Unit 7. The mass media

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS 10/6
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.

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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
____ the cold weather , we all wore shorts.
Because
Though
Although
In spite of
2.____ his illness, he had to cancel the appointment .
Because of
Though
Although
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.
Because
Though
Because of
Despite
5.All the teachers love him ______ his conduct is good .
although
because
because of
despite

6.I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.
even though
despite
because
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

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
Thanks for your attention !