ENGLISH 9

UNIT 12 – MY FUTURE CAREER
LESSON 3: A CLOSER LOOK 2

Although – But – Despite – In spite of:

Although/ Even though + S + V, S + V
S + V, but S + V
Despite/In spite of + N/V.ing, S + V
1. Complete each second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first. Write no more than THREE words. 
1. Although she loves maths, she has decided to become
an English teacher.
In spite of loving maths, she has decided to become an
English teacher.
2. He studied hard, but he didn't pass the exam.
Despite studying hard, he didn't pass the exam.

3. Even though he is lazy, he was given the
job.
Despite his laziness, he was given the job
4. Although he is short, he has been accepted
into the volleyball team.
Despite being short, he has been accepted
into the volleyball team.
5. Even though she has poor health, she
works twelve hours a day.
In spite of her poor health, she works twelve
hours a day.

offer + to Vo: yêu cầu, đề nghị 
manage + to Vo: quản lý 
refuse + to Vo: từ chối
expect + to Vo: hi vọng
promise + to Vo: hứa
tend + to Vo: có dự định/xu hướng
discuss + Ving: trao đổi, thảo luận
mention + Ving: đề cập tới, nhắc tới
admit + Ving: thừa nhận
mind + Ving: ngại/ phiền

forget to V: quên phải làm gì
forget Ving: quên đã làm gì
remember Ving: nhớ đã làm gì
remember to V: nhớ phải làm gì
try to V: cố gắng làm gì
try Ving: thử làm gì
stop to V: dừng để làm gì
stop Ving: dừng việc đang làm
begin/start + to Vo/Ving: bắt đầu
Continute + to Vo/Ving: tiếp tục

2. Circle the correct words or phrases in bold.
Sometimes both options are correct. 
1. The man offered to give/giving me the job.
2. She managed to pass/passing the exam for that
top school.
3. The students discussed to choose/choosing a
career.
4. Did your teacher mention to
take/taking vocational courses?
5. The company refuses to employ/employing poorly
qualified applicants.
6. The teacher continued to talk/talking about job
opportunities when the principal came in.

3. Choose the correct answer(s).
1.The school is expected ___________ good citizens for society.
A.to provide B.provide
C.providing
2.The school headmaster promised ___________ practical study
programmes to students.
A.to offer
B.offer
C.offering
3.The company admitted ___________ the employee unfairly.
A.to dismiss B.dismiss
C.dismissing
4.She doesn't mind ___________ hard to reach her career goals.
A.Work
B.to work
C.working
5.It may be too late to begin ___________ vocational skills after you
leave school.
A.to learn
B.learn
C.learning
6.Many more students tend ___________ in vocational schools than in
senior secondary schools.
A.Enrolling
B.to enroll
C.enrol

4. Complete the sentences using the ideas in the pictures
and the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1.Oh, no! I forgot to lock the door! (LOCK)
2.… I don't remember meeting you at the job fair last year.
(MEET)
3.I've been trying to contact the employment office, but no
one is answering! (CONTACT)
4.Did you remember to send your CV? It's the deadline this
morning. (SEND)
5.I will never forget working so hard to become an architect.
(WORK)
6.Please, stop talking. The library is a quiet space. (TALK)
7.Why don't you try posting your CV to the company? They
are looking for people like you. (POST)
8.She stopped reading to answer the phone. (ANSWER)

5. Complete each second sentence using the right form of the word given so that it
has a similar meaning to the first. Write between two and five words.

1.The boy finally succeeded in dealing with his peers at the vocational
school. (manage)
→ The boy finally managed to deal with his peers at the vocational
school.
2.She tried hard to cooperate with the others in the team to finish the
work. (attempt)
→ She attempted to cooperate with the others in the team to finish the
work.
3.Although he made efforts in his work, he wasn't promoted.(in spite of)
→ He wasn't promoted in spite of his efforts in his work.
4.The boss said he didn't bully the new employee. (deny)
→ The boss denied bullying the new employee.
5.Although the man was qualified for the job, he wasn't accepted.
(Despite)
→ Despite being qualified / Despite qualifying for the job, he wasn't
accepted.