Although, in spite of, despite (Cụm từ và mệnh đề chỉ sự tương phản)

Ta sử dụng although, in spite of, despite với nghĩa “mặc dù”

Although được theo sau bởi một mệnh đề gồm cả chủ ngữ và vị ngữ.
Although + S + V, S + V
Ví dụ:
Although the sky is full of cloud, it does not rain. (Mặc dù trời nhiều mây, trời không mưa.)
Although his leg was broken, he didn’t cry. (Mặc dù bị gãy chân, anh ấy không khóc.)
In spite of và despite được theo sau bởi danh từ hoặc cụm danh từ.
In spite of/ despite + Noun/ Noun phrase/ V-ing, S + V
Ví dụ:
In spite of being full of cloud, it does not rain. (Mặc dù trời nhiều mây, trời không mưa.)
Despite his broken leg, he didn’t cry. (Mặc dù bị gãy chân, anh ấy không khóc)
Exercise 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
others.
1. A. loved B. stopped C. played D. lived
2. A. laughed B. selected C. liked D. crossed
3. A. crooked B. finished C. arrived D. blessed
4. A. phoned B. enjoyed C. boiled D. cooked
5. A. followed B. fixed C. missed D. talked
6. A. prepared B. allowed C. terminated D. filled
7. A. finished B. committed C. laughed D. worked
8. A. interpreted B. wretched C. dogged D. ordered
9. A. watched B. pushed C. washed D. changed
10. A. purchased B. staved C. cleaned D. arranged
Exercise 2: Divide the words into three columns
Checked - pulled - paused - notified - maintained – wiped - opened - fixed - wanted - charged
finished – evaluated - naked - aged - permitted - cooked - molded – divided - stayed - closed
repaired - needed - pushed - steamed
/t/ /d/ /id/
Exercise 3: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
1. In 1939, this ..................... was made to tell stories about the real life of Abraham
Lincoln as a young man.
A. biopic B. science fiction film
C. action film D. horror
2. When watching that ....................., we can’t help laughing at the stupid things of the
main actor.
A. documentary B. comedy
C. action film D. horror film
3. My son feels very happy when he sees that ..................... with a lot of cute animals.
A. horror film B. biopic
C. thriller film D. animation
4. Most ..................... say that this film is worth watching.
A. plots B. settings
C. critics D. acting
5. He acts very well. I’m sure that yesterday he stayed up all night reading the ...............
A. acting B. character
C. survey D. script
6. Before you go to the cinema, you can watch the trailer and read .............. of the film.
A. reviews B. disaster
C. critic D. character
7. That was a ................ and boring horror film so I slept from the beginning to the end.
A. shocking B. entertaining
C. gripping D. predictable
8. I didn’t expect the movie to be so interesting and so .....................! I cried at the end
of the film.
A. moving B. violent
C. confusing D. hilarious
9. According to our latest survey, Batman is one of 10 ..................... films this summer.
A. must-see B. violence
C. embarrassed D. stunt
10. Woody Allen is one of some directors who ..................... in their own films and
receive positive reviews.
A. set B. star
C. recommend D. make
11. The film had such a sudden and ..................... ending that no one can imagine.
A. disappointed B. must-see
C. predictable D. shocking
12. Watching ..................... films may make people more aggressive.
A. hilarious B. violent
C. entertaining D. Gripping
Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with although, in spite of/despite.
1. ............................. the weather was bad, we enjoyed our trip.
2. The children slept well ............................. the noise.
3. ............................. earning a low salary, Linda gave money to her parents.
4. John rarely sees Paul ............................. they live in the same town.
5. Julie failed the exam ............................. of working very hard.
6. ............................. it was cold, she didn’t put on her coat.
7. Tom went to work ............................. not feeling very well.
8. Anna never learned the language ............................. she lived there for two years.
9. ............................. the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
10. I couldn’t eat ............................. I was very hungry.
Exercise 5: Underline the correct answers.
1. He’s such a monotonous speaker. I was bored/ boring stiff.
2. Most sequels are disappointed/ disappointing.
3. I had such a tired/ tiring day I went straight to bed.
4. Everyone’s very excited/ exciting about the news.
5. That lamp produces a very pleased/ pleasing effect.
6. The whole school was saddened/ saddening by the tragic event.
7. I don’t like watching depressed/ depressing films on my own.
8. I was amazed/ amazing when she toid me she’d got divorced.
9. He’s such a bored/ boring guy. He only ever talks about himself.
10. I’m very interested/ interesting in films and theatre.
11. No one knew what would happen next. We were all intrigued/ intriguing.
12. It was a very interested/ interesting situation.
13. There’s been some very surprised/ surprising news.
14. His mother was disgusted/ disgusting by what she found under her bed.
15. Their hamburgers are disgusted/ disgusting.
16. Dad always arrives home from work thoroughly exhausted/ exhausting.
17. He’s always showing off. It’s really annoyed/ annoying.
18. I think Alex is one of the most annoyed/ annoying people I’ve ever met. He can’t
keep still for a second.
19. I walked into this restaurant and there was Andy with a strange woman. He seemed
really embarrassed/ embarrassing.
20. She kept talking about her boyfriend problems all night. It was rather embarrassed/
embarrassing.
Exercise 6: Complete the sentences with the correct form of adjectives.
1. The film wasn’t as good as we had expected. (disappoint)
a. The film was .............................
b. We were ............................. with the film.
2. Diana teaches young children. It is a very hard job but she enjoys it. (exhaust)
a. She enjoys her job but it is often .............................
b. At the end of a day’s work, she is often .............................
3. It has been raining all day. I hate this weather, (depress)
a. This weather is .............................
b. This weather makes me .............................
4. Sarah is going to the USA next month. She has never been there before. (excite)
a. It will be an .............................experience for her.
b. She is really .............................about going to the USA.

