1. No one has been Peter since the day of the party

-> Peter.....................................

2. we haven't seen him for over 20 years

-> It's..................................................

3. She went to the zoo last year and that is where she saw a real tiger for the first time

-> Before she...............................................

4. We couldn't drive because of the dog

-> The fog prevented.................................

5. He used to depend on his parents for money.

-> No longer.....................................

6. It is the most interesting novel I've ever read

-> I have.....................................................

7. Although she lived in difficult conditions, she worked very hard

-> In spite of.................................................

8. The flight to London lasted more than 3 hours.

-> It................................................

9. The weather was so bad that we couldn't go sailing.

-> The weather was not....................................

10. The plane took off before we arrived at the airport

-> By the time...................................................

1. Most people get fewer colds in the summer than in the winter

-> A person is...................................................................

2. She reminded her daughters of their table manners

-> She wanted...............................................................

3. Twice as many men as women are insurrance agents

-> Male insurrance agents.................................................

4. The truck is practically as cheap as a van

-> The truck is little......................................

5. He makes a better husband than father

-> He is more........................................

6. Haven't you got any cheaper television?

-> Are these...............................................?

7. I had expected the weather to be worse

-> The weather was........................................

8. She had never ever been so happy before

-> She was unhappier..................................

9. She knows a lot more about it than I do

-> I don't know............................................

10. There are more people out of work in this country than ever before

-> Never.........................................................

11. She speaks more persuasively than his brother

-> Her brother...................................................

12. It is a good idea to study Mars to see if life ever existed there

-> We..............................................................

13. If you run a lot, you'll get fitter

-> The............................................................

14. Fish and meat are at the same price in some countries

-> Fish costs..............................................

15. You must not smoke here

-> You are............................................................

Complete the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. 1, I haven't been to an Italian restaurant for ages. => It's ages................................... 2, Hurry up! We'll get to the theatre after the beginning of the play. => By the time we get................... 3, Your hair need cutting. => You ought.... 4, People think that an apple a day is good for you. => An apple a day......................... 5, This is my first game of water-polo . => I've never........................

1. “I come from Thanh Hoa, and I am now living here with my family,” Mr. Ba said.
-> Mr. Ba said that .............
2. We didn’t have enough money to buy a big house last year.
->We wish ......................
3. It is too cold for us to go swimming now.
->If it ..................
4. Spending a week in the countryside last month was very wonderful.
->It was .........................
5. In spite of having few job opportunities, people are living happily in this small town.
->Although ..........................

43. although he took taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.==> Despite...............

44. Theater seats can be booked by telephone.==>You.............

45. Your little brother's hir is so long that he can't see through it.==> Your little brother ought to.............

46. I've never been to less exciting concert. ==>It was

47. '' I'll never come back here again,'' said the angry tourist. ==> The angry tourist..................

48. The red car is $25.000. The blue car is $15.000 (Comparision)

49. Because of being lost, we stopped to ask policeman for directions. ==>We................

50. We re worried because we have to live very far from our parents. ==>We wish................

51. He hasn't been to the doctor's for over yers.==> He hasn't had ..........

52. That old keyboard is not worth repairing.==> It is pointless to....................

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.

=> _{..................................................................................................................................}

2. Bob always walks to work. He is living in the city.

=> _{........................................................................................................................................}

3. 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.

=> _{.......................................................................................................................................}

5. 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.

=> _{.......................................................................................................................................}

7. Nick used to smoke. He seems to be in good health.

=> _{..................................................................................................................................}

8. I couldn’t sleep. I was tired.

=> _{....................................................................................................................................}

9. Henry’s friend is a millionaire. He hates spending money.

=> _{...............................................................................................................................}

10. We couldn’t get tickets. We queued for an hour.

=> _{..................................................................................................................................}

Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words in parentheses

1. She has plenty of money, but she is very mean. (although)

=> _{..........................................................................................................................................................}

2. They have a car, but they rarely use it. (though)

=> _{...........................................................................................................................}

3. He was innocent, but he was sent to prison. (although)

=> _{..................................................................................................................................................................}

4. He has a number of relatives living nearby, but he never visits them (even though)

=> _{.....................................................................................}

5. She never takes any kind of exercise, but she is quite fit and healthy. (even though)

=> _{...............................................................................................................................................................}

6.The keyboard wasn’t working well. She tried to finish the letter (although)

=> _{.................................................................................................}

7.The forecast said it would rain. It turned out to be a beautiful day. (although)

=> _{............................................................................................................................................................}

9. The traffic was bad. I arrived at the airport on time. (though)

=> _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

10. I didn’t get the job. I had all necessary qualifications. (though)

=> _{......................................................................}

11. We enjoyed the vacation. It rained a lot. (although)

=> _{................................................................................................................}

