2/ Complete the sentenses , uusing althought , despite / in spite of . Sometime , two answers are possible. ( Ex.2/p.19 )
1. ______________ the story of the film was good , I didn't like the acting.
2. I went to see the film_______________ felling really tired 3. I really enjoyed the water war _____________ most of my friend said it wasn't a very good film.
4. _________________ careful preparation , they had a lot of difficulties in making a film
5. __________________ the film is griping , Tom slept from beginning
to end
3/ Complete the centences , using although , despite , in spite of , nevertheless , however,.... ( Ex. 4/p.20 )
1. The film didn't receive good reviews from critics __________________ , many people went to see it .
2. ___________________ the silly story , many people enjoyed the film
3. They spent millions of dollars on making the film ____________ , it wasn't as successful as expected
4. __________________ Joes is one of Spielberg's first films . It is one of his best .
5. __________________ the film was bit frightening . I really enjoyed
4/ Rewrite sentences using the words in brackets . Change other words in the sentences if necessary. ( Ex .3/p.20 )
1. I don't think Stallone is a very good actor . He was very good in the Rocky film . ( Although ) _____________________________________________
2. Many European film director have gone to Hollywood to make film . Few have had as much success as milos Forman . ( Although )
_____________________________________________
3. They watched film on DVD all night . They had to work the next day . ( despite )
__________________________________________________________________
4. He has performed excellently in many films . He has never won an oscar for Best Actor . ( Although )
___________________________________________________________________________________
5. The film begins with a terrible disaster . It has a happy ending ( in spite of )
__________________________________________________________________
5/ Use your own ideas to complete the following sentences . Then compare your sentences with a partner ( Ex .5/p.20 )
1. I don't really like the film although __________________________________
2.They spent a huge amount of money on the film . However , __________________________________
3. The film was a great success in spite of _____________________________
4. The sound in the film is terrible . Nevertheless , _______________________________________
5. Although it is a horror film , ___________________________________
6. Despite his age , ______________________________________
1. which film/see?
.............Which film did you see?...........................
-Forest Gump
2.flim/good?
...........Was the film good?...............
-yes, I enjoyed it
3. who/ in/ flim
.........Who is the main character in the film?............................
- Tom Hank . He was marvelous!
4. what time/ film?
............What time did the film start?............................
It started at 7h30 pm
5. when /it?
.........When did it finish?.............................
- It finished at 10
6. you/ home/ after the film ?
....Did you go home after the film?.......
-no , we went for a coffee with some friends of ours.
7. what/ you/ after that?
.......What did you do after that?........
-we went home
8. what time/ you / to bed?
.......What time did you go to bed?..........
I didn't go to bed until 11h30 pm