LF unit 7 lop 10

Unit 7: THE MASS MEDIA
Grammar:
BECAUSE OF and IN SPITE OF

It rained heavily, so she stayed at home.
It rained heavily, but she went out.

Because of the heavy rain, she stayed at home.

Despite/In spite of the heavy rain, she went out.

Because it rained heavily, she stayed at home.

Although it rained heavily, she went out.

S V
S
V
n.phrase
n.phrase

I.PHRASES AND CLAUSES OF REASON
1.Phrases of reason
Because of + Noun/ N. phrase/Gerund phrase
( vì / bởi vì……)
2. Clauses of concession
Although/Though/ Even though+ Clause (S+V… )
( dù /mặc dù……)
II.PHRASES AND CLAUSES OF CONCESSION

1.Phrases of concession
Despite/ In spite of + Noun/ N. phrase/Gerund phrase
( dù / mặc dù……)
2.Clauses of reason
Because + Clause (S+V)
( vì / bởi vì……)

Choose the correct answer
1. ____ the cold weather , we all wore shorts.
A. Because
B. Though
C. Although
D. In spite of

2.____ his illness, he had to cancel the appointment .
A. Because of
B. Though
C. Although
D. In spite of

3.We have managed to get some beef ____ the meat
shortage .
A.because of
B.even though
C.because
D.in spite of

4. _____ the bad condition of the house, the council
demolished it.
A.Because

B.Though
C.Because of
D.Despite

5.All the teachers love him ______ his conduct is
good .
A.although
B.because
C.because of
D.despite

6.I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.
A.even though
B.despite
C.because
D.because of

Rewrite the sentences ,using the suggested words
Ex1: We didn’t go fishing because the water was rough.
N be Adj
Because of the rough water , we didn’t go fishing.
Adj N
Because
Although
Though + the/tính từ sở hữu+ N+ be + adj
Even though
Because of
Despite
In spite of + the/tính từ sở hữu+ adj + N

1. He received a poor grade because his answers were
incomplete.
Because of __________________________________
his incomplete answers, he received
a poor grade
2. I lost my way because the fog was thick.
Because of ___________________________
the thick fog, I lost my way.

4. All the trains were on time even though the prices
are high.
Despite ___________________________________
the high prices, all the trains were on time.
3. Although the weather was cold, she wasn’t wearing a
coat.
In spite of ______________________________________
the cold weather, she wasn’t wearing a coat

EX2: He will never get success because he is impatient.
S be adj
Because of his impatience, he will never get success.
p .adj N
Because
Although +S + be + adj
Because of
In spite of + possessive Adj / Possessive case + N
Despite

5.English is learnt by millions of students because it

is important.
English is learnt by millions of students because of
__________________.
its importance
6.He went to school though he was ill.
He went to school in spite of __________________.
his illness

Ex3: Although he worked very hard, he failed the final
exam S V S
In spite of working very hard , he failed the final
exam.
Although
Though + S+ Va… , S+ Vb ( 2chủ từ giống nhau)
Because
In spite of/ Despite + V-ing, S + Vb……
Because

7.Even though he arrived later , he finished work
earlier than the others .
In spite of _______________________________
arriving later , he finished work earlier
than the others .
8.I catch cold now because I went out in the rain yesterday.
I catch cold now because of __________________________
going out in the rain yesterday

Look at the pictures and make sentences
with “because of” or “in spite of / despite”

Despite her old age, she goes to school/ tries to study.


She fell asleep because of being tired/ learning hard all
day.

They look strong and healthy because of playing
sports every day.

The boy is washing up/ the bowl in spite of being
disabled.

Homework
Learn the lesson
Do the rest of Exercise 3
Prepare the next lesson