Exercises

Unit 113 · although though even though in spite of despite

113.1

Complete the sentences

Complete the sentencesUse althoughI didnI had never seen her before it was quite coldI

1Although she has a very important job , she isn’t well-paid.(Example)

, I recognised her from a photo.

Sarah wasn’t wearing a coat .

We decided to invite them to the party .

, I managed to make myself understood.

, the room wasn’t warm.

I didn’t recognise her .

We’re not close friends .

113.2

Complete the sentences with although / in spite of / because / because of

Completethesentenceswithalthough/inspiteof/because/becauseof.

1Although it rained a lot, we had a good time.(Example)

a all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.

a I went home early I was feeling unwell.

a Chris only accepted the job the salary, which was very high.

a there was a lot of noise, I slept quite well.

a He passed the exam although .

a I didn’t eat much although .

113.3

Make one sentence from two

1I couldn’t sleep. I was very tired. (despite) I couldn’t sleep despite being very tired.(Example)

We played quite well. We lost the game. (in spite of) In spite

I’d hurt my foot. I managed to walk home. (although)

I enjoyed the film. The story was silly. (in spite of)

We live in the same building. We hardly ever see each other. (despite)

They came to the party. They hadn’t been invited. (even though)

113.4

Use the words in brackets to make a sentence with though at the end

1The house isn’t very nice. (like / garden) I like the garden though.(Example)

I enjoyed reading the book. (very long)

We didn’t like the food. (ate)

Laura is very nice. (don’t like / husband) I ➜ Additional exercise 32 (page 321)

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