(Họ đã dành một khoản tiền lớn cho bộ phim. Tuy nhiên, bộ phim không đạt được thành công lớn.)3. The film was a great success in spite of being produced by an amateur producer.[r]
(1)UNIT 8: FILMS
LESSON 3: A CLOSER LOOK 2
I GRAMMMAR: Although, despite/ in spite of (dù, mặc dù) * EX: We go to school although it rains heavily.
* Note: We use “although, despite/ in spite of” to express contrast between two pieces of information in the same sentence
- “Although” is used before a clause.
- “Despite/ in spite of” is used before a noun or a phrase.
(- Chúng ta dùng“although, despite/ in spite of” để thể tương phản hai phần thông tin câu.
- “Although” dùng trước mệnh đề.
- “Despite/ in spite of” dùng trước danh từ cụm từ.)
*1/ P.19: Complete the sentences Use although + a clause from the box
(Hoàn thành câu Sử dụng although + mệnh đề khung.)
Answers:
1…although few people came to see it.
2 Although they spent a lot of money on the film. 3 Although the acting is excellent.
4 …although it was a comedy.
5 …although it is set in modern times.
*2/ P.19: Complete the sentences, using although, despite/ in spite of Sometimes, two answers are possible.
(Hoàn thành câu, sử dụng although, despite/ in spite of Thỉnh thoảng, hai câu trả lời có thể.)
Answers:
1 Although 2 despite/ in spite of although
4 Despite/ In spite of 5 Although
*3/ P.19: Rewrite these sentences using the words in the brackets Change other words in the sentence if necessary.
(Viết lại câu sau sử dụng từ ngoặc đơn Thay đổi từ khác câu cần thiết.)
Answers:
(2)II GRAMMMAR: However and nevertheless (tuy nhiên)
* Ex: Nam was sick However, he took part in the competition
* Note: We also use however and nevertheless to express contrast between two sentences We usually use a comma after them.
(Chúng ta dùng however and nevertheless để thể tương phản hai câu. Chúng ta thường dùng dấu phẩy sau chúng.)
*4/ P.20: Complete the sentences using although, despite/ in spite of, however or nevertheless Sometimes, two answers are possible
(Hoàn thành câu sử dụng although, despite/ in spite of, however nevertheless Thỉnh thoảng, hai câu trả lời có thể.)
Answers:
1 However/ Nevertheless 2 Despite/ In spite of
3 However/ Nevertheless 4 Although 5 Although
*5/ P.20: Use your own ideas to complete the following sentences
(Sử dụng ý riêng em để hoàn thành câu sau.)
Suggested answers:
1. I don't really like the film although it stars many famous actors.
(Tơi thật khơng thích phim có nhiều diễn viên tiếng.)
2. They spent a huge amount of money on the film However, the film didn’t get the big success.
(Họ dành khoản tiền lớn cho phim Tuy nhiên, phim không đạt được thành công lớn.)
3. The film was a great success in spite of being produced by an amateur producer.
(Phim thành công lớn sản xuất nhà sản xuất nghiệp dư.)
4. The sound in the fim is terrible Nevertheless, I really like the film
(Âm phim thật khủng khiếp Tuy nhiên, tơi thật thích phim này.)
5. Although it is a horror film, I really enjoyed it.
(Mặc dù phim kinh dị, tơi thật thích nó.)
6.Despite his age, my father is still healthy. (Mặc dù tuổi già, ba khỏe mạnh.)
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UNIT 8: FILMS
LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION
* VOCABULARY (3)UNIT 8: FILMS
LESSON 5: SKILLS 1
* VOCABULARY- sinking (n) : (sự) chìm, đánh chìm - voyage (n) : hành trình (bằng tàu) - social class (n) : tầng lớp xã hội
- must-see: : phim hấp dẫn cần xem
- special effects: : kỹ xảo đặc biệt, hiệu ứng đặc biệt - visuals: : thị giác, nhìn
- incredible (adj) : khơng thể tin
*2/ P.22: Read Nick’s blog again and answer the questions.
(Đọc blog Nick lần trả lời câu hỏi.)
Answers:
1 It is a romantic film.
2 It stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
3 It is about the sinking of the ship Titanic on its first voyage.
4 The main characters are Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater Jack saves Rose from killing herself during the journey on board the ship Although they are from different social classes, and Rose is already engaged, they fall in love.
5 The ending of Titanic is very sad.
6 They say it is a must-see of the 20th century.
*4/ P.23: Now, ask and answer questions about the films.
(Bây giờ, hỏi trả lời câu hỏi phim ảnh.)
Example:
A: I want to see War of the Worlds. B: What kind of film is it?
A: It’s a science fiction. B: What is it about? A: It’s about….
EXERCISES
A VOCABULARY AND GRAMMARI Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).
1 I am very interested ……… learning English
(4)A love B lovely C loving D lovelily Is Minh ……… with the final semester’s result?
A satisfy B satisfied C satisfying D be satisfying The ending of the film is ……… All audiences are very sad
A disappointed B satisfying C disappointing D satisfied This is a ……… film and it makes me cry a lot
A funny B moving C comedy D excited ……… he is a CEO and earns a lot of money, he is very mean
A Because B Although C Despite D Because of This is a(n) ……… on real life during wars in Vietnam in 1945
A horror film B sci-fi C comedy D documentary He ……… the Oscar Prize as the best actress this year
A wins B acts C performs D directs She is hard working ………., she isn’t lucky in examinations
A Therefore B But C However D So 10.She decided to quit this job ……… the low salary
A because of B despite C because D although
B READING
I Read the passage and fill in the blank with a missing word.
There are (1) ……… types of films: comedy, romance, science fiction, romance, documentary, horror, action, ect In those kinds, my favorite one is romantic, such (2) ……… Titanic, The Notebook, Notting Hill, ect They give us a meaningful lesson about life and love Sometimes they are moving and make me (3) ……… a lot I am also keen (4) ………… documentaries They give me such an interesting (5) ………
(5)II Read the passage Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F) then answer the questions.
My favorite movie is cartoon “Tom and Jerry” Tom is a cat with blue and white color He keeps the house for a normal family and has a very free life His job is chasing Jerry day by day Jerry is a brown house mouse He usually lives in the deep cave behind the wall Although they hate each other so much and always find ways to hurt the opponent but when Tom or Jerry falls into really dangerous situations, then both become another savior The film is an endless confrontation between Tom and Jerry, bring plenty of laughter for the audiences I love this film because when I watch it I feel very glad, feeling like returned to my childhood
A True/ False statements
1 Jerry is very scare of Tom They sometimes help each other in a hard situation Tom is a black and white cat Tom and Jerry is a moving one People often laugh when they watch this cartoon
B Answer the questions:
1 What’s Tom’s color?
Does Tom usually live in a cage?
When will they help each other?
How the audiences feel when they watch “Tom and Jerry”?
Why does the writer love “Tom and Jerry”?