CHUYÊN ĐỀ 16: CÁCH SỬ DỤNG CỦA DESPITE VÀ ALTHOUGH; BECAUSE/ BECAUSE OF I LÍ THUYẾT ADVERB CLAUSES OF REASON (Mệnh đề lý do) Mệnh đề lý do: Because / As / Since + S + V Cụm từ lý Because of / Due to + V-ing / Noun Cách rút gọn mệnh đề lý sang cụm từ lý a … because + đại từ + be + adj → because of + tính từ sở hữu + N b …because + N + be + adj → because of + the + adj + N c … because + S + V + O → because of + V-ing + O (2chủ từ phải giống nhau) Một số tính từ, danh từ thơng dụng - lazy (a) - happy - dark (a) laziness (n) (a) - poor (a) poverty (n) happiness (n) darkness (n) - intelligent (a) intelligence (n) - old (a) age (n) ADVERBIAL CLAUSES OF CONCESSION (Mệnh đề trạng từ nhượng bộ) Mệnh đề nhượng bộ: Although / Even though / Though + S + V, S + V + O: Cụm từ nhượng bộ: (Tham khảo thêm) Despite / in spite of + V-ing / Noun phrase: Rút gọn mệnh đề nhượng thành cụm từ nhượng bộ: a Though / although + đại từ + be + adj → Despite / In spite of + tính từ sở hữu + N b Though / although + N + be + adj Despite / in spite of + the + adj + N a Though / although + S + V + O Despite / in spite of + V-ing + O (2 chủ từ phải giống nhau) II BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG BT 1: Điền vào chỗ trống Although/ Despite/ In spite of cho thích hợp _ we are a small company, we sell almost a hundred machines a month _ all the difficulties, the project started on time and was a success _ we were warned against doing so, we went ahead with the project _ his lack of experience, he became a successful businessman _ being by far the oldest player, he scored three goals _ he's a millionaire, he drives a second - hand car _ it rained a lot, I enjoyed the holiday _ working for the company for six months now, he never seems to know what to _ my warnings, he went to Colombia 10 _ she didn't want to see The Lord of the Rings, she enjoyed it in the end 11 _ being bad at pool, she beat him three times in a row 12 She decided to go abroad for a year _ loving her boyfriend very much 13 He went on holiday to Thailand the expensive airfare 14 Iphone my brother in Thailand using Skype nearly every day _ the time difference 15 The best things in life are free, love is often very expensive BT Chọn đáp án _ he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it A As B Though C Since D Despite _ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car A In spite B In spite of C Despite D Although _, he walked to the station A Despite being tired B Although to be tired C In spite being tired D Despite tired _ her lack of hard work, she was promoted A Because B Even though C In spite of D Despite of She loved him, _ she left him A even if B even though C in spite of D but I could not eat _ I was very hungry A even though B in spite C in spite the fact that In spite _, the baseball game was not cancelled D despite A of the rain B it was raining D there was a rain D the rain he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car A In spite B In spite of C Despite D Although C In spite being tired D Despite tired C of the noise D noisy C in spite of D despite , he walked to the station A Despite being tired B Although to be tired 10 The children slept well, despite _ A it was noise B the noise 11 She left him she still loved him A even if B even though 12 _ her lack of hard work, she was promoted A In spite B Even though C in spite of D despite of C Despite D In spite of 13 _ they are brothers, they not look like A Although B Even 14 We managed to it _ the fact that he was not there A as B despite C even though D however 15 Cold it was quite, she wasn't wearing a coat A despite B even though C as 16 Mr Ba was late for the meeting though he took a taxi A Even though taking a taxi, Mr Ba was late for the meeting B In spite of taking a taxi, but Mr Ba was late for the meeting C Mr Ba was late for the meeting despite the fact he took a taxi D Mr Ba was late for the meeting although having taken a taxi 17 We came to the meeting on time though the traffic was heavy A Despite the traffic was heavy; we came to the meeting on time B In spite of the heavy traffic, we came to the meeting on time C Even though the heavy traffic, we came to the meeting on time D Although the traffic was heavy, but we came to the meeting on time 18 Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert A Bill arrived late for the concert whether he took a taxi or not B Bill arrived late for the concert because of the taxi C In spite of taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert D Bill took a taxi to the concert, but he couldn’t catch it 19 Although she is rich, she can’t afford to buy the car A She doesn’t have enough money to buy the car she likes B Rich as she is, she can’t afford to buy the car C The car is too expensive for her to buy D She wants to buy the car but it costs a lot 20 Although Sue felt tired, she