1,despite my warning, they went ahead with their plan - 2,they went swimming in spite of the coldness of the water. - 3,in spite of being bad at pool, she beat him three times in a row. -  

Cách làm:

1. Xác định từ khóa trong câu hỏi, trong trường hợp này là "despite", "in spite of".
2. Đặt câu hỏi theo cấu trúc: "What does the writer mean by using 'despite' / 'in spite of' in each sentence?"
3. Phân tích từng câu trong đoạn văn và giải thích lý do tại sao tác giả sử dụng "despite" hoặc "in spite of" trong từng trường hợp.

Câu trả lời:

1. In the first sentence, the writer uses "despite" to show that even though the speaker warned them, they still proceeded with their plan.
2. In the second sentence, "in spite of" is used to indicate that they went swimming despite the coldness of the water.
3. In the third sentence, "in spite of" is used to emphasize the fact that she beat him at pool even though she is not good at it.

Even though she was bad at pool, she still managed to beat him three times in a row.

They went swimming even though the water was cold.

Despite my warning, they decided to go ahead with their plan.