Exercise 1
Complete the sentences. Use although + a sentence from the box.
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I didn't speak the language well I had never seen her before it was quite cold I'd met her twice before |
he has a very important job we don't like them very much the heating was on we've known each other a long time |
1) _____, he isn't particularly well-paid.
2) _____, I recognised 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 self understood.
6) _____, the room wasn't warm.
7) I didn't recognise her ________
8) We're not very good friends ________
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1)
1 Although he has a very important job
2 Although I had never seen her before
3 although it was quite cold
4 although we don't like them very much
5 Although I didn't speak the language well
6 Although the heating was on
7 although I'd met her twice before
8 although we've known each other a long time
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences with although / in spite of / because / because of .
1) _____ It rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.
2) a ________ all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.
b ________ we'd planned 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.
Use your own ideas to complete the following sentences:
6) a He passed the exam although ________
b He passed the exam because ________
7) a I didn't eat anything although ________
b I didn't eat anything in spite of ________
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2)
1 Although
2 a In spite of (or Despite)
b Although
3 a because
b although
4 a because of
b in spite of (or despite)
5 a although
b because of
Example answers:
6 a he hadn't studied very hard
b he had studied very hard
7 a I was hungry
b being hungry / hunger / the fact (that) I was hungry
Exercise 3
Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets in your sentences.
1) I couldn't sleep. I was very tired. (despite)
________
2) They have very little money. They are happy. (in spite of)
In spite ________
3) foot was injured. I managed to walk home. (although)
________
4) I enjoyed the film. The story was silly. (in spite of)
________
5) We live in the same street. We hardly ever see each other. (despite)
________
6) I got very wet in the rain. I was only out for five minutes. (even though)
________
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3)
1 I couldn’t sleep despite being very tired.
2 In spite of having very little money, they are happy. or In spite of the fact (that) they have very little money …
3 Although foot was injured, I managed to walk home. or I managed to walk home although …
4 I enjoyed the film in spite of the silly story. / … in spite of the story being silly. / … in spite of the fact (that) the story was silly. or In spite of …, I enjoyed the film.
5 Despite living in the same street, we hardly ever see each other. or Despite the fact {that) we live in … or We hardly ever see each other despite …
6 Even though I was only out for five minutes, I got very wet in the rain. or I got very wet in the rain even though I was …
Exercise 4
Use the words in brackets to make a sentence with though at the end.
1) The house isn't very nice. (like / garden) ________
2) It’s warm today. (very windy) ________
3) We didn't like the food. (ate) ________
4) Liz is very nice. (don't like / husband) I ________
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4)
1 I like the garden though.
2 It's very windy though.
3 We ate it though.
4 I don't like her husband though.