Do The Vietnamese students take part in the same after - school activities?

=> ................No, they don't............................................................................................................

17. What do a few students do after school?

=>.....................They stay at home and play video games........................................................................................................

18. What do the stamp collectors often do after school?

=> ..........They often get together and talk about the stamps..................................................................................................................

1 Although it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.
2 a, ..........In spite of................... all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.
  b, .............Although........ we'd phoned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.
3 a,  I went home early ...............because............. I was feeling unwell.
  b, I went to work the next day.............although........ .... I was still feeling unwell.
4 a, She only accepted the job ............because of........................... the salary, which was very high.
  b, She accepted the job ..................in spite of.................... the salary, which was rather low.
5 a, I managed to get to sleep .............although................. there was a lot of noise.
  b, I couldn't get to sleep .................because of......................... the noise.

Bài 4. Điền các câu sau với : although/in spite of/because/because of

1 Although it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.
2 a, ..........In spite of................... all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.
  b, .............Although........ we'd phoned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.
3 a,  I went home early ...............because............. I was feeling unwell.
  b, I went to work the next day.............although........ .... I was still feeling unwell.
4 a, She only accepted the job ............because of........................... the salary, which was very high.
  b, She accepted the job ..................in spite of.................... the salary, which was rather low.
5 a, I managed to get to sleep .............although................. there was a lot of noise.
  b, I couldn't get to sleep .................because of......................... the noise.

Bài 5. Nối câu sử dụng các cụm từ gợi ý

1 I couldn't sleep. I was very tired.
Despite I couldn't sleep despite being vey tired.
2. They have very little money. They are happy.
In spite of .having very little money, they are happy

3. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village.
Although my foot was injured, I managed to walk to the nearest village.

4. I enjoyed the film. The story was silly.
In spite of  silly story, I enjoyed the film.
5. We live in the same street. We hardly ever see each other.
Despite live in the same street, we hardly ever see each other.
6. I got very wet in the rain. I was only out for five minutes.
Even though I was only out for five minutes, .I got very wet in the rain.
7. Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.
In spite of  being a poor student, Tom studied very well.
8. Mary could not go to school because she was sick.
Because of being sick, Mary could not go to school.
9. Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.

Despite the bad weather, she went to school on time.

10. Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home.
Because of a big storm, I stayed at home.
11. In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.

Although Tom's salary was good, he gave up his job.

Although he is so young, his acting is excellent.

In spite of the fascinating film poster, I don't want to see this film.

Despite our careful plan, we made some mistakes.

Trả lời:

2. a, In spite of

b, though

3. a, because

b, although

4. a, because of

b, in spite of

5. a, although

b, because of

Example answers:

6. a, he hadn't studied very hard

b, he had studied very hard

7. a, I was hungry

b, being hungry

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Fill in the blanks with although,in spite of , because, because of

1.Although it rained a lot,we enjoyed our holiday

2. In spite of all our careful plans , a lot of things went wrong

3. Although we had planned everything carefully,a lot of things went wrong

4. I went home early because I felt unwell

5. She accepted the job because the salary was very high

6. She accepted the job although the salary was very low

7. I managed to get to sleep although there was a lot of noise

8. I couldn’t sleep because of the noise

1.Although

2.In spite of

3.Although

4.because

5.because

6.although

7.although

8.because of

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1. Although it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.

2. ______In spite of_____ all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.

3. _______Although_____________ we'd planned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.

4. I went home early _________because___________ I was feeling unwell.

5. I went to work the next day ________although____________ I was still feeling unwell.

6. She only accepted the job ___________because of_________ the salary, which was very high.

7. She accepted the job ___________despite_________ the salary, which was rather low.

8. I managed to get to sleep _______although_____________ there was a lot of noise.

9. I couldn't get to sleep _________because of___________ the noise.

1. Although it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.

2. In spite of all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.

3. Although we'd planned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.

4. I went home early because I was feeling unwell.

5. I went to work the next day although I was still feeling unwell.

6. She only accepted the job because of the salary, which was very high.

7. She accepted the job in spite of the salary, which was rather low.

8. I managed to get to sleep although there was a lot of noise.

9. I couldn't get to sleep because of the noise.
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Bài 1: Hoàn thành những câu sau đây với although/in spite of/because/because of

1. Although it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.

2. I went home early ……because…………………….. I was feeling unwell.

I went to work the next day …………although……………….. I was still feeling unwell.

