Unit 8 - FILMS
Lesson 3: A CLOSER LOOK 2
New words:
- star (v) đóng vai/ phim
- huge (adj) to, lớn /’hiuʤ/
- take (my) eyes off (v) rời mắt khỏi…
- screen (n) màn hình
- terrified (adj) kinh sợ / khiếp sợ /therəfaid/
- disappointing (adj) thất vọng /ˌdisəˈpoin(t)ing/
- hopeful (adj) hi vọng
- amazing (adj) ngạc nhiên


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.
I. GRAMMAR
e.g. He is so young, but he performs excellently.
Although he is so young, he performs excellently.
Despite/ in spite of being so young, he performs excellently.
Despite/ in spite of his young age, he performs excellently.

1. Although/ despite/ in spite of
a. Uses : We use although/ despite/ in spite of to express contrast
between two pieces of information in the same sentence.
We use although before a clause and despite/ in spite of
before a noun / noun phrase or V_ing.
MAIN CLAUSE + ALTHOUGH + S + V + ……
MAIN CLAUSE +DESPITE / INSPITE OF + NOUN /N. PHRASE/ V_ing
b. Forms
2. However / Nevertheless
e.g. He is so young. However, / Nevertheless, he performs excellently.
a. Use: We also use However and Nevertheless to express contrast between two sentences. We usually use comma (,) after them.
b. Form:
S + Verb + . ….. .However, + S + Verb
Nevertheless,
II. PRACTICE
Ex1.Complete the sentences. Use although + a clause from the box.
a. they spent a lot of money b. few people came to see it
c. it was a comedy d. it is set in modern time
e. the acting is excellent
We enjoyed the film at the Ngoc Khanh cinema ........................

............................................................, it wasn’t a big success.
......................................................, I don’t enjoyed the film.
I didn’t find it funny at all ................................................
The film is based on a book that was written twenty years ago .................................................................
although few people came to see it.
Although they spent a lot of money
Although the acting is excellent
although it was a comedy.
although it is set in modern time.
Ex2. 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 a film.
5. ................ the film is gripping, Tom slept from beginning to end.
Although
despite / in spite of
although
Despite /In spite of
Although
1. I don’t think Stallone is a very good actor. He was very good in the Rocky film. (although)


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





Ex3. Rewrite sentences using the words in the brackets. Change other words in the sentence if necessary.
 I don’t think Stallone is a very good actor although he was very good in the Rocky film.
 Although many European film directors have gone to Hollywood to make films, few have had as much success as Milos Forman.
3. They watched film 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)

 They watched film 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 .
Ex4. Complete the sentences, using although, despite, in spite of , nevertheless, however or nevertheless.
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. ................. Joes is one of Spielberg’s first films.
It is one of his best.
5. ............... the film was bit frightening, I really enjoyed it.
However, / Nevertheless
Despite / In spite of
However, / Nevertheless
Although
Although
Ex5. 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.
III. WRAPPING - UP
1. Although/ despite/ in spite of
Although + S + V, S + V.
Despite/ In spite of + N/ V_ing
2. However/ Nevertheless
S + V. However, / Nevertheless, S + V.
Choose the correct answer.
1. We adore winter ____ the cold.
A. in spite of B. although C. however
2. She went to bed early____ she didn’t finish her work.
A. despite B. although C. however
3. ____ the fact that he is 23 years old, he is so childish.
A. in spite B. despite C. however
4.______ Jim owns two cars, he rarely drives to work.
A. although B. however C. despite
5. Jane looks pretty. ____, she seems to lack personality.
A. Despite B. Although C. Nevertheless
A
B
B
A
C
IV. HOME ASSIGNMENT
- Review the grammar structure: ‘Although’, ‘Despite/In spite of’; However/Nevertheless .
- Do exercises B5,B7 (page 12, 13) in workbook.
- Prepare for Unit 8: Communication
Thank you for your attention!