Despite / in spite of + the + adj. + N T hough / although + S + V + O
Despite / in spite of + V-ing + O (2 chủ từ phải giống nhau)
EXERCISE Rewrite sentences using “ALTHOUGH”, “DESPITE”, “IN SPITE OF” 1. She didn’t eat much. She was hungry.
2. The plane took off. The weather was bad.
3. He is very strong. I’m not afraid of him.
4. We could do the test. It was very difficult.
5. Although it got dard, they continue to work.
6. She works very hard although she is old.
7. Despite the bad weather, we went out.
8. Though she is poor, she lived very happily.
TOPIC 6: CONNECTIVES (Từ nối) 1. and (và): dùng để thêm thông tin bổ sung
2. or (hoặc): diễn tả sự lựa chọn
3. but (nhưng): nối hai ý tương phản nhau
4. so (vì thế, do đó): diễn tả hậu quả
5. therefore (vì thế, do đó): đồng nghĩa với so, chỉ hậu quả
6. however (tuy nhiên): diễn tả sự tương phản, đồng nghĩa với but
EXERCISES 1. He drives very (careful / carefully)
2. She was (unhappy / unhappily) because of her bad result.
3. They speak English quite (good / well)
4. You look (terrible / terribly). Are you all right?
5. She sings very (beautiful / beautifully)
6. Be (careful / carefully)! The teacher is looking at you.
7. It is an (interesting / interestingly) film.
PART A: Rewrite sentences using “BECAUSE”, “AND”, “BUT”, “SO”, “OR”, … 8. He left school because of his hard life.
9. It was very dark. I couldn’t see anything.
10. He couldn’t meet you. He is very busy.
11. She was sick. She went to bed early.
12. She can’t work hard because of her age.
13. Tom is sick. He must go to school today.
14. You must study harder. You will go into another class.
15. The air in the countryside is very fresh. People like to live there.