Exercise 1: Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words in parentheses She has plenty of money, but she is very mean (although) => They have a car, but they rarely use it (though) => He was innocent, but he was sent to prison (although) => He has a number of relatives living nearby, but he never visits them (even though) => She never takes any kind of exercise, but she is quite fit and healthy (even though) => 6.The keyboard wasn’t working well She tried to finish the letter (although) => 7.The forecast said it would rain It turned out to be a beautiful day (although) => 8.I’m no better I’ve taken the bill (even though) => The traffic was bad I arrived at the airport on time (though) => 10 I didn’t get the job I had all necessary qualifications (though) => 11 We enjoyed the vacation It rained a lot (although) => 12 She felt sick She went to work (though) => 13 I was really tired I couldn’t sleep (even though) => 14 He is very rich He isn’t happy (although) => 15 She couldn’t answer the question She is very intelligent (though) => Exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences with the word given Although he has a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid =>In spite of Although I had never seen her before, I recognized her from a photograph => Despite She wasn’t wearing the coat although it was quite cold =>In spite of We thought we’d better invite them to the party although we don’t like them very much => Despite Although I didn’t speak the language, I managed to make myself understand =>In spite of Although the heat was on, the room wasn’t warm => Despite I didn’t recognize her although I’d met her twice before =>In spite of We’re not very good friends although we’ve known each other a long time => Despite 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 o’clock => Despite Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences, using although or in spite of Although I was very tired, I didn’t sleep => No matter Although I was hungry, I didn’t eat anything => No matter Although he felt unwell, he went on working => No matter Although he was disappointed, he tried to smile => No matter 5 He still goes to school although he isn’t fine => No matter Although the salary was low, he accepted the job => Despite In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends => Though In spite of the bad weather, they went out for dinner => Although In spite of his age, he still leads an active life => Even though 10 In spite of his hard work, Ba he failed his exam => Though 11 In spite of the heavy rain, we decided to go to see the match => Although 12 Although they lost, the home team played very well => Despite 13 Even though it was raining, I still went to school on time =>In spite of 14 Although she isn’t brilliant, she studies quite well => Despite 15 She isn’t brilliant but she studies quite well => Although 16 The house isn’t nice, but I like the garden => Even though 17 It was raining, but we went out => Though 18 Everyone likes Bob even though he talkative => Even though 19 Though I had an umbrella, I got very wet in the rain => Though 20 We enjoyed the vacation although it rained a lot => In spite of 21 I couldn’t sleep though I was very tired => Much 22 I didn’t get the job even though I was extremely qualified => Despite 23 He ate all the fruits although they were green =>No matter 24 The plane took off though the weather was bad =>No matter 25 He took a lot of photographs even though the sky was dark =>No matter 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 years => In spite of 29 Although they lived in poverty, they were always happy => No matter 30 He got good jobs, he was not satisfied => No matter what jobs ... Although the salary was low, he accepted the job => Despite In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends => Though In spite of the. .. She wasn’t wearing the coat although it was quite cold =>In spite of We thought we’d better invite them to the party although we don’t like them very much => Despite...Exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences with the word given Although he has a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid