I.Rewrite the sentences so that their meaning stays the same :
1 . I did the test well though I was sick .
->In spite of .............................
2. Although the food is terrible , he still eats in that restaurant.
->Despite..................................
3.Though the fruits were green , he ate them all .
->Despite..................................
4. He studied very well though his life was hard at that time .
->In spite of..............................
5. He ate the chocolate cake even though he was on diet .
->Despite..................................
6.Despite the heavy rain , I went to school on time .
->Although.................................

7. In spite of living anywhere , he always thought of his homeland .
->Though...................................

IV.REWRITE THESE SENTENCES

1. Despite the terrible food, he still eats in that restaurant.

=> Although ____________________________________

2 We did the test well though it was difficult.

=> In spite of ___________________________________

3. The flight was not delayed though it was foggy.

=> Despite _____________________________________

4. He ate all the fruits though they were green.

=> However ____________________________________

5 Although he is talented, no one likes him.

=> In spite of ___________________________________

6. He studied very well though his life was hard at that time.

=> In spite of ___________________________________

7. He ate the chocolate cake even though he was on diet.

=> Despite _____________________________________

8. Mr. Pike doesn’t wear glasses though he is over sixty.

=> In spite of ___________________________________

9. Although it rain heavily, I went to school on time.

=> Despite _____________________________________

10. Although it was noisy, I kept on studying.

=> No matter how _______________________________

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I. Rewrite the sentences:

1. Although he often tells lies, the headmaster believes him. => In spite of

2. In spite of her dislike for coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm. => Although

3. He couldn't earn enough money for living although he worked hard. => Despite

4. Although Jane wrote for the tickets, she still had to stand in line. => In spite of

5. We get a good room though we didn't phone the hotel. => Despite

6. She was admitted to the university in spite of her low grades. => Although

7. Despite the terrible food, he still eats in that restaurant. => Although

8. We did the test well though it was difficult. => In spite of

9. The flight was not delayed though it was foggy. => Despite

10. Although he is talented, no one likes him. => In spite of

Clauses of concession

Pewrite the sentences:

1. In spite of her dislike for coffee , she drank it to keep herself warm.

-> Although ................

2. He couldn't earn enough money for living although he worked hard.

-> Despite ....................

3, Although Jane wrote for the tickets, she still had to stand in line.

-> In spite of .........................

4. We get a good room though we didn't phone the hotel.

-> Despite ....................

5. She was admitted to the university in spite of her low grades.

->Although ............................

6. Despite the terrible food , he still eats in that restaurant.

->Although ............................

7. We did the test well though it was difficult.

-> In spite of .........................

8.The flight was not delayed though it was foggy.

-> Despite ....................

9. Although he is talented , no one likes him.

-> In spite of .........................

1. Mary tried to keep calm although she was very disappointed.
 Despite ________________________________________
2. Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey.
 In spite of ________________________________________
3. He had worked very hard but he failed.
Even though ________________________________________
4. Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.
 In spite of ________________________________________
5. Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.
 Despite ________________________________________
6. My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.
 In spite of ________________________________________
7. Although there was a big storm, they decided to leave home.
 In spite of ________________________________________
8. Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.
 Despite ________________________________________
9. Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.
 Despite ________________________________________
10. In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.
 Although ________________________________________
11. Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.
 In spite of ________________________________________
12. In spite of the high price, my daughter insists on going to the movies.
 Even though ________________________________________
13. In spite of her dislike for coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm.
 Although ________________________________________
14. He couldn’t earn enough money for living although he worked hard.
 Despite ________________________________________
15. Although Jane wrote for the tickets, she still had to stand in line.
 In spite of ________________________________________
16. We get a good room though we didn’t phone the hotel.
 Despite ________________________________________
17. She was admitted to the university in spite of her low grades.
 Although ________________________________________
18. Despite the terrible food, he still eats in that restaurant.
 Although ________________________________________
19. The flight was not delayed though it was foggy.
 Despite ________________________________________
20. Although he is talented, no one likes him.
 In spite of ________________________________________

1. Mary tried to keep calm although she was very disappointed.

à Despite ________________________________________

2. Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey.

à In spite of ________________________________________

3. Despite his ability to do the job, he was not offered the position.

à Although ________________________________________

5. Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.
à In spite of ________________________________________
6. Although he often tells lies, the headmaster believes him.

à In spite of ________________________________________
9. Although there was a big storm, they decided to leave home.
à In spite of ________________________________________
10. Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.
à Despite ________________________________________
11. Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.
à Despite ________________________________________

12. In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.
à Although ________________________________________
13. Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.
à In spite of ________________________________________
14. In spite of the high prices, my daughter insists on going to the movies.
à Even though ________________________________________

15. In spite of her dislike for coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm.

à Although ________________________________________

16. He couldn’t earn enough money for living although he worked hard.

à Despite ________________________________________

17. Although Jane wrote for the tickets, she still had to stand in line.

à In spite of ________________________________________

18. We get a good room though we didn’t phone the hotel.

à Despite ________________________________________

19. She was admitted to the university in spite of her low grades.

à Although ________________________________________

20. Despite the terrible food, he still eats in that restaurant.

à Although ________________________________________

21. We did the test well though it was difficult.

à In spite of ________________________________________

22. The flight was not delayed though it was foggy.

à Despite ________________________________________

23. He ate all the fruits though they were green.

à Whatever ________________________________________

24. Although he is talented, no one likes him.

à In spite of ________________________________________

25. He studied very well though his life was hard at that time.

à In spite of ________________________________________

26. He ate the chocolate cake even though he was on diet.

à Despite ________________________________________

27. Mr. Pike doesn’t wear glasses though he is over sixty.

à In spite of ________________________________________

28. Although it rain heavily, I went to school on time.

à Despite ________________________________________

Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones

1. I often walked to school when I was a student.-> I used______________.

2. Although they are short, they still love playing sports.-> In spite of__________.

3. Although she eats lots of food, she is still very slim.->In spite of____________.

4. What is the distance between Hanoi and HCM city?->How far_____________?

5. I find English interesting. ->I am________________.

6. Our roof will be fixed tomorrow. ->They_______________.

I . Change the sentences using the expression in brackts

1. Tom will not pass the examination though he studied well ( Despite )

2. In spite of not being very hot . The children were playing outside ( Although )

3 . Despite his hard life he studied very well ( Though )

4. In spite of living in poverty they were always advied ( Although )

5. She is still fat though she has been on a dict for 2 years ( Despite )

6. He went to bed early even though he didn't finish his homework ( In spite of )

7. Although his leg was broken he managed to get out of the car ( Despite )

8. Despite his age Mr. Pike runs 5 kms everyday ( Although )

9. Though I had a terrible cold , I went to school yesterday ( In spite of )