Ex 5: Rewrite the sentences with “despite / in spite of”.
1. Although he’s a millionaire, he lives in a very small flat.
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2. Although they have a lot of money, they’re still not happy.
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3. Although the traffic was heavy, we got there on time.
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4. I couldn’t sleep although I was very tired.
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5. She accepted the job although the salary was low.
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6. He runs fast although he is old.
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Ex 6: Rewrite the sentences with “However / Nevertheless”.
1. Huong seems to be quite clever. She often gets low marks.
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2. This restaurant has a good service. The food is not delicious.
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3. She is very rich. She doesn’t dress well.
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4. Peter loves table tennis. He doesn’t play it well.
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5. There is an interesting film on TV. We are studying now.
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6. He asked for another cup of coffee. There was no more.
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Ex 7: Choose the correct answer.
1. Mickey is a famous character of Disney ______ film.
A. musical B. comedy C. horror D. cartoon
2. You will be frightened when you see a ______ film.
A. scary B. comedy C. interesting D. cartoon
3. I wanted to see the film ______ feeling sleepy.
A. although B. spite C. in spite of D. but
4. ______ did you see that film? – Last night.
A. How B. What C. When D. Where
5. He is a good ______. He performs excellently in many films.
A. actor B. actress C. musician D. singer
6. It is a horror film. ______, it is a good film.
A. Although B. However C. And D. So
7. It is a ______ game. It makes me bored.
A. bores B. bore C. boring D. bored
8. He has an ______ personality. Every one wants to talks to him.
A. amuses B. amuse C. amusing D. amused
9. Tom Hanks is a film ______.
A. sun B. star C. moon D. cloud
10. Hilarious is a kind of film which makes viewers ______ a lot.
A. laugh B. cry C. frighten D. shock
11. ______ is the kind of film that shows real life events or stories.
A. horror B. love story C. comedy D. documentary
12. Romantic comedy combines comedy with ______.
A. life event B. love story C. crime D. murder
13. What ______ of film do you like to see? – Science fiction.
A. actor B. place C. kind D. character
14. Titanic is a ______ film.
A. cartoon B. horror C. romantic D. comedy
15. She sings very well _____ she is very fat.
A. although B. in spite of C. and D. so
16. He drove a car to home ______ his headache.
A. although B. in spite of C. and D. so
17. Her father came to see her yesterday, which made her ______.
A. surprising B. surprised C. surprises D. to surprise
18. It is a ______ word, I don’t know how to make a sentence with it.
A. to confuse B. confuse C. confused D. confusing
19. ______ being young, he is an excellent manager.
A. But B. Although C. In spite D. In spite of
20. I was ______ before going to the water park.
A. excited B. exciting C. excites D. excite
refer
In spite of being tired / his tiredness, he couldn’t sleep.
Despite the fact that he’s got a Vietnamese name, he’s in fact a Cambodian.
Although her feet were injured, she managed to get home before dark.
Even though he hadn’t eaten for three days, he didn’t feel hungry.
In spite of the low salary, he decided to get the job.
Despite the fact that they were a better team, they lost the match.
We didn’t go fishing because of the rough water.
She stayed at home because her mother was sick.
In spite of Mr. David’s richness, he couldn’t afford to buy such a villa.
Although I like drinking black coffee, I cannot drink it in the evening.