UNIT 8: FILMS

A. PRONUNCIATION
/ɪə/ /eə/
Categories
Nguyên âm đôi Nguyên âm đôi
(Phân loại âm)
 Phát âm bằng cách đọc âm  Phát âm bằng cách đọc âm /e/,
/ɪ/, sau đó di chuyển về phía sau đó di chuyển về phía âm /ə/.
âm /ə/.  Khi bắt đầu, hai khóe miệng
 Khi bắt đầu, hai khóe hơi kéo sang hai bên, lười đặt ở
How to
miệng hơi kéo sang hai bên, độ cao trung bình đề phát âm
pronounce
nâng lưỡi cao để phát âm âm /e/.
(Cách phát âm)
âm /ɪ/.  Thu hai khóe miệng lại, lười hơi
 Thu hai khóe miệng lại, hạ kéo về phía sau để phát âm
lưỡi về vị trí thư giãn. Đồng âm /ə/.
thời phát âm âm /ə/
Letters ea (idea), ie (pier), eer are (care), ere (where), ear
(Dấu hiệu) (peer), ear (hear) (bear), air (chair), eir (their)

B. GRAMMAR
 Connectors: although/though and however (Từ nối: mục dù và tuy nhiên)
Although / Though (mặc dù)
Biểu đạt sự tương phản giữa hai vế thông tin trong một câu (mệnh đề - mệnh
đề).
Although / Though + S1 + V1, S2 +
V2.
S2 + V2 + although / though + S1 + Although it rained, we still went out.
V1. We still went out although it rained.
S1 + V1, S2 + V2, though. It rained, we still went out, though.
Despite / In spite of (mặc dù)
Diễn tả sự tương phản giữa hai vế thông tin trong một câu (Ving / N - mệnh đề).
Despite / In spite of+Ving / N, S + Despite the rain, we still went out.
V. We still went out in spite of the rain.
S + V + despite / in spite of + Ving Despite the fact that it rained, we still
/ N. went out.
* Câu trúc mở rộng:
Despite / In spite of + the fact that
 + S1 + V1, S2 + V2.
S2 + V2 + despite / in spite of the
fact that + S1 +V1.
However / Nevertheless
Biểu đạt sự tưong phản giữa hai câu. Thường dùng dấu phẩy ở phía sau.
S + V. However, / Nevertheless, S It rained. However, we still went out.
+ V. It rained; nevertheless, we still went
S + V; however, / nevertheless, S out.
+ V. It rained, but nevertheless we still
S + V, but nevertheless S + V. went out.

C. PRACTICE
I. PRONUNCIATION
Exercise 1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part
underlined.
1. A. recommend B. seatbelt C. vehicle D. investigate
2. A. performed B. approached C. advertised D. murdered
3. A. illegal B. sign C. critic D. direct
4. A. terrified B. entertained C. produced D. engaged
5. A. talked B. naked C. cooked D. booked
6. A. train B. wait C. said D. paid
7. A. sailing B. railway C. brainstorm D. captain
8. A. safety B. chat C. taste D. waste
9. A. centre B. let C. belt D. security
10. A. safety B. traffic C. station D. plane
Exercise 2. Find the word which has different stress pattern from the
others.
1. A. Argue B. Appear C. Asleep D. Attack
2. A. Behave B. Audience C. Critic D. Criticise
3. A. Desert B. Excellent C. Decision D. Feature
4. A. Hilarious B. Review C. Romantic D. Social
5. A. Special B. Performance C. Occur D. Exchange
6. A. Surprise B. Fantasy C. Engage D. Exhausted
7. A. Series B. Effect C. Setting D. Silly
8. A Direct B. Deserted C. Terrify D. Engagement
9. A. Happen B. Gripping C. Frightening D. Disastrous
10. A. Imagination B. Series C. Scary D. Subtitle
II. VOCABULARY
Exercise 1. Look at the pictures and complete the words with the clues
given.

