1. tom wakes his parents up ............ playing the guitar very softly

A. because / B. in spite of / C. because of / D . althought

2. many people believe him ............. he often tells a lie

A . because / B . in spite of / C. althought / D . because of

3 ................... she was very hard working ; she hardly earned enough to feed her

A . because / B . in spite of / C. althought / D . because of

4. ........... her poorness , she feels happy .

A .because / B . in spite of / C. althought / D. if

5. I want to the club last saturday ............ the heavy rain

A. because of / B. because / C . in spite of / D . thought

6.

Clauses of concession

Pewrite the sentences:

1.Althought Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.

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

2. Althought he often tells lies, the headmaster believes him.

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

3. Althought the weather was bad, she went to school on time.

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

4. My mother told me to go to school althought I was sick.

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

5. Althought there was a big storm, they decided to leave home.

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

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1 .valencia is a fantastic place [ althought / despite ] being too hot in july and august

2. cars are very useful in the city [ thought / in spite of ] they are expensive

3. she's great person [ in spite of / even thought ] getting jealous over stupid things sometimes

4. [ in spite of / despite of ] getting the highest result in the class , john still had problems with the teacher

5. the best things in life are free [ thought/ even though ] love is often very expensive

6. I phone my brother in thailand using skype nearly every day [ despite / though ] the time difference

7. [ in spite / in spite of ] losing her way twice , she arrived safely

8. [ althought/ in spite of the fact ] the sun was shining , the water was cold

Write a new sentence with the same meaning, using the word(s) in parentheses

1.He decided to get the job although the salary was low. (although)

......................................................................................................

2. They lost the match although they were a better team. (despite)

.................................................................................................

3. She didn"t eat much though she was hungry. (in spite of)

.....................................................................................

4. He couldn"t solve the problem though he is good at maths. (despite)

......................................................................................

5. Mr. Pike doesn"t wear glasses thoughhe is over sixty. (in spite of)

............................................................................................

6. Though he had much experience in machinery, he didn"t succeed in repairing this machine (despite)

...............................................................................................

7. Although it got dark, they continued to work. (in spite of)

.................................................................................................

8. Although it was noisy, I keep on studying. (in spite of)

...............................................................................................

9.Although it rained heavily, I went to school on time. (despite)

.....................................................................................

HELP ME !

Rewrite the following sentences but keep the meaning :
1. Although she performed well, she didn't receive good comments from critics.
=> Despite her ....................
2. I'm frightened by horror films: however, I enjoyed wathching them.
=> In spite ....................
3. It was noisy. The children slept well.
=> Despite ..............
4. The film poster is fascinating. I don't want to see this film.
=> In spite of ................
5. Although our plan is careful, we made some mistakes.
=> Despite ....................
6. Although he had a good salary he was unhappy in his job.
=> In spite of ...................
7. In spite of the forecast it stayed fine.
=> Although the rain was ....................
8. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get our of the car.
=> In spite of .................
9. Although the team played well, they lost.
=> In spite of ....................
10. The flat's so noisy but we enjoy living there.
=> Even ......................

Rewrite the following sentences but keep the meaning :
1. Although she performed well, she didn't receive good comments from critics.
=> Despite her ....................
2. I'm frightened by horror films: however, I enjoyed wathching them.
=> In spite ....................
3. It was noisy. The children slept well.
=> Despite ..............
4. The film poster is fascinating. I don't want to see this film.
=> In spite of ................
5. Although our plan is careful, we made some mistakes.
=> Despite ....................
6. Although he had a good salary he was unhappy in his job.
=> In spite of ...................
7. In spite of the forecast it stayed fine.
=> Although the rain was ....................
8. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get our of the car.
=> In spite of .................
9. Although the team played well, they lost.
=> In spite of ....................
10. The flat's so noisy but we enjoy living there.
=> Even .....................