2/ Complete the sentenses , uusing althought , despite / in spite of . Sometime , two answers are possible. ( Ex.2/p.19 )
1. ______________ the story of the film was good , I didn't like the acting.
2. I went to see the film_______________ felling really tired 3. I really enjoyed the water war _____________ most of my friend said it wasn't a very good film.
4. _________________ careful preparation , they had a lot of difficulties in making a film
5. __________________ the film is griping , Tom slept from beginning
to end
3/ Complete the centences , using although , despite , in spite of , nevertheless , however,.... ( Ex. 4/p.20 )
1. The film didn't receive good reviews from critics __________________ , many people went to see it .
2. ___________________ the silly story , many people enjoyed the film
3. They spent millions of dollars on making the film ____________ , it wasn't as successful as expected
4. __________________ Joes is one of Spielberg's first films . It is one of his best .
5. __________________ the film was bit frightening . I really enjoyed
4/ Rewrite sentences using the words in brackets . Change other words in the sentences if necessary. ( Ex .3/p.20 )
1. I don't think Stallone is a very good actor . He was very good in the Rocky film . ( Although ) _____________________________________________
2. Many European film director have gone to Hollywood to make film . Few have had as much success as milos Forman . ( Although )
_____________________________________________
3. They watched film on DVD all night . They had to work the next day . ( despite )
__________________________________________________________________
4. He has performed excellently in many films . He has never won an oscar for Best Actor . ( Although )
___________________________________________________________________________________
5. The film begins with a terrible disaster . It has a happy ending ( in spite of )
__________________________________________________________________
5/ Use your own ideas to complete the following sentences . Then compare your sentences with a partner ( Ex .5/p.20 )
1. I don't really like the film although __________________________________
2.They spent a huge amount of money on the film . However , __________________________________
3. The film was a great success in spite of _____________________________
4. The sound in the film is terrible . Nevertheless , _______________________________________
5. Although it is a horror film , ___________________________________
6. Despite his age , ______________________________________
1. Brian Stone is a famous singer. He can't sing folk songs. (despite)
=> Despite being a famous singer , Brian Stone can't sing folk songs
2. It was a horror film. It wasn't frightening at all.
=> In spite of being a horror film , it wasn't frightening at all
3. The film had good reviews. It was entirely ignored at all.
=> Despite the good reviews , the film was entirely ignored at all.
4. People criized the movies for being too violent. The movie was a commercial success.
=> In spite of being too violent , the movie was a commercial success.
5. The film had a largely negative reception. Penn was nominated for Best Actor.
=> Despite having a largely negative reception , Penn was nominated for Best Actor.