1. A_ _M_ _ _ _ 2. C_ _ _ _C_ _ _ 3. C_ _ _D_ _ _

4. C_ _ _ _N_ _ 5. D_ S_ _ _ 6. E_ _ _ _S_ _ _

7. S_ _ _E 8. S_ _D_ _ _ 9. N _ _R_ _ _ _

10. M_ _D_ _ 11. I_ _ _ _ N_ _ _ _ _ 12. D_ _ _S_ _ _

Exercise 2. Choose the word(s) that doesn’t belong to the group.
1. A. tiredness B. exciting C. interesting D. exhausting
2. A. film B. cartoon C. cinema D. comedy
3. A. director B. editor C. actor D. comedy
4. A. science fiction B. animation C. documentary D. romantic
5. A. shocking B. acting C. entertaining D. exciting
6. A. terrifying B. entertaining C. frightening D. exciting
7. A. because of B. although C. despite D. in spite of
8. A. character B. audience C. actor D. actress
9. A. horror B. thriller C. plot D. document
10. A. feeling B. annoy C. enjoy D. like
Exercise 3. Match the words or phrases on the left with their meaning on
the right.
1. exchange A. a person who expresses opinions about the good and bad
qualities of books, music, etc.
2. critic B. the way that somebody behaves, especially towards other
people
C. a play, film or TV show that is intended to be funny, usually
3. director
with a happy ending
D. a film or a radio or television programme giving facts about
4. behaviour
something
E. an act of giving something to somebody or doing something
5. comedy
for somebody and receiving something in return
6.
F. violent behaviour that is intended to hurt or kill somebody
documentary
G. words that translate what is said in a film into a different
language and appear on the screen at the bottom. Subtitles are
7. plot
also used, especially on television, to help deaf people (= people
who cannot hear well)
H. a person in charge of a film or play who tells the actors and
8. violence
staff what to do
9. subtitle I. an actor’s part in a play, film, etc.
J. the series of events that form the story of a novel, play, film,
10. role
etc.
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Exercise 4. Fill in the blanks with suitable words or phrases in the box to
complete the sentences below and make changes if necessary.
 annoy attract ban review role
survey series post horror films comedy
1. That movie consisted of a ________________ of flashbacks.
2. This letter is ready for the ________________.
3. I tried to ________________ the waiter’s attention.
4. Canada will ________________ smoking in all offices later this year.
5. The current________________ will have a wider geographical spread.
6. As a writer, her forte is ________________.
7. ________________ often explore dark subject matter and may deal with
transgressive topics or themes.
8. Money played an important ________________ in my life.
9. She sent us her ________________ of the research.
10. I’m sure she does it just to ________________ me.
Exercise 5.
Task 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is
CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each sentence.
1. Is your younger sister afraid of horror films?
A. bored B. tired C. fond D. scared
2. Do you like the plot or the music of that movie?
A. summary B. review C. story D. style
3. Did Angelina Jolie play the leading role in “Salt”?
A. part B. action C. performance D. scene
4. Although the story of the film is gripping, I don’t like the acting.
A. Despite B. Though C. Because D. Due to
5. Most children like watching cartoons.
A. animated filmsB. comedies C. sci-fi movies D. documentaries
Task 2. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is
OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each sentence.
1. Was the film you saw last night very boring?
A. frightening B. interesting C. awful D. scary
2. I fell asleep during the film because I was too tired.
A. dreamt B. was sleepy C. slept D. stayed awake
3. This film is not only entertaining but also educational.
A. amazing B. enjoyable C. funny D. dull
4. The film was a box-office success.
A. hit B. failure C. achievement D. victory
5. Mr. Smith’s new neighbors appear to be very friendly.
A. amicable B. hostile C. futile D. inapplicable
Exercise 6. Give the correct word form of these words.
1 This film made a strong ________________ on me. IMPRESS
2 Have you ever seen this comedy? It’s really ________________. FUN
The film was ________________ though they spent millions of dollars
3
making it. SUCCEED
4 I love action films. They’re very ________________. EXCITE
Big Ben Down is about a group of ________________ who take control
5 TERROR
of Big Ben.
We were ________________ with the service at the cinema.
6 SATISFY
Everything was terrible.
7 There are always cowboys in a ________________. WEST
The film is a big ________________. It is boring from beginning to
8 DISAPPOINT
end.
A drama is a play in a theatre or on television or radio, or plays and
9 ACT
______________ generally.
The film is about two hijackers who ________________ to blow up the
10 THREAT
plane.
Exercise 7. Match the collocations on the left with their meaning on the
right.
1. base on A. to pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep
2. afraid of B. to act the part of (a particular character) in a film, play, etc.