12. She felt sick. She went to work. (though)

=> _{.........................................................}

14. He is very rich. He isn’t happy. (although)

=> _{...........................................................................................................................................}

15. She couldn’t answer the question. She is very intelligent. (though)

=> _{...................................................................................................................................................................}

16. He tried. He was not successful. (though)

=> _{...........................................................................................................................................................}

17. His life is hard. He determined to study well. (although)

=> _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

18. He was wise and experienced. He was not taken in. (though)

=> _{........................................................................................................................}

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 _{.......................................................................................................................}

6. Although the salary was low, he accepted the job.

=> Despite _{......................................................................................................................}

7. In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.

=> Though _{......................................................................................................................}

8. In spite of the bad weather, they went out for dinner.

=> Although _{.................................................................................................................}

9. In spite of his age, he still leads an active life.

=> Even though _{...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................}

10. In spite of his hard work, Ba he failed his exam.

=> Though _{.....................................................................................................................}

11. In spite of the heavy rain, we decided to go to see the match.

=> Although _{..................................................................................................................}

12. Although they lost, the home team played very well.

=> Despite _{....................................................................................................................}

13. Even though it was raining, I still went to school on time.

=>In spite of ..................................................................

14. Although she isn’t brilliant, she studies quite well.

=> Despite _{.....................................................................................................................}

15. She isn’t brilliant but she studies quite well.

=> Although _{...................................................................................................................}

16. The house isn’t nice, but I like the garden.

=> Even though _{..........................................................................................................}

17. It was raining, but we went out.

=> Though _{.....................................................................................................................}

18. Everyone likes Bob even though he talkative.

=> Even though _{...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................}

19. Though I had an umbrella, I got very wet in the rain.

=> Though _{.....................................................................................................................}

20. We enjoyed the vacation although it rained a lot.

=> In spite of _{..............................................................................................................}

21. I couldn’t sleep though I was very tired.

=> Much _{.........................................................................................................................}

22. I didn’t get the job even though I was extremely qualified.

=> Despite .....................................................................................

II. Make questions for the underlined parts.

1. Music makes people different from all other animals. =>
2. I practice speaking English to sing English songs. =>

3. I like listening music at night. =>

4. We had to cancel our picnic because the weather was bad. =>

5. They will come to the movie with me tomorrow. =>:

6. We prefer pop music to classical music. =>
7. I have learned English for 5 years . =>

8.If it rains heavily, I will stay at home to watch TV=>

9.Tom left for Dalat last month. =>

10.They spent the whole morning playing games last night. =>

11.The march starts at 2 : 00 P.m. =>.

12.I am learning English to find a good job. =>

13.She phoned me to tell me about a good news.
14.She went to the post office to send a letter. =>

15.She is going to Britain to study English. =>

16.My favorite musician is Tran Tien. =>.

17. The concert is usually held at the university.

Viet lai cau

1.the children have no books to read

=>the children don't..............

2.they visited all the caves in three hours

=>it took...............................

3.Mary was encouraged by the news

=>the news....................

4.my sister and i had never been there before

=>neither.......................

5.he seemed a friendly person, but i did not like him(although)

=>.......................................

6.Dorothy lived in Italy for ten years, but she never learned Italian(in spite of)

=>..........................................

7.Betty was angry with me .she soon forgave me.(even though)

=>...........................................

8.i had to take the bus to work . my car would not start(because)

=>....................................................

9.she sometimes stayed out late , but she never got home after ten o'clock.(although)

=>...........................................

10.i was very hungry , though i had eaten an hour earlier (in spite of)

=>.....................................

11. although the boy was wet and cold ,he was not hurt (but)

=>.............................

12.it was very cold .we just stayed indoors all day (since)

=>...................................

13.she worked very hard , but failed all her the exams (although)

=>...........................................

14.they didnot go on holiday last year.they wanted to save monney(as)

=>................................

15. their flat was not large, but it was really comfortable(despite)

=>....................................

16.the economy has been in recession all year .however, our sales have remained steady.(even though)

=>........................................

17 there is little that the company can do about this. It is not their responsibility (since)

=>............................................

18 he looks a bit overweight although he is quite fit.(despite)

=>.............................................

19 I had a terrible headache, so I didn't go out last night (due to)

=>.................................................

2Dung "despite" hoac"because of" de viet lai cau

1 although he was sucessfull, he felt dissatisfied.

=>..........................................

2 Even though we played with ten men, we won easily.

=>

3We were deplayed because there was an accident.

=>................................

4Although they were poor, the children seemed to be happy

=>.....................................

5I had to drive in dark glasses because there was bright sunlight

=>.....................................................

