Teacher: Trương Kim Rọn
LUONG THE VINH SECONDARY SCHOOL
A CLOSER LOOK 2
1. This wet weather is so  _______ (depressed / depressing)
2. My new job is extremely  _______ (tired / tiring)
3. I`m  _______ I have no idea what to do. (confused / confusing)
4. I`m not very  _______  in sport. (interested / interesting)
5. The film is very  _______ (excited / exciting)
6. Dogs often feel _______ during fireworks. (frightening / frightened)
Warm up: Complete the sentence by underlining the suitable adjective in the parentheses.
Unit 8 - FILMS
A CLOSER LOOK 2
Although she hates the film star at first, she falls in love with him in the end.
ALTHOUGH + CLAUSE 1, + CLAUSE 2.
Ex :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.
Ex: 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) : Mặc dù
GRAMMAR
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. Despite/ In spite of: Mặc dù
Ex: He is so young. He performs excellently.
1.Despite/In spite of + V.ing/ N, clause.
Despite being young, he performs excellently.
3.In spite of/ Despite + the + adj + N , S + V.
Ex : The weather was bad, I went to school.
=>In spite of/ Despite the bad weather, I went to school.
2.In spite of/ Despite + TTSH + N, S + V
VD: He was ill. he went to work.
=>In spite of/Despite his illness, he went to work.
ill=> illness old=> age
sick=> sickness poor=> poverty
beautiful=> beauty
rich=> richness
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 : Tuy nhiên
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, ………………………………
it stars many famous actors.
The film didn’t get the big success.
not costing much money to make the film.
I really enjoyed it.
I really like the film.
my father is still healthy.
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HOMEWORK
- Learn words , grammar by heart
- Do exercises B7 on P11 in workbook.
- Prepare for Unit 8:
Reading Skills 1