Exercise 7: Read and decide if each statement is true or false or not given.
Hello. My name is Lucy. Last week I went to visit my friend Samantha in Spring Town. That was
my first visit to Spring Town, and I rode my motorbike to Samantha’s house. Firstly I saw a No U-
turn signal. So I had to ride forward until I see a U-turn signal. I turned and kept riding, then I
noticed the crossroad sign and check my map. I saw that I had to turn left. But the red traffic light
was on, and I had to wait for 60 seconds. I turned left and I got stuck in a traffic jam. I waited there
for nearly 15 minutes. There was a car accident there, a car hit a motorbike and ran. At that time the
motorcyclist
was moved to the hospital. I could keep my riding. Unfortunately, my phone was out of charge, so I
could not check my map and had to ask people there for route. After one hour and 02 times of
getting lost, I finally reached my friend’s home. It is unbelievable.
No. Statements T F NG
1. Samantha and Lucy lives in Spring Town.   
2. Lucy rode her bike to Samantha’s house. .   
3. Lucy turned back when she saw No U-turn signal. .   
4. It was about 02 kilometers from Lucy'’s house to Samantha’s
house. .   
5. The red traffic light was on for one minute.   
6. Lucy did not get stuck in traffic jam. .   
7. There was an accident on the way to Samantha’s house. .   
8. Lucy got lost one time on the way to Samantha’s house. .   
Exercise 12: Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning
1. Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.
In spite
of ...............................................................................................................................................
2. Mary could not go to school because she was sick.
Because
of .............................................................................................................................................
3. Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.
Despite ...................................................................................................................................................
4. My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.
In spite of ...............................................................................................................................................
5. Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home.
Because of .............................................................................................................................................
6. Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.
Despite ...................................................................................................................................................
7. Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.
Despite ...................................................................................................................................................
8. In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.
Although ................................................................................................................................................
9. Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.
In spite
of ................................................................................................................................................
10. In spite of the high prices, my daughter insists on going to the movies.
Even though ...........................................................................................................................................