6 The food was actually quite tasty even though it looked disgusting.

=>.................................................

7 He refused to eat the soup because it taste awful

=>.................................................

8 Even though she felt confident, she knew the examination would not be easy

=>.............................................

9 my grandfather couldn't go sailing because he was too old

=>...............................................

10I won't be able to meet you because my mother has arrived

=>.............................................

1. Lion dancing is very popular in Viet Nam. My friend Anny does not enjoy it.

=> ₍though, although, even though

_{) ......................................................................}

2. Bob always walks to work. He is living in the city.

=> _{.........................................................................................................................................}

3. 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.

=> _{.........................................................................................................................................}

5. 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.

=> _{.........................................................................................................................................}

7. Nick used to smoke. He seems to be in good health.

=> _{.........................................................................................................................................}

8. I couldn’t sleep. I was tired.

=> _{.........................................................................................................................................}

9. Henry’s friend is a millionaire. He hates spending money.

=> _{...........................................................................................................................................}

10. We couldn’t get tickets. We queued for an hour.

=> _{..........................................................................................................................................}

1. She has plenty of money, but she is very mean. (although)

=>

2. They have a car, but they rarely use it. (though)

=> _{.........................................................................................................................................}

3. He was innocent, but he was sent to prison. (although)

=> _{.........................................................................................................................................}

4. He has a number of relatives living nearby, but he never visits them (even though)

=> _{.........................................................................................................................................}

5. She never takes any kind of exercise, but she is quite fit and healthy. (even though)

=> _{.........................................................................................................................................}

6.The keyboard wasn’t working well. She tried to finish the letter (although)

=> _{..........................................................................................................................................}

7.The forecast said it would rain. It turned out to be a beautiful day. (although)

=> _{..........................................................................................................................................}

8.I’m no better. I’ve taken the bill. (even though)

=> _{.........................................................................................................................................}

9. The traffic was bad. I arrived at the airport on time. (though)

=> _{.........................................................................................................................................}

10. I didn’t get the job. I had all necessary qualifications. (though)

=> _{.........................................................................................................................................}

11. We enjoyed the vacation. It rained a lot. (although)

=> _{...........................................................................................................................................}

12. She felt sick. She went to work. (though)

=> _{.........................................................................................................................................}

13. I was really tired. I couldn’t sleep. (even though)

=> _{..........................................................................................................................................}

14. He is very rich. He isn’t happy. (although)

=> _{.........................................................................................................................................}

15. She couldn’t answer the question. She is very intelligent. (though)

=> _{.........................................................................................................................................}

16. He tried. He was not successful. (though)

=> _{.........................................................................................................................................}

17. His life is hard. He determined to study well. (although)

=> _{.........................................................................................................................................}

18. He was wise and experienced. He was not taken in. (though)

=> _{.........................................................................................................................................}

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 _{........................................................................................................................................................................}

6. Although the salary was low, he accepted the job.

=> Despite _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

7. In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.

=> Though _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

8. In spite of the bad weather, they went out for dinner.

=> Although _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

9. In spite of his age, he still leads an active life.

=> Even though _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

10. In spite of his hard work, Ba he failed his exam.

=> Though _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

11. In spite of the heavy rain, we decided to go to see the match.

=> Although _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

12. Although they lost, the home team played very well.

=> Despite _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

13. Even though it was raining, I still went to school on time.

=>In spite of _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

14. Although she isn’t brilliant, she studies quite well.

=> Despite _{.......................................................................................................................................................................}

15. She isn’t brilliant but she studies quite well.

=> Although _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

16. The house isn’t nice, but I like the garden.

=> Even though _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

17. It was raining, but we went out.

=> Though _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

18. Everyone likes Bob even though he talkative.

=> Even though _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

19. Though I had an umbrella, I got very wet in the rain.

=> Though _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

20. 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 _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

45. She didn’t eat much though she was hungry.

=>In spite of _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

46. Although he had much experience in machinery, he didn’t succeed in repairing this machine.

=> Despite _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

47. We did the test well though it was difficult.

=>In spite of _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

48. Although he is strong, I’m not afraid of him.

=> Despite _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

49. The plane took off though the weather was bad.

=>In spite of _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

50. Though his English was good, he wasn’t chosen.

=> Despite _{.......................................................................................................................................................................}

51. Although the streets are narrow, many people drive in this city.

=>In spite of _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

52. Mr Pike doesn’t wear glasses though he is over sixty.

=> Despite _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

53. He ate the chocolate cake even though he was on diet.

=>In spite of _{......................................................................................................................................................................}

54. He studies very well though his life was hard at that time.

=> Despite _{......................................................................................................................................................................}