1 I can’t cook Italian dishes I love Italian food Even if I am not a good cook, that doesn’t stop me from having preferences To link two sentences like those above, that appear to be contradictory, we use: I can’t cook Italian dishes although I love Italian food I love Italian food even though I can’t cook Italian dishes Even if I can’t cook Italian dishes, I love Italian food These are CONJUNCTIONS! I can’t swim I always have fun at the pool Even if I am not a good swimmer, that doesn’t stop me from having fun To link two sentences like those above and sound more official, we can also use: These are PREPOSITIONS! I always have fun at the pool despite not being able to swim In spite of the fact that I can’t swim, I always have fun at the pool HOWEVER = oricum ALL THE SAME = chiar daca STILL = inca, deocamdata YET = deja NEVERTHELESS = totusiMORE ! NONETHELESS = cu toate acestea WHEREAS = pe cand WHILE = in timp ce ON THE CONTRARY = dimpotriva - I can’t cook Italian dishes I love Italian food Even if I am not a good cook, that doesn’t stop me from having preferences To link two sentences like those above, that appear to be contradictory, we use: I can’t cook Italian dishes although I love Italian food I love Italian food even though I can’t cook Italian dishes Even if I can’t cook Italian dishes, I love Italian food These are CONJUNCTIONS! I can’t swim I always have fun at the pool Even if I am not a good swimmer, that doesn’t stop me from having fun To link two sentences like those above and sound more official, we can also use: These are PREPOSITIONS! I always have fun at the pool despite not being able to swim In spite of the fact that I can’t swim, I always have fun at the pool HOWEVER = oricum ALL THE SAME = chiar daca STILL = inca, deocamdata YET = deja NEVERTHELESS = totusiMORE ! NONETHELESS = cu toate acestea WHEREAS = pe cand WHILE = in timp ce ON THE CONTRARY = dimpotriva Kai Tak airport of Hong Kong is spectacular They want to build another Airports are noisy Kai Tak is very close to the city The crew lands the plane They not actually see Kai Tak airport The pilots land on a very short runway They have to go through skyscrapers The manoeuvres are very dangerous There has never been an accident here There is no room in Hong Kong They will build another airport Chek Lap Kok can be seen from space It is on a man made island Hong Kong is a small peninsula CLK terminal is the world’s largest building CLK airport cost 20 billion dollars Its computer system crashed 10 Inexperienced staff caused the fiasco They quickly solved all problems The propellers were thundering The pilot did not throw away his cigarette He adjusted his helmet His seat belt was not fastened The door was not shut The steward gave her a flask of smelling salts The ground staff fell back The machine moved forward The plane gathered speed It hurtled and bumped across the turf The plane seemed motionless The boats below showed its movement The plane was crowded The trip was relaxing I didn’t feel sick I had never been on a plane before I had an isle seat My neighbour didn’t bother me I ate a BLT sandwich My neighbour had a glass of water 10 We were flying The stewardess put on a movie Kai Tak airport of Hong Kong is spectacular They want to build another Airports are noisy Kai Tak is very close to the city The crew lands the plane They not actually see Kai Tak airport The pilots land on a very short runway They have to go through skyscrapers The manoeuvres are very dangerous There has never been an accident here There is no room in Hong Kong They will build another airport Chek Lap Kok can be seen from space It is on a man made island Hong Kong is a small peninsula CLK terminal is the world’s largest building CLK airport cost 20 billion dollars Its computer system crashed 10 Inexperienced staff caused the fiasco They quickly solved all problems The propellers were thundering The pilot did not throw away his cigarette He adjusted his helmet His seat belt was not fastened The door was not shut The steward gave her a flask of smelling salts The ground staff fell back The machine moved forward The plane gathered speed It hurtled and bumped across the turf The plane seemed motionless The boats below showed its movement The plane was crowded The trip was relaxing I didn’t feel sick I had never been on a plane before I had an isle seat My neighbour didn’t bother me I ate a BLT sandwich My neighbour had a glass of water 10 We were flying The stewardess put on a movie