Although:

- He's rather shy, although he's not as bad as he used to be.

- She'll be coming tonight, although I don't know exactly when.

- Although she was ill, she went to school.

In spite of:

- In spite of his injury, he will play in Saturday’s game.

- In spite of not having much money, she bought that doll for her daughter.

-  In spite of studying hard, John didn’t pass that exam.

Despite:

- Despite the heavy rain, he went out to find her.

- Despite having a sore throat, she won that singing competition.

- He still plays soccer despite his leg pain.

Cấu trúc:

→ Despite = In spite of

Despite/In spite of + N/N Phrase/V-ing, S + V + …

S + V + …despite/in spite of + N/N Phrase/V-ing.

→ Although

Although + S + V, S + V

*Cấu trúc:

Although/ though/ even though + S + V (chia theo thì thích hợp), S + V..

Despite/In spite of  + noun/pronoun/adj , S + V ..

 - 3 câu với although -

+ Although he's handsome, he's stingy.

dịch ra: mặc dù anh ấy đẹp trai, anh ấy keo kiệt

+ Although she tried her best, she still failed the exam.

dịch ra: mặc dù cô ấy đã cố gắng hết sức , cô ấy vẫn trượt kì thi.

+ Although the weather was bad , he still went out.

dịch ra : mặc dù thời tiết xấu , anh ấy vẫn đi chơi.

- 3 câu với despite - 

+ Despite the cold weather, she goes to the beach.

dịch ra: mặc dù thời tiết giá lạnh, cô ấy đi biển.

+ Despite being stomach, he still goes to school.

dịch ra: mặc dù bị đau bụng , anh ấy vẫn đến trường.

+ Despite being ugly, she is very kind.

dịch ra : mặc dù xấu xí, cô ấy rất tốt bụng.

- 3 câu In spite of -

+ In spite of being wealthy, she is very stingy.

dịch ra: mặc dù giàu có , cô ấy rất keo kiệt.

+In spite of the bad weather , she still went out. 

dịch ra : mặc dù thời tiết xấu ,cô ấy vẫn đi chơi.

+ In spite of being smart, he is very lazy.

dịch ra: mặc dù thông minh, anh ấy rất lười biếng .