Exercise 2: Combine these sentences using: though, although, even though
1. Lion dancing is very popular in Viet Nam. My friend Anny does not enjoy it.
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2. Bob always walks to work. He is living in the city.
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3. My house is near the beach. I rarely go swimming.
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4. My brother is working in Ha Noi. He comes home on every public holiday.
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5. Paul is an Australian, he enjoys Vietnamese New year.
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6 Most children go to see the firework show, Linh and Mai stay home watching TV.
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7. Nick used to smoke. He seems to be in good health.
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8. I couldn’t sleep. I was tired.
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9. Henry’s friend is a millionaire. He hates spending money.
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10. We couldn’t get tickets. We queued for an hour.
Exercise 4: Rewrite the sentences with the word given.
1. Although he has a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid.
=>In spite of
2. Although I had never seen her before, I recognized her from a photograph.
=> Despite
3. She wasn’t wearing the coat although it was quite cold.
=>In spite of
4. We thought we’d better invite them to the party although we don’t like them very much.
=> Despite
5. Although I didn’t speak the language, I managed to make myself understand.
=>In spite of
6. Although the heat was on, the room wasn’t warm.
=> Despite
7. I didn’t recognize her although I’d met her twice before.
=>In spite of
8. We’re not very good friends although we’ve known each other a long time.
=> Despite
9. Although Minh was ill, he still came to the meeting.
=>In spite of
10. Although he promised that he wouldn’t be late, he didn’t arrive until 9 o’clock.
=> Despite
11. Although the salary was low, he accepted the job.
=> Despite
12. In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.
=> Though
13. In spite of the bad weather, they went out for dinner.
=> Although
14. In spite of his age, he still leads an active life.
=> Even though
15. In spite of his hard work, Ba he failed his exam.
=> Though
16. In spite of the heavy rain, we decided to go to see the match.
=> Although
17. Although they lost, the home team played very well.
=> Despite
18. Even though it was raining, I still went to school on time.
=>In spite of
19. Although she isn’t brilliant, she studies quite well.
=> Despite
20. She isn’t brilliant but she studies quite well.
=> Although
21. The house isn’t nice, but I like the garden.
=> Even though
22. It was raining, but we went out.
=> Though
23. Everyone likes Bob even though he talkative.
=> Even though
24. Though I had an umbrella, I got very wet in the rain.
=> Though
25. We enjoyed the vacation although it rained a lot.
=> In spite of
26. Although she doesn’t earn much money, she spends like a millionaire.
=> Despite
27. Tom will not pass the examination although he studies well.
=> In spite of
28. He is still fat though he has been on a diet for 2 years.
=> In spite of
29. Although his English was good, he wasn’t chosen.
=> However
30. Although Judy was severely disabled, she participated in many sports.
=> Despite
31. It doesn’t matter how hard she tries, she never beat Sue at tennis.
=> However
32. No matter what he says, nobody believes him.
=> Whatever
33. He always woke up early no matter how late he had gone to bed.
=> However
34. Melissa’s father was very busy, but he still played with her.
=> Busy
35. She didn’t eat much though she was hungry.
=>In spite of
36. Although he had much experience in machinery, he didn’t succeed in repairing this machine.
=> Despite
37. We did the test well though it was difficult.
=>In spite of
38. Although he is strong, I’m not afraid of him.
=> Despite
1 Although lion dancing is very popular in Viet Nam, my friend Anny doesn’t enjoy it.
2 Bob always walks to work even though he is living in the city.
3 Though my house is near the beach, I rarely go swimming.
4 Though my brother is working in Ha Noi, he comes home on every public holiday.
5 Even though Paul is an Australian, he enjoys Vietnamese New year.
6 Although most children go to see the firework show, Linh and Mai stay home watching TV.
7 Though Nick used to smoke, he seems to be in good health.
8 I couldn’t sleep although I was tired.