C. If you base something on facts or ideas, you use those facts or
3. full of
ideas to develop it
4. fall
asleep D. to produce a new idea or plan
5. find E. to have a lot of energy and enthusiasm
6. make F. to give money as a payment for something
7. play a G. feeling fear, or feeling worried about the possible results of a
role particular situation
H. to think or talk about something again, in order to make
8. review
changes to it or to make a decision about it
I. to produce something, often using a particular substance or
9.spend
material
10. think
J. to discover somebody/something unexpectedly or by chance
of
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Exercise 8. Fill in the blanks with suitable words/phrases in the box.
based on play a role review send make
think of find afraid of fall asleep full of
1. ________________ me an email when you have any news.
2. Scientists can also ________________ in improving energy efficiency in their
laboratories.
3. The film is ________________ a true story.
4. After changing the bed, I would ________________ quickly.
5. Let’s ________________ what has happened so far.
6. A good man is hard to ________________.
7. The house has been ________________ activity all day.
8. Two blacks do not ________________ a white.
9. Animals are usually fire.
10. I can ________________ nothing else but your dazzling smile.
Exercise 9. These pairs of words are easily confused. Choose the best word
for each sentence.
1. I was disappointing/ disappointed with the film. I had expected it to be better.
2. Are you interesting/ interested in football?
3. The football match was very exciting/ excited. I enjoyed it.
4. It’s sometimes embarrassing/ embarrassed when you have to ask people for
money.
5. Do you easily get embarrassing/ embarrassed?
6. I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazing/ amazed when I was
offered it.
7. She has really learnt very fast. She has made astonishing/ astonished
progress.
8. I didn’t find the situation funny. I was not amusing/ amused.
9. Why do you always look so boring/ bored? Is your life really so boring/ bored?
10. He’s one of the most boring/ bored people I’ve ever met. He never stops
talking and he never says anything interesting/ interested.
Exercise 10. Choose the correct answers.
1. A film in which strange and frightening things happen is called a/an
________________.
A. thriller B. comedy C. drama D. animation
2. Not many people went to see the film; ________________, it received good reviews
from critics.
A. however B. despite C. but D. although
3. ________________ he spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.
A. Even B. But C. Although D. Despite
4. Trung finds horror films really ________________.
A. disgust B. disgusts C. disgusting D. disgusted
5. ________________ they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.
A. However B. Nevertheless C. When D. Although
6. We didn’t find it funny ________________ it was a comedy.
A. in spite of B. despite C. although D. but
7. In Titanic, it ________________ Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, a poor artist.
A. directs B. shows C. acts D. stars
8. The end of the film was so ________________ that many people cried.
A. Shocking B. moving C. exciting D. boring
9. I went to the cinema with my friends yesterday ________________ feeling very
tired.
A. although B. in spite of C. but D. so
10. ________________ beginning with a terrible disaster, the film has a happy ending.
A. In spite B. Despite C. Although D. However
11. I found the book so ________________ that I couldn’t put it down.
A. gripping B. boring C. tiring D. shocking
12. ________________ careful preparation, we have a lot of difficulties in making a
new film.
A. With B. However C. Such D. Despite
13. The film has a silly plot. ________________, many people enjoyed it.
A. Though B. Moreover C. Because D. Nevertheless
14. A ________________ is a film that shows real life events or stories.
A. action B. documentary C. thriller D. comedy
15. I have never felt as ________________ as I did when I watched that horror film.
A. terrify B. terrified C. terrifying D. terrible
III. GRAMMAR
Exercise 1. Circle the correct answers.
1. A. Let’s go to the cinema tonight!
B. Let’s to go to the cinema tonight!
2. A. Why doesn’t Mark want to see An Old Pieri
B. Why don’t Mark want to see An Old Pieri
3. A. What do people thinks of Our Holiday!
B. What do people think of Our Holiday!
4. A. Though we played well, we couldn’t win the match.
B. Despite we played well, we couldn’t win the match.
5. A. He doesn’t like that type of film.
B. He doesn’t like that types of film.
6. A. Though she watched the film twice, she didn’t understand it.
B. Though she watched the film two, she didn’t understand it.
7. A. Though the questions were very difficult, he solved them easily.
B. Though of the questions were very difficult, he solved them easily.
8. A. He never played a leading role in a film although he was a great actor.
B. He never play a leading role in a film although he was a great actor.
9. A. Though they spent a lot of money on the film, the film wasn’t a big success.
