Exercise 4. Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets in your sentences.
1. They have very little money. They are happy.
(in spite of) _________________________________________________________.
2. My foot was hurt. I walked to the nearest village.
(although) ________________________________________________________________________________.
3. I enjoyed the film. The story was boring.
(in spite of) _______________________________________________________________________________.
4. We live on the same street. We hardly ever see each other.
(despite) __________________________________________________________________________________.
5. I got very wet in the rain. I was only out for five minutes.
(even though) ____________________________________________________________________________.
6. Because Phuong was tall, she never wears high heels.
(because of) ______________________________________________________________________________.
7. Because the wind was so heavy, I couldn’t go home.
(because of) ______________________________________________________________________________.
8. Although it was raining heavily, we still went to school.
(despite) __________________________________________________________________________________.
9. I accepted the job although the salary was low.
(in spite of) _______________________________________________________________________________.
10. The flight was not delayed though it was foggy.
(despite) __________________________________________________________________________________.
Exercise 5. Rewrite the following sentences, using the given words.
1. Because the rain was so heavy, I couldn't go to school.
=> Because of ____________________________________________________________________________.
2. His father asked him to go stay at home because he was sick.
=> Because of ____________________________________________________________________________.
3. She failed the University entrance exam because her grades were bad.
=> Because of ____________________________________________________________________________.
4. Because of the cheap price, my wife decided to buy a new television.
=> Because _______________________________________________________________________________.
5. Because I studied hard, I passed the exam.
=> Because of ____________________________________________________________________________.
6. They didn’t have much time; however, they came to visit us.
=> Despite _______________________________________________________________________________.
7. He is too old, but he still does his gymnastics every morning.
=> In spite _______________________________________________________________________________.
8. Although she was ill, she went to school.
=> In spite of ____________________________________________________________________________.
9. He didn’t come because he was sick.
=> He didn’t come because of _________________________________________________________.
10. The train was late because the fog was thick.
=> Because of ___________________________________________________________________________.
1. I couldn’t sleep. I was very tired. (despite)
=> Despite being very tired, I couldn't sleep
2. They have very little money. They are happy. (in spite of)
=> In spite of having very little money, they are happy
3. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village. (although)
=> Although my foot was injured, I managed to walk to the nearest village
4. Mary didn’t listen when her teachers were speaking.
Mary didn’t use to listen when her teachers were speaking
5. Ricardo got up at 6.00 when he was training for the Olympics.
Ricardo used to get up at 6.00 when he was training for the Olympics
6. What did you usually do on Saturday evenings?
What did you use to do in Saturday evenings?