I. Although/ Though/ Eventhough and Despite/ In spite of








Ex: Despite / In spite of his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.










Ex: Although / Even though / Though he has a physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.
II. Because / Because of







Ex: We were late because it rained
We were late because of the rain.

EXERCISES
Fill in the blanks, using “because, because of, though, or in spite of”
1. Lan went to the dentist _______________ her toothache.
2. Nam didn’t go to the dentist ________________ his toothache.
3. We stopped playing tennis _________________ the rain.
4. We didn’t arrive until seven o’clock _______________ the traffic was terrible.
5. She found the exam easy ______________ she had worked hard during the course.
6. They moved to Liverpool __________________ her job.
8. ____________ the weather was bad, we enjoyed our trip.
9. The children slept well________________ the noise.
10. _____________ the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.

CÁCH BIẾN ĐỔI CÂU TỪ “ALTHOUGH/ THOUGH” SANG “ IN SPITE OF/ DESPITE”
Although S1 + V1, S2 + V2
1) S1 = S2 + S1 : bỏ
+ V1 ( V-ing Ex: Although Tom got up late, he got to school on time. => Despite / in spite of _________________________________________
2) Vế 1: N + be + Adj ( Adj: đem đặt trước N
Be: bỏ Ex: Although the rain is heavy,....... => Despite / in spite of _______________________________ 3) Vế 1: PRON + be + Adj: Đại từ : thành sỡ hửu
Tính từ: thành danh từ
Be: Bỏ Ex: Although He was sick,........ => Despite / in spite of ___________
4) Vế 1: PRON + V + Adv Đại từ: thành sở hữu
Động từ: thành danh từ
Trạng từ: thành tính từ đặt trước danh từ Ex: Although He behaved impolitely,..... => Despite / in spite of ___________________ 5) Vế 1 : there be + N ( bỏ there be Ex: Although there was an accident ,..... => Despite / in spite of _________________ 6) Vế 1 : It (be) + tính từ về thời tiết
Đổi tính từ thành danh từ thêm the phía trước.
( Các tính từ và danh từ thường gặp trong mẫu này là:
Foggy => fog ( sương mù )
Snowy => snow (tuyết)
Rainy => rain (mưa)
Stormy => storm ( bão)
Ex: Although it was rainy, ..... => Despite / in spite of ___________________
7) Vế 1: N + (be) + p.p   (câu bị động)
( p.p thành danh từ, thêm the phía trước và of phía sau, danh từ câu trên đem xuống để sau of
Ex: Although television was invented, ..... => Despite / in spite of __________________________

( Áp dụng cách biến đổi tương tự với BECAUSE ( BECAUSE OF

EXERCISES
Exercise 1: Combine these sentences using: though, although, even though
1. Lion dancing is very popular in Viet Nam. My friend Anny does not enjoy it.
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2. Bob always walks to work. He is living in the city.
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3. My house is near the beach. I rarely go swimming.
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4. My brother is working in Ha Noi. He comes home on every public holiday.
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5. Paul is an Australian, he enjoys Vietnamese New year.
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6 Most children go to see the firework show, Linh and Mai stay home watching TV.
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7. Nick used to smoke. He seems to be in good health.
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8. I couldn’t sleep. I was tired.
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9. Henry’s friend is a millionaire. He hates spending money.
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10. We couldn’t get tickets. We queued for an hour.
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Exercise 2. Rewrite the following sentences from THOUGH/ ALTHOUGH into DESPITE/ IN SPITE OF
1. Though he is rich, he never helps the poor.
( ___________________________________________
2. Although she is poor, she is always happy.
( ___________________________________________
3. Though it rained heavily, we went to school. => Despite ____________________________________ 4. She decided to accept the job although the salary is low. => In spite of___________________________________________ 5. Though he has an English
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