3. I managed to get to sleep …………although………………. there was a lot of noise.

I couldn’t get to sleep ……because of…………………. the noise.

4. …In spite of………………. all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.

………Although………….. we’d phoned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.

5. She only accepted the job ………because of………………. the salary, which was very high.

She accepted the job ………in spite of…………………… the salary, which was rather low.

Bài 2: Viết lại câu với although/ in spite of/ despite

1. Even though he usually tells lies, many people believe him.

In spit of usually telling lies, many people believe him.

2. Despite the fact that he got bad grade in the university entrance exam, he was admitted to the university.

Athough he got bad grade in the university entrance exam, he was admitted to the university.

3. Although she was out of money, she went shopping

In spte of being out of money, she went shopping

4. In spite of missing the bus, we went to school on time.

Although we missed the bus, we went to school on time.

5. Although the weather was bad, we had a wonderful holiday with a lot of interesting activities

Despite the bad weather, we had a wonderful holiday with a lot of interesting activities

Bài 3: Hoàn thành các câu dưới đây bằng cách sử dụng although/ despite/ in spite of.

1………Although………….. the story of the film was good, I didn’t like the acting.

2. I really enjoyed the Water War……although……………. most of my friends said it wasn’t a very good film.

3………Although………….. the film was gripping, Tom slept from beginning to end.

4. I went to see the film …in spite of………………. feeling really tired.

5………Although………….. careful preparation, they had a lot of difficulties in making the film.

Bài 4: Cho những câu dưới đây, hãy tìm và sửa lỗi sai (nếu có)

1. Although being a poor, Binh learnt very well.

Apthiugh=>Despite

2. Despite Sonay had completed this project, he went to sleep.

Despit=>although

3. The flight wasn’t postponed although his foggy.

although=>despite

4. Although the heavily storm, I still went to school last Monday.

although=>despite

5. Despite Minh Anh was thirsty, she didn’t drink much.

Despite=>although

– Bài 5: Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi

1. Although his friend was sick, she still went to work yesterday.

=> Despite the fact that his friend was sick , she still went to work yesterday. 

2. Despite her unkind behavior, we still love her.

=> Although she behaved unkind, we still love her

3. Despite the fact that Tony learnt very hard, he failed this test.

=>  Although Tony learnt very hard, he failed this test.

4. Her brother really enjoy this job although the salary was very low.

=>  Despite the low salary, Her brother really enjoy this job 

5. In spite of the dirty room, Salim didn’t clean it.

=> Although the room was dirty, Salim didn't clean it

6. Although there was the traffic jam, they went to the post office.

=> Despite the traffic jam, they went to the post office.

7. Although my uncle was tired, he still drove a hundred kilometers to the next city.

=> Despit being tired, he still drove a hundred kilometers to the next city.

8. The film poster is wonderful. I don’t like to see it.

=>  Although The film poster is wonderful, I don’t like to see it.

IV. Complete the sentences with “although/in spite of/because/because of”.

1. .....Although...... it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.

2. a. ........In spite of........ all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.

b. ......Although....... we’d phoned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.

3. a. I went home early .....because....... I was feeling unwell.

b. I went to work the next day .....although....... I was still feeling unwell.

4. a. She only accepted the job ......because of....... the salary, which was very high.

b. She accepted the job ........in spite of........ the salary, which was rather low.

5. a. I managed to get to sleep .........although........... there was a lot of noise.

b. I couldn’t get to sleep.......because of...... the noise.

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TRL:

1. Although it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday

2. a, ., In spite of......all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong

b. ..Although....we'd phoned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong

3. a, I went home early.. because......i was feeling unwell

b, I went to work the next day.... although.......i was still feeling unwell

4. a, She only accepted the job..because of.the salary, which was very high 

b, She accepted the job in spite of.the salary, which was rather low

5. a, I managed to get to sleepalthough.there was a lot of noise

b, I couldn't get to sleep.because of..the noise

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