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. Although / Though the acting in the film was good, I didn't like its story.
(Mặc dù diễn xuất trong phim rất tốt nhưng mình không thích câu chuyện của nó.)
2. I felt really tired. However, I went to see the film.
(Mình đã cảm thấy thực sự mệt mỏi. Tuy nhiên, mình vẫn đi xem phim.)
3. I really enjoyed the new film although / though most of my friends didn't like it.
(Mình thực sự rất thích bộ phim mới mặc dù hầu hết bạn bè của mình đều không thích nó.)
4. He studied hard for the exam. However, he failed it.
(Anh ấy đã học rất chăm chỉ cho kỳ thi. Tuy nhiên, anh lại không đạt kết quả cao.)
5. Mai speaks English very well although / though her native language is Vietnamese.
(Mai nói tiếng Anh rất tốt mặc dù tiếng mẹ đẻ của cô ấy là tiếng Việt.)