Ex 5: Rewrite the sentences with “despite / in spite of”.
1. Although he’s a millionaire, he lives in a very small flat.
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2. Although they have a lot of money, they’re still not happy.
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3. Although the traffic was heavy, we got there on time.
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4. I couldn’t sleep although I was very tired.
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5. She accepted the job although the salary was low.
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6. He runs fast although he is old.
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Ex 6: Rewrite the sentences with “However / Nevertheless”.
1. Huong seems to be quite clever. She often gets low marks.
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2. This restaurant has a good service. The food is not delicious.
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3. She is very rich. She doesn’t dress well.
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4. Peter loves table tennis. He doesn’t play it well.
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5. There is an interesting film on TV. We are studying now.
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6. He asked for another cup of coffee. There was no more.
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Ex 7: Choose the correct answer.
1. Mickey is a famous character of Disney ______ film.
A. musical B. comedy C. horror D. cartoon
2. You will be frightened when you see a ______ film.
A. scary B. comedy C. interesting D. cartoon
3. I wanted to see the film ______ feeling sleepy.
A. although B. spite C. in spite of D. but
4. ______ did you see that film? – Last night.
A. How B. What C. When D. Where
5. He is a good ______. He performs excellently in many films.
A. actor B. actress C. musician D. singer
6. It is a horror film. ______, it is a good film.
A. Although B. However C. And D. So
7. It is a ______ game. It makes me bored.
A. bores B. bore C. boring D. bored
8. He has an ______ personality. Every one wants to talks to him.
A. amuses B. amuse C. amusing D. amused
9. Tom Hanks is a film ______.
A. sun B. star C. moon D. cloud
10. Hilarious is a kind of film which makes viewers ______ a lot.
A. laugh B. cry C. frighten D. shock
11. ______ is the kind of film that shows real life events or stories.
A. horror B. love story C. comedy D. documentary
12. Romantic comedy combines comedy with ______.
A. life event B. love story C. crime D. murder
13. What ______ of film do you like to see? – Science fiction.
A. actor B. place C. kind D. character
14. Titanic is a ______ film.
A. cartoon B. horror C. romantic D. comedy
15. She sings very well _____ she is very fat.
A. although B. in spite of C. and D. so
16. He drove a car to home ______ his headache.
A. although B. in spite of C. and D. so
17. Her father came to see her yesterday, which made her ______.
A. surprising B. surprised C. surprises D. to surprise
18. It is a ______ word, I don’t know how to make a sentence with it.
A. to confuse B. confuse C. confused D. confusing
19. ______ being young, he is an excellent manager.
A. But B. Although C. In spite D. In spite of
20. I was ______ before going to the water park.
A. excited B. exciting C. excites D. excite
1 No matter how much money he makes, he can't save anything
2 Whatever she said , no one paid any attention
3 No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't lift the suitcase
4 No matter how much he loves Joan , he isn't going to marry her
5 Although you may earn a lot , you shouldn't waste money