I. Complete the sentences with although/ in spite of / 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 had 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 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 __________
Ans.(1) Although
(2) a. In spite of
b. Although
(3) a. because
b. although
(4) a. because of
b. in spite of
(5) a. although
b. because of
(6) a. he didn’t study very hard.
b. he studied very hard.
(7) a. I was hungry
b. being hungry/ my hunger/ the fact that I was hungry
II. Make one sentences from two. Use the word(s) in brackets in your senteces.
1. I couldn’t sleep. I was tired. (despite)
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2. The have very little money. They are happy. (in spite of)
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3. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village. (although)
4. I enjoyed the film. The story was silly. (in spite of)
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5. We live in the same street. We hardly ever see each other. (despite)
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6. I got very wet in the rain. I had an umbrella. (even though)
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Ans.(1) I couldn’t sleep despite being tired.
(2) In spite of having very little money, they are happy.
(3) Although my foot was injured, I managed to walk to the nearest village. or I managed to walk to the nearest village although my...
(4) I enjoyed the film in spite of the silly story, /.... in spite of the story being silly. /... in spite of the silliness of the story./... in spite of the fact 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) I got very wet in the rain even though I had an umbrella. or Even though I had an umbrella, I got....
III. What do you say in these situations? Use in case.
1. It’s possible that Mary will need to contact you, so you give her your phone number.
You say : Here’s may phoen number. __________________________________
2. A friend of yours is going away for a long time. Maybe you won’t see her again before she goes, so you decide to say goodbye now.
You say : I’ll say ___________________________________________________
3. You are shopping in a supermarket with a friend. You think you have everything you need but perhaps you’ve forgotten something. Your friend has the list. You ask him to check it.
You say : Can you ___________________________________________________
Ans. (1) in case you need to contact me.
(2) I’ll say goodbye now in case I don’t see you again before you go.
(3) Can you check the list in case we’ve forgotten something? or .... forgotten anything ?
