Bài tập English 7 - Unit 8 (part 2): Connectors: although, despite/ in spite of, however

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1. Mss Van – English 7 Unit 8 (part 2): Connectors: although, despite/ in spite of, however I. Complete the sentences using although, despite, in spite of, however, or nevertheless. Sometimes, two answers are possible. 1.The film didn’t receive good reviews from critics.___, many people went to see it. 2.___ the silly story, many people enjoyed the film. 3.They spent millions of dollars on making the film. ___, it wasn’t as successful as expected. 4.___ Jaws is one of Spielberg’s first films, it is one of his best. 5.___ the film was a bit frightening, I really enjoyed it. Question II :Complete the sentences with although/in spite of/because/because of 1 Although it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday. 2 a, all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong. b, we'd phoned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong. 3 a, I went home early . I was feeling unwell. b, I went to work the next day I was still feeling unwell. 4 a, She only accepted the job the salary, which was very high. b, She accepted the job the salary, which was rather low. 5 a, I managed to get to sleep there was a lot of noise. b, I couldn't get to sleep the noise. Question III: Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets in your sentences. 1 I couldn't sleep. I was very tired. Despite I couldn't sleep despite being vey tired. 2. They have very little money. They are happy. In spite of 3. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village. Although Learning is the eye of the mind.
2. 4. I enjoyed the film. The story was silly. In spite of 5. We live in the same street. We hardly ever see each other. Despite 6. I got very wet in the rain. I was only out for five minutes. Even though Question IV. Rewrite sentences with In spite of / Despite /because / because of 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. Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home. Because of ___ 5. In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job. Although___ 6. He is so young. His acting is excellent. Although___ 7.The film poster is fascinating. I don't want to see this film. In spite of___ 8.Although our plan is careful, we made some mistakes. Despite___ THE END