Exercise 4. Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets in your sentences.
1. They have very little money. They are happy.
(in spite of) _________________________________________________________.
2. My foot was hurt. I walked to the nearest village.
(although) ________________________________________________________________________________.
3. I enjoyed the film. The story was boring.
(in spite of) _______________________________________________________________________________.
4. We live on the same street. We hardly ever see each other.
(despite) __________________________________________________________________________________.
5. I got very wet in the rain. I was only out for five minutes.
(even though) ____________________________________________________________________________.
6. Because Phuong was tall, she never wears high heels.
(because of) ______________________________________________________________________________.
7. Because the wind was so heavy, I couldn’t go home.
(because of) ______________________________________________________________________________.
8. Although it was raining heavily, we still went to school.
(despite) __________________________________________________________________________________.
9. I accepted the job although the salary was low.
(in spite of) _______________________________________________________________________________.
10. The flight was not delayed though it was foggy.
(despite) __________________________________________________________________________________.
Exercise 5. Rewrite the following sentences, using the given words.
1. Because the rain was so heavy, I couldn't go to school.
=> Because of ____________________________________________________________________________.
2. His father asked him to go stay at home because he was sick.
=> Because of ____________________________________________________________________________.
3. She failed the University entrance exam because her grades were bad.
=> Because of ____________________________________________________________________________.
4. Because of the cheap price, my wife decided to buy a new television.
=> Because _______________________________________________________________________________.
5. Because I studied hard, I passed the exam.
=> Because of ____________________________________________________________________________.
6. They didn’t have much time; however, they came to visit us.
=> Despite _______________________________________________________________________________.
7. He is too old, but he still does his gymnastics every morning.
=> In spite _______________________________________________________________________________.
8. Although she was ill, she went to school.
=> In spite of ____________________________________________________________________________.
9. He didn’t come because he was sick.
=> He didn’t come because of _________________________________________________________.
10. The train was late because the fog was thick.
=> Because of ___________________________________________________________________________.
- Team A: I sometimes go to school on foot because it is quite far from my house about 2 kilometers.
(Đội 1: Tôi thỉnh thoảng đi bộ đến trường vì nó khá xa nhà tôi khoảng 2 km.)
- Team B: We always have a big breakfast with rice, meat, fish, eggs and vegetable soup at 6 c’clock before we go to school because breakfast is very important to help us study well all day.
(Chúng tôi luôn ăn sáng thật no với cơm, thịt, cá, trứng và canh rau lúc 6 giờ trước khi chúng tôi đi học vì bữa sáng rất quan trọng giúp chúng tôi học tập hiệu quả cả ngày.)
Team B makes the longest sentence.
(Đội B có câu dài nhất.)