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Although she hates the film star at first, she falls in love with him in the end.
ALTHOUGH + CLAUSE 1, + CLAUSE 2.
He is so young. He performs excellently.
Although he is so young, he performs excellently.
He performs excellently although he is so young.
CLAUSE 2 + ALTHOUGH + CLAUSE 1.
She hates the film star at first. She falls in love with him in the end.
She falls in love with him in the end although she hates the film star at first.
I. ALTHOUGH (EVEN THOUGH,THOUGH)
GRAMMAR
=> She hates the film star at first, but she falls in love with him in the end.
CÂU TƯƠNG ĐƯƠNG
Although she hates the film star at first, she falls in love with him in the end.
She falls in love with him in the end although she hates the film star at first.
ATHOUGH  BUT
CLAUSE 1 ,BUT + CLAUSE 2.
1. Complete the sentences. Use although + a clause from the box.
the acting is excellent
1. We enjoyed the film at the Ngoc Khanh Cinema _________________________.
___________________
2. ______________________________________________, it wasn’t a big success.
3. ___________________________________, I don’t enjoy the film.
4. I didn’t find it funny at all ______________________________.
5. The film is based on a book that was written twenty years ago
____________________________________
they spent a lot of money on the film
few people came to see it
it was a comedy
it is set in modern times
although it is set in modern times.
Although they spent a lot of money on the film
Although the acting is excellent
although it was a comedy.
II. IN SPITE OF/ DESPITE
In spite of / Despite hating the film star at first, she falls in love with him in the end.
In spite of / Despite being so young, he performs excellently.
In spite of / Despite his young age, he performs excellently.
IN SPITE OF/ DESPITE + V-ING / NOUN PHRASE + CLAUSE
CLAUSE + IN SPITE OF/ DESPITE + V-ING / NOUN PHRASE
She falls in love with him in the end in spite of / despite hating the film star at first,
1. Although/ Even though + S + V, S + V
= In spite of/ Despite + V-ing , S+ V.



VD: Although he was ill, he went to work.
=>In spite of being ill, he went to work.
Although she didn’t have money, she lived happily.
=>In spite of/ Despite not having money, she lived happily.

Note : Áp dụng cho 2 mệnh đề cùng chủ ngữ
Although she hates the film star at first, she falls in love with him in the end.
CHUYỂN TỪ ALTHOUGH  IN SPITE OF/ DESPITE
 In spite of / Despite hating the film star at first, she falls in love with him in the end.
2) Although/ Even though + S + be + adj, S + V
= In spite of/ Despite + TTSH + N, S + V
VD: Although he was ill, he went to work.
=>In spite of/Despite his illness, he went to work.
Although she was sick, she went to school.
=> In spite of/Despite her sickness, she went to school.
ill=> illness old=> age
sick=> sickness poor=> poverty
beautiful=> beauty
rich=> richness
Note : Áp dụng cho 2 mệnh đề cùng chủ ngữ
3. Although/ Even though + the N + be + adj, S + V
= In spite of/ Despite + the + adj + N , S + V.

Although the weather was bad, I went to school.
=>In spite of/ Despite the bad weather, I went to school.
4.Although + there+ be + (a/an) + N(s), S + V
In spite of (a/an) + N(s), S + V
Although there was a traffic jam, we went to work on time.
In spite of/ Despite a traffic jam, we went to work on time.
5)Although + clause 1, clause 2
Clause 2 + although + clause 1
In spite of /Despite the fact that + clause 1 ,clause 2
Although he was ill, he went to work.
In spite of/ Despite the fact that he was ill, he went to work.
He performs excellently although he was so young.
=> In spite of/ Despite the fact that he was so young, he performs excellently.
2. Complete the sentences, using although, despite / in spite of. Sometimes, two answers are possible.
1. ___________the story of the film was good, I didn’t like the acting.
2. I went to see the film ______________________ feeling really tired.
3. I really enjoyed the Water War __________most of my friends said it wasn’t a very good film.
4. ______________________careful preparation, they had a lot of difficulties in making the film.
5. __________the film was gripping, Tom slept from beginning to end.
Although
despite / in spite of
although
Despite / In spite of
Although
3. Rewrite these sentences using the words in brackets. Change other words in the sentence if necessary.
1. I don’t think Stallone is a very good actor. He was very good in the Rocky films. (although)


2. Many European film directors have gone to Hollywood to make films. Few have had as much success as Milos Forman. (although)


3. They watched films on DVD all night. They had to work the next day. (despite)


4. He has performed excellently in many films. He has never won an Oscar for Best Actor. (although)


5. The film begins with a terrible disaster. It has a happy ending. (in spite of)
I don’t think Stallone is a very good actor although he was very good in the Rocky films.
Although many European film directors have gone to Hollywood to make films, few have had as much success as Milos Forman.
They watched films on DVD all night despite having to work the next day.
Although he has performed excellently in many films, he has never won an Oscar for Best Actor.
In spite of beginning with a terrible disaster, the film has a happy ending.
He is so young. However /Nevertheless, he performs excellently.
Clause 1 + However / Nevertheless, + clause 2.
III.HOWEVER/ NEVERTHELESS
4. 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.
Nevertheless/ However
In spite of / Despite
Nevertheless/ However
Although
Although
5. Use your own ideas to complete the following sentences. Then compare your sentences with a partner.
1. I don’t really like the film although__________.
2. They spent a huge amount of money on the film. However, _________.
3. The film was a great success in spite of _____.
4. The sound in the film is terrible. Nevertheless,
___________.
5. Although it is a horror film, __________.
6. Despite his age, ___________.
1. I don`t really like the film although it stars many famous actors.
2. They spent a huge amount of money on the film.However, the film didn’t get the big success.
3. The film was a great success in spite of being produced by an amateur producer.
4. The sound in the fim is terrible. Nevertheless, I really like the film. 
5. Although it is a horror film, I really enjoyed it.
6. Despite his age, my father is still healthy.
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HOMEWORK
- Do Ex 5 on P20 in Student book
- Do exercises B7 on P11 in workbook.
- Prepare for Unit 8:
Reading + Listening in Skills 1,2
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