stayed up late talking to Jill A Despite feeling tired, Sue stayed up late talking to Jill B In spite feeling tired, Sue stayed up late talking to Jill D but C Sue wouldn’t feel tired despite staying up late talking to Jill D Sue stayed up late talking to Jill As a result, she was tired BT Chuyển câu sử dụng từ cho sẵn Even though Sherry had excellent grades, she wasn't admitted to the university (despite) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… The firefighters rescued the dog in the house although it was very dangerous (despite) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Though the weather was very cold, we went swimming last week (in spite of) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Even though the work was very hard, we enjoyed doing that job (in spite of) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Although Jane has very little money, she is happy (despite) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… In spite of her injured foot, she managed to walk to the village (although) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Despite the low salary, I decided to accept the job (even though) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… In spite of being the better team, we lost the match (though) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Despite not having eaten for 24 hours, I didn’t feel hungry (even though) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Despite the bad weather, they went out for a walk (although) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Even though his health is poor, he attends ofice regularly (despite the fact that) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 Although Peter practises hard, he can’t pass the driving test (but) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 11 She has plenty of money, but she is very mean (although) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 12 In spite of the fact that his vision is poor, he reads books (in spite of) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 13 Although Mr John is famous, he’s very humble (as) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… BT Chuyển câu sử dụng từ cho sẵn Because of the heavy rain, they couldn’t go for a picnic last weekend – Because ………………………… Because of the strong wind, he boat couldn’t put to sea – Because ………………………………………………… I have never seen such a bad film as that one – That is ………………………………………………… Though he was appointed to a higher promotion he decided to quit his job.In spite of ………………… Although there was a rain, the baseball game was not cancelled - In spite of ………………………… Although he was tired, he walked to the station - Despite ……………………………………………… In spite of his hard work, he couldn’t finish the job – Although ………………………………………… Despite the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain – Although ………………… He went to work despite his headache – Although ……………………………………………………… BT 1: although although 11 despite / in spite of despite / in spite of although 12 despite / in spite of although despite / in spite of 13 despite / in spite of despite / in spite of despite / in spite of 14 despite / in spite of despite / in spite of 10 although 15 although BT 2: 1B 5D 9A 13A 17B 2D 6A 10B 14B 18C 3A 7A 11B 15C 19B 4C 8D 12C 16C 20A BT 3: Despite having excellent grades, she wasn't admitted to the university The firefighters rescued the dog in the house despite the danger In spite of the cold the weather, we went swimming last week In spite of the hard work, we enjoyed doing that job Despite having very little money, Jane is happy Although her foot was injured, she managed to walk to the village Even though the salary was low, I decided to accept the job Though we were the better team, we lost the match Even though I hadn’t eaten for 24 hours, I didn’t feel hungry 10 Although the weather was bad, they went out for a walk 11 Despite the fact that his health is poor, he attends ofice regularly 12 Peter practises hard, but he can’t pass the driving test 13 Although he has plenty of money she is very mean 14 In spite of his poor vision, he reads books 15 As famous Mr John is, he’s very humble Bt4 Because it rained heavily, they couldn’t go for a picnic last weekend Because the wind was strong/ blew hard, his boat couldn’t put to sea I have never seen such a bad film as that one – That is the worst film I’ve ever seen In spite of being appointed to a higher promotion, he decided to quit his job In spite of the rain, the baseball game was not cancelled Although he was tired, he walked to the station - Despite being tired, he walked to the station Although he worked hard, he couldn’t finish the job Although it was difficult, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain He went to work despite his headache – Although he had a headache, he went to work