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.
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Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words in parentheses
1. She has plenty of money, but she is very mean. (although)
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2. They have a car, but they rarely use it. (though)
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3. He was innocent, but he was sent to prison. (although)
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4. He has a number of relatives living nearby, but he never visits them (even though)
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5. She never takes any kind of exercise, but she is quite fit and healthy. (even though)
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6.The keyboard wasn’t working well. She tried to finish the letter (although)
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7.The forecast said it would rain. It turned out to be a beautiful day. (although)
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9. The traffic was bad. I arrived at the airport on time. (though)
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10. I didn’t get the job. I had all necessary qualifications. (though)
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11. We enjoyed the vacation. It rained a lot. (although)
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12. She felt sick. She went to work. (though)
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14. He is very rich. He isn’t happy. (although)
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15. She couldn’t answer the question. She is very intelligent. (though)
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16. He tried. He was not successful. (though)
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17. His life is hard. He determined to study well. (although)
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18. He was wise and experienced. He was not taken in. (though)
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1. Although he has a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid.
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2. Although I had never seen her before, I recognized her from a photograph.
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3. She wasn’t wearing the coat although it was quite cold.
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4. We thought we’d better invite them to the party although we don’t like them very much.
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5. Although I didn’t speak the language, I managed to make myself understand.
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6. Although the heat was on, the room wasn’t warm.
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7. I didn’t recognize her although I’d met her twice before.
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8. We’re not very good friends although we’ve known each other a long time.
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9. Although Minh was ill, he still came to the meeting.
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10. Although he promised that he wouldn’t be late, he didn’t arrive until 9 o’clock.
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6. Although the salary was low, he accepted the job.
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7. In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.
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8. In spite of the bad weather, they went out for dinner.
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9. In spite of his age, he still leads an active life.
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10. In spite of his hard work, Ba he failed his exam.
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11. In spite of the heavy rain, we decided to go to see the match.
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12. Although they lost, the home team played very well.
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13. Even though it was raining, I still went to school on time.
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14. Although she isn’t brilliant, she studies quite well.
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15. She isn’t brilliant but she studies quite well.
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16. The house isn’t nice, but I like the garden.
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17. It was raining, but we went out.
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18. Everyone likes Bob even though he talkative.
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19. Though I had an umbrella, I got very wet in the rain.
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20. We enjoyed the vacation although it rained a lot.
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21. I couldn’t sleep though I was very tired.
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22. I didn’t get the job even though I was extremely qualified.
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