B. However they spent a lot of money on the film, the film wasn’t a big success.
10. A. I didn’t find the film funny at all although it was a comedy.
B. 1 didn’t find the film funny at all, so it was a comedy.
Exercise 2. Circle the correct answers.
1. I found the film A Polluted Planet hard to believe. It’s a very shocked/ shocking
documentary.
2. Is there a cinema near here/ hear?
3. I don’t really like the film though/ despite its storyline is intriguing.
4. I think you will enjoy Our Holiday. It’s quite enjoy/ enjoyable.
5. I don’t care about/ on your idea.
6. Mary overslept/ oversleep this morning although she went to bed early last
night.
7. He felt very well. However/ Because, he was diagnosed with cancer.
8. There were too/ two many fights in the film. It was too violent.
9. The story of the film is silly. However/ So, many people still enjoyed it.
10. I didn’t really understand the film. It was very confusing/ confused.
Exercise 3. Circle the correct answers.
1. We were all horrifying/ horrified when we heard about the disaster.
2. It’s sometimes embarrassing/ embarrassed when you have to ask people for
money.
3. Are you interesting/ interested in football?
4. I enjoyed the football match. It was quite exciting/ excited.
5. It was a really terrifying/ terrified experience. Afterwards everybody was very
shocking/ shocked.
6. I had never expected to be offered the job. I was really amazing/ amazed when
I was offered it.
7. The kitchen hadn’t been cleaned for ages. It was really disgusting/ disgusted.
8. Do you easily get embarrassing/ embarrassed?
9. The film was so dull/ dully that we almost fell asleep.
10. This film is very funly/funny.
Exercise 4. Give the correct forms of the words given to complete the
sentences.
1 Horror films ________________ my younger sister. TERRIBLE
I don’t think it is good for young kids to see VIOLENT
2
________________ on TV.
3 We are going to the cinema to see an ________________ film. AMAZED
Although Titanic is a ________________ film, it has a sad ROMANCE
4
ending.
He falls in love with a pretty girl. It’s a beautiful ROMANIC
5
________________.
His recent film received a lot of ________________ from the CRITIC
6
public.
My favourite ________________ -fiction films have beings SCIENTIST
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from Mars.
I don’t like horror films because they are too FRIGHT
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________________ for me.
9 Dracula is the best ________________ film I’ve ever seen. IMPRESS
Do you know Daniel Day-Lewis? He has won three Oscars ACT
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for Best ________________.
Exercise 5. Read the questions in column A, and match them with the
suitable answers in column B.
A B
1. What kind of film is Harry Potter and a. Daniel Radcliffe is one of the stars in
the Sorcerer’s Stone? the film.
2. Who is Daniel Radcliffe? b. Watching a film.
3. How about seeing a film this
evening? c. It’s a fantasy.
d. It is about a very big boy who saves
4. What is the main content?
his town and becomes a hero.
5. What does Mark suggest doing
e. 7 o’clock.
tonight?
6. What are you doing? f. I’m having dinner.
7. Why doesn’t Mark want to see Hany
Potter? g. That’s a great idea.
8. Do you like documentaries? h. No, I don’t.
9. Are you hungry? i. Yes, I am.
10. What time do you get up every j. Because he doesn’t like that type of
day? film.
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Exercise 6. Complete the sentences with although/in spite
of/because/because of.
1. Although it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.
2. A. ________________ all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.
B. ________________ we’d phoned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.
3. A. I went home early ________________ I was feeling unwell.
B. I went to work the next day ________________ I was still feeling unwell.
4. A. She only accepted the job ________________ the salary, which was very high.
B. She accepted the job ________________ the salary, which was rather low.
5. A. I managed to get to sleep ________________ there was a lot of noise.
B. I couldn’t get to sleep ________________ the noise.
Exercise 7. Complete the sentences using “although + a sentence” from
the box.
I didn’t speak the language he has a very important job
I had never seen her before we don’t like them very much
it was quite cold the heating was on
I’d met her twice before we’ve known each other for a long
time
1. Although he has a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid.
2. _____________________________, I recognized her from a photograph.
3. She wasn't wearing a coat _____________________________.
4. We thought we'd better invite them to the party _____________________________.
5. _____________________________, I managed to make myself understood.
6. _____________________________, the room wasn't warm.
7. I didn’t recognize her _____________________________.
8. We're not very good friends _____________________________.
Exercise 8. Read and match.

