I.

TỪ NỐI (CONNECTORS): ALTHOUGH/ IN SPITE OF/ DESPITE/ HOWEVER/

NEVERTHELESS.
1. Although/ In spite of/ Despite:
Although In spite of Despite
Chức Chỉ mối quan hệ đối lập giữa hai thông tin trong cùng một câu
năng
Cấu Although + mệnh đề 1 In spite of +danh từ/ Despite +danh từ/ cụm
trúc (S+V), mệnh đề 2 (S+V), cụm danh từ/ V-ing danh từ/ V-ing
Ví dụ We enjoyed our camping We enjoyed our We enjoyed our camping
holiday although it rained camping holiday in holiday despite the rain.
every day. spite of the rain. (Chúng tôi đã rất thích
(Chúng tôi đã rất thích (Chúng tôi đã rất thích chuyến đi cắm trại mặc dù
chuyến đi cắm trại mặc dù chuyến đi cắm trại ngày nào trời cũng mưa)
ngày nào trời cũng mưa) mặc dù trời mưa)

Despite the pain in his leg,

Although he worked very In spite of the traffic, he completed the marathon.
hard, he didn’t manage to we arrived on time.
pass the exam.
(Mặc dù đau chân nhưng
(Mặc dù anh ấy học hành (Mặc dù giao thông tồi anh ấy vẫn hoàn thành cuộc
chăm chỉ, nhưng anh ấy đã tệ, tôi vẫn đến đúng thi chạy)
không thi đỗ) giờ)

2. However/ Nevertheless:
However/ Nevertheless:
Chức Chỉ mối quan hệ đối lập giữa hai câu
năng
Cấu trúc Mệnh đề 1. However/ Nevertheless, mệnh đề 2.
Mệnh đề 1. Chủ ngữ, however/ nevertheless, động từ.
Mệnh đề 1. Mệnh đề 2, however/ nevertheless
Ví dụ I love London. However, the weather is bad.
(Tôi yêu Luân Đôn. Tuy nhiên thời tiết thì tệ)
I love London. The weather, however, is bad.
I love London. The weather is bad, however.
Exercise 1. Fill in the blank with “although/ despite/ in spite of”.
1. ________________ she has a good look, everybody hates her.
2. Jane seldom sees Jim ____________________they go to the same school.
3. ________________ her illness, Jane went to work yesterday.
4. ________________ it was chilly outside, we went fishing.
5. ________________ working hard, Peter failed the test.
6. ________________ the difficulties, Sarah managed to solve the problem.
7. My grandfather was very strong _________________his old age.
8. The children slept deeply ________________ the noise.
9. ________________ the high salary, Marey refused the job offer.
10.________________earning a high salary, Sara never wastes her money.
11.I find the film boring________________ many people like it.
12.________________the bad weather, we went on our school picnic.
13.________________the congestion, we weren’t late for the meeting.
14.________________ he’s rich, he is always upset.
15.I couldn’t sleep________________ I was exhausted.
16._____________ Peter was not invited to the party, he was the first to come.
17._____________ he promises he won’t tell lie again, I won’t trust him anymore.
18.This is an old car. _____________, it’s very reliable.
19.I am exhausted after school. _____________, I will help mom do housework.
20.Ted is only 6 years old. He, _____________, can play the piano very well.
21.She bought that sweater _____________ its high price.
22.They rushed to the cinema. _____________, they were too late.
23._____________Sally hates crowded places, we’ve invited her to the prom.
24.I didn’t like her rude behavior. _____________, I said nothing.
25._____________ working slowly, he rarely makes mistakes.
26.I do exercise every day. I haven’t lost any weight, _____________.
27.My father tried to lift the box. _____________, it was too heavy.
28.We won the game_____________ having lost two players.
29.I called Jane four times. _____________, she didn’t answer me.
30.He wants to be a famous actor. His parents, _____________, wants him to be a doctor.

Exercise 2. Use the conjunction "however" or "nevertheless" to link two given sentences
1. Mrs Smith loves her children so much. She’s sometimes very strict
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2. We can go there by bus. It is not the only way.
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3. Jim is good at English. He is not the best student.
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4. My new phone costs a lot of money to buy. It isn’t as good as I expected.
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5. It’s hard to find a parking lot near here on Sunday. I think we can find one.
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6. My mother wants to go to Paris in this summer. My dad wants to go to Berlin.
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7. Jane doesn’t like salads. She likes vegetables.
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8. My father loves watching football match. He never plays football.
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Exercise 3. Fill in the blank with “although/ despite/ however”.

