Exercise 2: Combine these sentences using: though, although, even though
1. Lion dancing is very popular in Viet Nam. My friend Anny does not enjoy it.
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2. Bob always walks to work. He is living in the city.
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3. My house is near the beach. I rarely go swimming.
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4. My brother is working in Ha Noi. He comes home on every public holiday.
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5. Paul is an Australian, he enjoys Vietnamese New year.
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6 Most children go to see the firework show, Linh and Mai stay home watching TV.
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7. Nick used to smoke. He seems to be in good health.
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8. I couldn’t sleep. I was tired.
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9. Henry’s friend is a millionaire. He hates spending money.
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10. We couldn’t get tickets. We queued for an hour.
Exercise 4: Rewrite the sentences with the word given.
1. Although he has a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid.
=>In spite of
2. Although I had never seen her before, I recognized her from a photograph.
=> Despite
3. She wasn’t wearing the coat although it was quite cold.
=>In spite of
4. We thought we’d better invite them to the party although we don’t like them very much.
=> Despite
5. Although I didn’t speak the language, I managed to make myself understand.
=>In spite of
6. Although the heat was on, the room wasn’t warm.
=> Despite
7. I didn’t recognize her although I’d met her twice before.
=>In spite of
8. We’re not very good friends although we’ve known each other a long time.
=> Despite
9. Although Minh was ill, he still came to the meeting.
=>In spite of
10. Although he promised that he wouldn’t be late, he didn’t arrive until 9 o’clock.
=> Despite
11. Although the salary was low, he accepted the job.
=> Despite
12. In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.
=> Though
13. In spite of the bad weather, they went out for dinner.
=> Although
14. In spite of his age, he still leads an active life.
=> Even though
15. In spite of his hard work, Ba he failed his exam.
=> Though
16. In spite of the heavy rain, we decided to go to see the match.
=> Although
17. Although they lost, the home team played very well.
=> Despite
18. Even though it was raining, I still went to school on time.
=>In spite of
19. Although she isn’t brilliant, she studies quite well.
=> Despite
20. She isn’t brilliant but she studies quite well.
=> Although
21. The house isn’t nice, but I like the garden.
=> Even though
22. It was raining, but we went out.
=> Though
23. Everyone likes Bob even though he talkative.
=> Even though
24. Though I had an umbrella, I got very wet in the rain.
=> Though
25. We enjoyed the vacation although it rained a lot.
=> In spite of
26. Although she doesn’t earn much money, she spends like a millionaire.
=> Despite
27. Tom will not pass the examination although he studies well.
=> In spite of
28. He is still fat though he has been on a diet for 2 years.
=> In spite of
29. Although his English was good, he wasn’t chosen.
=> However
30. Although Judy was severely disabled, she participated in many sports.
=> Despite
31. It doesn’t matter how hard she tries, she never beat Sue at tennis.
=> However
32. No matter what he says, nobody believes him.
=> Whatever
33. He always woke up early no matter how late he had gone to bed.
=> However
34. Melissa’s father was very busy, but he still played with her.
=> Busy
35. She didn’t eat much though she was hungry.
=>In spite of
36. Although he had much experience in machinery, he didn’t succeed in repairing this machine.
=> Despite
37. We did the test well though it was difficult.
=>In spite of
38. Although he is strong, I’m not afraid of him.
=> Despite
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