1. The movie on TV last night made me.

A. bore B. boring C. bored D. boredom
2. I was to learn that the director of that gripping film has won the first prize.
A. interest B. interests C. interested D. interesting
3. We were with the latest film of that director.
A. satisfy B. satisfying C. satisfactory D. satisfied
4. They were very disappointed her acting.
A. of B. with C. in D. on
5. Let’s go to the Victor Cinema. I’m sure you’ll find the film.
A. excites B. excite C. excited D. exciting
6. Mr. Bean’s Holiday is a film - I was laughing from beginning to end.
A. hilarious B. violent C. scary D. moving
7. We are really about going to the cinema tonight.
A. excited B. interested C. amused D. pleased
8. The film was so. However, my father saw it from beginning to end.
A. interesting B. exciting C. boring D. fascinating
9. We found the plot of the film.
A. Bored B. boring C. interested D. acting
10. The cinema changed completely at end of 1920s.
A. an – the B. the – a C. a – the D. the – the
11. I enjoyed the film on TV yesterday evening nobody in my family liked
A. although B. yet C. in spite of D. so
12. Last night, I didn’t go to bed early being very tired.
A. despite of B. in spite of C. although D. Because
13. thrillers to action films.
A. like B. prefer C. would ratherD. Enjoy
14. We like the film very much. The are unforgettable and the plot is gripping.
A. characters B. acting C. style D. Action
15. A is a film that tries to make audiences laugh.
A. horror B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary
Exercise 9. Underline the mistakes and correct them.
1. Though the sun is shining, it isn’t very warm.
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2. The story of the film is silly. However, many people still enjoyed them.
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 3. Who kind of films do you like?
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4. I don’t liked fantasies because it is very boring and not based on real facts.
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5. Although he arrived late, he leaves the cinema early.
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6. This type of film have supernatural.
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7. How about seeing an film this evening?
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8. Kungfu Boy is on at Ngoc Khanh Cinema in 4.30 p.m.
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9. The film received a lot of good review.
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10. That film’s really interested.
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IV. READING
Exercise 1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
I like a lot of different actors, (1) ______________ my real favourites are Daniel
Craig and Halle Berry.
Daniel Craig is British and he’s a really talented (2) ______________. He’s been
in a lot of different kinds of films including action adventure, science fiction, and
romantic drama, but he always gives an excellent performance. He was brilliant in
Tomb Raider Alex West, but my (3) ______________ film is Casino Royale. I think
Daniel Craig is a (4) ______________ James Bond.
Halle Berry is American. She was a model, but then decided to (5)
______________ an actress, I like her (6) ______________ she’s beautiful. She’s a good
actress and I think she has a great sense of humour. I’m not keen on some of her
films, (7) ______________ as Catwoman, but her other films are excellent. My favourite
is X-men which is a science fiction film. She plays the (8) ______________ character
Storm, who has the ability (9) ______________ change the weather.
Daniel Craig and Halle Berry are both entertaining and talented actors. I love
(10) ______________ their films.
Exercise 2. Fill in the blank with a suitable word in the box.
safely called in acting production which
 the to see because performed do
Modern cinema audiences expect (1) ______________ plenty of thrilling scenes
in action films. These scenes (2) ______________ are known as stunts are usually (3)
______________ by stuntmen who are specially trained to dangerous things (4)
______________. Anyone can crash a car, but if you are (5) ______________ a film, you
have to be extremely precise, sometimes you drive and stop right in front of the
camera and film crew. At (6) ______________ early stage in the (7) ______________, an
expert stuntman is (8) ______________ to work out the action scenes and form a
team. He is the only person who can against the words of the director, (9)
______________ he will usually only (10) ______________ this in the regards of safe.
V. WRITING
Exercise 1. Reorder the words to make correct sentences.
1. the / What / people / do / about / say / film?
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2. directed / film / Annabelle, I John R. Leonetti. / My I favourite / is / a horror /
by / film / by
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3. the / to / go / Let’s / cinema / tonight!
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4. of/ What / kind / is / film / it?
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5. He / doesn’t / of / like / kind / film. I that
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6. in / Many / cried / when I saw / the / people I they / scenes / the / film.
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7. was I The / film / fell / last / night / so / asleep. / boring I that / we
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8. There / fights I was / were / too / in / many / the / film. / It / violent.
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9. see / you / What / film / did I recently?
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10. earphones / Put / near / your / here.
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Exercise 2. Write other sentences which have the same meaning as the
given sentences.
1. Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.
 In spite
of...................................................................................................................
2. Mary could not go to school because she was sick.
 Because
of...................................................................................................................

3. Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.


Despite...................................................................................................................
4. My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.
 In spite
of...................................................................................................................
5. Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home.
 Because
of...................................................................................................................
6. Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.

Despite...................................................................................................................
7. Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.

Despite...................................................................................................................
8. In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.

Although...................................................................................................................
9. Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.
 In spite
of...................................................................................................................
10. In spite of the high prices, my daughter insists on going to the movies.
 Even
though...................................................................................................................
Exercise 3. Write a paragraph (80 - 100 words) about your favourite
film.
You can base on the suggestions below:
  When you saw it
 Where you saw it
 What type of film it was
 What the film was about
 Why it is your favourite film
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