9 Though Henry’s friend is a millionaire, he hates spending money.
10 We couldn’t get tickets though we queued for an hour.
IV
1 In spite of having a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid.
2 Despite having never seen her before, I recognized her from a photograph.
3 In spite of the cold weather, she wasn’t wearing the coat.
4 Despite not liking them very much, we thought we’d better invite them to the party.
5 In spite of not speaking the language, I managed to make myself understand.
6 Despite the heat, the room wasn’t warm.
7 In spite of having met her twice before, I didn’t recognize her.
8 Despite having known each other a long time, we’re not very good friends.
9 In spite of Minh’s illness, he still came to the meeting.
10 Despite promising that he wouldn’t be late, he didn’t arrive until 9 o’clock.
11 Despite the low salary, he accepted the job.
12 Though they quarrel each other,they remain the best of friends.
13 Although the weather was bad,they went out for dinner.
14 Even though he is old,he still leads an active life.
15 Though Be worked hard, he failed his exam.
16 Although the rain is heavily,we decided to go to see the match.
17 Despite the fact that they lost, the home team played very well.
18 In spite of the rain, I still went to school on time.
19 Despite her brilliance, she studies quite well.
20 Although she isn’t brilliant ,she studies quite well.
21 Even though the house isn’t nice, I like the garden.
22 Though it was raining, we went out.
23 Even though Bob is talkative, everyone likes him.
24 Though I had an umbrella, I got very wet in the rain.
25 In spite of a lot of rain, we enjoyed the vacation.
26 Despite not earning much money, she spends like a millionaire.
27 In spite of studying well, Tom won’t pass the examination.
28 In spite of being on a diet for 2 years, he is still fat.
29 His English was good, however he wasn’t chosen.
30 Despite her severe disability Judy participated in many sports.
31 However hard she tries, she never beat Sue at tennis.
32 Whatever he says, nobody believes him.
33 However late he had gone to bed, he always woke up early.
34 Busy as Melissa’s father was, he still played with her.
35 In spite of being hungry, she didn’t eat much.
36 Despite having much experience in machinery, he didn’t succeed in repairing this machine.
37 In spite of the difficult test, we did it well.
38 Despite the fact that he is strong, I’m not afraid of him.
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Phần I
1. Lion dancing is very popular in Viet Nam. My friend Anny does not enjoy it.
→ Although Lion dancing is very popular in Viet Nam, my friend Anny doesn’t enjoy it.
2.Bob always walks to work. He is living in the city.
→ Bob always walks to work though he is living in the city.
3.My house is near the beach. I rarely go swimming.
→ Even though my house is near the beach, I rarely go swimming.
4. My brother is working in Ha Noi. He comes home on every public holiday.
→ Although my brother is working in Hanoi, he comes home on every public holiday.
5.Paul is an Australian, he enjoys Vietnamese New year.
→ AlThough Paul is an Australian, he enjoys Vietnamese New year.
6.Most children go to see the firework show, Linh and Mai stay home watching TV.
→ Even though most children go to see the firework show, Linh and Mai stay home watching TV.
7.Nick used to smoke. He seems to be in good health.
→Although Nick used to smoke, he seems to be in good health.
8.I couldn’t sleep. I was tired.
→ I couldn’t sleep though I was tired.
9.Henry’s friend is a millionaire. He hates spending money.
→ Although Henry’s friend is a millionaire, he hates spending money.
10.We couldn’t get tickets. We queued for an hour.
→ We couldn’t get tickets though we queued for an hour.
Phần II: )
1. In spite of his very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid.
2. Despite having never seen her before, I recognized her from a photograph
3. In spite of the cold, She wasn’t wearing the coat
4. Despite not liking them very much, We thought we’d better invite them to the party
5. In spite of not speaking the language, I managed to make myself understand.
6. Despite the heat, the room wasn’t warm.
7. In spite of having met her twice before, I didn’t recognize her
8. Despite having known each other for a long time, We’re not very good friends
9. In spite of Minh’s illness, he still came to the meeting
10. Despite promising that he wouldn’t be late, he didn’t arrive until 9 o’clock.
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