Unit 08. Films. Lesson 3. A closer look 2

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Everybody
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boring

6

laugh

2

3

shocking hilarious

7

8

fall asleep not believe

4

5

moving

scary

9

cry
10

frighten

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Monday, Jan. 25th, 2016

FILMS


1. Although/ despite/in spite of
Use : 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 noun phrase
MAIN CLAUSE + ALTHOUGH + S + V + ……
MAIN CLAUSE + DESPITE / INSPITE OF + NOUN / N. PHRASE.

 Example:

 Although he is so young, he performs
excellently.
 Despite/ in spite of being so young, he
performs excellently.
 Despite/ in spite of his young age, he
performs excellently


However / Nevertheless: Tuy nhiên, tuy thế mà
 We also use however and nevertheless to express
contrast between two sentences. We usually use
comma after them.
However,
Nevertheless,

+ S + Verb

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


1.Complete the sentences. Use although + a clause from
the box. (Ex. 1/p. 19)

a. they spent a lot of money
b. few people came to see it

c. it was a comedy
d. it is set in modern time
e. the acting is excellent
1. We enjoyed the film at the Ngoc Khanh
although
few people came to see it.
cinema,
.....................................................................
they spent a lot of money, it wasn’t a big success.
2. Although
......................................................,

Although the acting is excellent, I don’t enjoyed the film.
3. ......................................................,

although it was a comedy .
4. I didn’t find it funny at all ................................................
5. The film is based on a book that was written twenty years
although it is set in modern time.
ago, .................................................................


1. Complete the sentences, using although, despite/ in
spite of. Sometimes, two answers are possible.
(Ex. 2/p. 19)

Although the story of the film was good, I didn’t like
1. ....................
the acting.
despite / in spite of feeling really

2. I went to see the film .....................................
tired.
although
3. I really enjoyed the Water War ..........................
most of
my friends said it wasn’t a very good film
Despite /In spite of
4. ............................................
careful preparation, they had
a lot of difficulties in making a film.
Although
5. ............................
the film is gripping, Tom slept from
beginning to end.


3. Complete the sentences, using although, despite, in
spite of , nevertheless, however, .. (Ex. 4/p. 19)

1. The film didn’t receive good reviews from
However,
/ Nevertheless
critics
................................................,
many people went to
seeDespite
it.
/ In spite of
2. .......................................... the silly story, many people
enjoyed the film.

However,
Nevertheless
3. They
spent /millions
of dollars on making the
film ................................................, It wasn’t as successful
as Although
expected.
4. ............................. Joes is one of Spielberg’s first films.
It is one
of his best.
Although
5. ........................ the film was bit frightening. I really enjoyed


1. Rewrite sentences using the words in the brackets.
Change other words in the sentence if necessary
(Ex. 3/p. 30)

2. Use your own ideas to complete the following
sentences. Then compare your sentences with a
partner. (Ex. 5/p.20)

YOU GET
15 MARKS


YOU GET
10 MARKS


YOU GET
25 MARKS


 Learn all structures by heart.
 Do exercises again.
 Prepare COMMUNICATION.


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