1. _______________ the restaurant’s good reputation, the food was terrible.
_______________ the restaurant has a good reputation, the food was terrible.
The restaurant has a good reputation. _______________, the food was terrible.
2. _______________ it didn’t stop raining, we didn’t cancel our picnic.
_______________ the rain, , we didn’t cancel our picnic.
It didn’t stop raining. We didn’t cancel our picnic,______________.
3. Mary still bought the watch, __________ it had a high price.
Mary still bought the watch __________ its high price.
The watch had a high price. Mary, ___________, bought it
4. _______________ the fact that I was late for school, my teacher didn’t punish me.
_______________ I was late for school, my teacher didn’t punish me.
I was late for school. My teacher didn’t punish me, ___________.
5. _______________ I invited Jim to my party, he didn’t come.
_______________ my invitation to the party, Jim didn’t come.
I invited Jim to the party. _______________, he didn’t come.
6. I don’t want to watch this film_______________ it has many good reviews.
I don’t want to watcht this film _______________ its good reviews.
 The film has many good reviews. I don’t want to watch it, _______________.
7. _______________ there are many challenges, Tom won’t give up his dream.
_______________ many challenges, Tom won’t give up his dream.
There are many challenges.__________, Tom won’t give up his dream.
8. _______________ I studied very hard, I failed the exam.
_______________ studying very hard, I failed the exam.
I studied very hard. I,__________, failed the exam.

Exercise 3. Choose the correct answers.

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. I go to school by bus every day. I don’t like it much, _________.
A. despite B. although C. however
5. _________ Jim owns two cars, he rarely drives to work.
A. despite B. although C. however
6. The athlete completed the race _________ his pain.
A. despite B. although C. nevertheless
7. Jane looks pretty. She, _________, seems to lack personality.
A. despite B. although C. nevertheless
8. _________ we have a slim chance to win, we won’t lose hope.
A. despite B. although C. however
9. _________ of his bad luck, he won the medal.
A. in spite B. despite C. however
10.He is friendly _________ the fact that he’s very famous.
A. despite B. although C. however

Exercise 4. Match column A with column B as appropriate.

A B
 1. Although I have many friends, a. However, I admire her courage.
2. I didn’t wake up late b. Nevertheless, he is good at Literature
3. I don’t really like Mary. c. Living in it, however, is very comfortable.
4. Their project was finally successful d. he didn’t skip the class.
5. Tom is not good at science e. although my alarm clock didn’t go off.
subjects.
6. In spite of his headache, f. I feel lonely sometimes
7. My apartment is quite small. g. despite all the obstacles
8. I rarely go travelling h. although many friends want to travel with me.
1-_________ 2-________ 3-________ 4. -________
5-________ 6-________ 7. -________ 8-________

Exercise 5. Each sentence has a mistake. Find and correct it.

1. Despite of the film’s amazing effects, its plot is not so appealing.
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2. However she doesn’t look very beautiful, she has a kind heart.
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3. In spite that I don’t like her way of talking, I appreciate her effort.
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4. My brother isn’t very young, nevertheless, he talks like a middle-aged woman.
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5. Although the fact that Mary’s recently moved to this city, she is so familiar with it.
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6. I often eat fastfood. It is not, however, good for my health.
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7. My brother wants to travel around the world. Although he can’t afford it.
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8. I try to spare some time for my children. I am very busy, although.
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Exercise 6. Join the two sentences using the word in brackets.
1. Glenne Close hasn’t won a single Oscar. She has been nominated six times, (although)
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2. Brian Stone is a famous singer. He can’t sing folk song. (despite)
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3. Some people said the film was terrible. I found it quite gripping. (Though)
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4. It was a horror film. It wasn’t frightening at all. (in spite of)
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5. The movie was a box-office failure. It had an all-star cast. (even though)
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6. The film had good reviews. It was entirely ignored by awards bodies, (despite)
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7. People criticized the movie for being too violent. The movie was a commercial success. (in
spite of)
8. I liked it a great deal. I will likely never watch it again. (although)
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9. The film had largely negative reception. Penn was nominated for Best Actor. (despite)
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10. Critic reviews were favorable. The film was pulled early from theaters due to low ticket
sales. (although)
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Exercise 7. Complete the sentences with although, despite/ in spite of, however/
nevertheless.
1. Leonardo Dicaprio is a talented actor;_______________, he only won an Oscar after six
nominations.
2. _______________the negative reviews, Jurassic World reached $1 billion in ticket sales.
3. Linh wanted to see Wall-E._______________, the showing week fell on her
semesterexamination.
4.______________ it has found its fans over time, Empire Records only made $300,000
atthe box office.
5. Finding Nemo was a successful animation film-------------------its low budget.
6. Out of Africa didn’t win any acting Oscars----------------------starring Meryl Streepand Robert
Redford.
7. The film barely made back its budget.---------------------------, critics and fans had a lot of
positive things to say about it.
8. ______________animation is not my favorite genre, I really like Zootopia.
9. Titanic is a really good movie; ______________, it is not for anyone under the age of
sixteen.
10. ______________ it is loved by fans today, Clue had a rough start when it opened in 1985.