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ENGLISH 7

By: Le Viet Phu


Warm up: Complete the sentence by underlining the suitable adjective in the parentheses)

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)


NEW LESSON

Unit 8:

FILMS


GRAMMAR

Although, despite/in spite of

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 or a
noun phrase.

Example:

a clause

Although he is so young, he performs excellently.
He is so

Despite / In spite of being so young, he performs excellently.
a phrase
Despite / In spite of his young age, he performs excellently.

young, but

=

he performs
excellently.


1. Complete the sentences. Use although + a clause from the box.

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
the acting is excellent

Example:
Although I watched the film twice, I didn’t understand it.



1. We enjoyed the film at the Ngoc Khanh Cinema
although few people came to see it
______________________________.
2. _____________________________________,
Although they spent a lot of money on the film it wasn’t a big success.
3. ___________________________, I don’t enjoy the film.
4. I didn’t
find the
it funny
atis
allexcellent
_______________ _________.
Although
acting
5. The film is based on a book that was written
twenty years ago _________________ ___________________
although it was a
comedy

although it is set in
modern times.


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.

Although
2. I went to see the film ____________________ feeling really tired.

despite most
/ in spite
3. I really enjoyed the Water War ______________
of myof
friends said it wasn’t a very
good film.
4. __________________ careful preparation, they had a lot of
difficulties in making
although
the film.
5. ________________
Despite / In spite the
of film was gripping, Tom slept from beginning to end.

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)

4.
hemany
has
performed
excellently
in have
many
films,
has
never
won
an
1. Although
2.
Although
I don’t think
Stallone
European
is a very
film
good
directors
actor,
although
gone
hetohe
was
Hollywood
very
good

to
in
make
the

3.
5.

They
watched
films on
DVD
all night,
despitethe
having
to work
the next
day.
In
spite
of beginning
with
a terrible
disaster,
film has
a happy
ending.
Oscar
for have
Best had

Actor.
films,
Rockyfew
films.
as much success as Milos Forman.


GRAMMAR

however and nevertheless

We also use however and nevertheless to express contrast between two
sentences. We usually use a comma after them. Nevertheless is more formal
than however.
In informal
situation

Example:
He is so young. However, he performs excellently.

In formal situation

He is so young. Nevertheless, he performs excellently.


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
However
Nevertheless,
see
it.
InDespite
spite ofthe silly story, many people enjoyed the film.
2. __________
3. They spent millions of dollars on making the film. ____________, it wasn’t as
successful as expected.
Nevertheless,
However
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.
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, ______.


Suggested answers
1. I don't really like the film although it stars many famous film stars.
2. They spent a huge amount of money on the film. However, it's not a very
interesting film.
3. The film was a great success in spite of being produced by an amateur producer.
4. The sound in the film is terrible. Nevertheless, it attracts the young audience.
5. Although it is a horror film, my friends want to see it.
6. Despite his age, he acts well.


Consolidation
1. We're studying now _______ there's an interesting film on TV.
A. although

B. in spite of

C. however

2.  Jordi is a careful driver. _______ , he’s had several accidents

A. Although

B. Despite

C. Nevertheless

3.  _______ her efforts, she failed the exam.
A. Although

B. In spite of

C. However

4.  _______ we were having difficulties, we felt optimistic.
A. Although

B. Despite

C. However

5. Lorena seems to be quite clever. _______ , she often gets low marks.
A. Although

b. In spite of

c. However


Please tell me what you have learnt today.


Yes, through the lesson we can now use ‘Although’,
‘Despite / In spite of’ to express contrast between two pieces of
information

in

the

same

sentence;

use

‘However

Nevertheless’ to express contrast between two sentences.

/


HOMEWORK

- 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



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