1.Despite being a millionaire, he lives in a very small flat.

2.In spite of having a lot of money, they're still not happy.

3.Despite the heavy traffic, we got there on time.

4.In spite of my tiredness, I couln't sleep.

5.Despite being old, he runs fast.

1. I couldn't sleep although I was very tired.

in spite of my tiredness, I couldn't sleep

2. She accepted the job although the salary was low

despite the low salary, she accepted the job

3. He runs fast although he is old

in spite of his old age, he runs fast

4. Although he's a millionaire , he lives in a very small flat

despite being a millionaire, he lives in a very small flat

5. Although they have a lot of money , they're still not happy

in spite of having a lot of money , they're still not happy

6. Although the traffic was heavy , we got there on time

despite the heavy traffic, we got there on time

1. I couldn't sleep although I was very tired.

In spite of my tiredness, I couldn't sleep

2. She accepted the job although the salary was low

Despite the low salary, she accepted the job

3. He runs fast although he is old

In spite of his age, he runs fast

4. Although he's a millionaire , he lives in a very small flat

Despite being a millionaire, he lives in a very small flat

5. Although they have a lot of money , they're still not happy

In spite of having a lot of money , they're still not happy

6. Although the traffic was heavy , we got there on time

Despite the heavy traffic, we got there on time

1.In spite of my tiresdness ,I couldn't sleep.

2.Despite the low salary ,she accepted the job.

3.In spite of his old age ,he rún fast.

4.Despite being a millionaire ,he lives in a very small flat.

5.In spite of having a lot of money ,they're still not happy.

6.Despite the heavy traffic ,we got there on time.

Rewrite the sentences:

1.I coudn't sleep.I was tỉred(in spite of)

-->..IN SPITE OF BEING TIRED, I COULDN'T SLEEP.......................................

2.In spite of having to work the next day,Tom watched films on DVD until midnight

Although..TOM HAS TO WORK THE NEXT DAY, HE WATCHED FILMS ON DVD UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

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

3.Although she performed well,she didn’t receive good comments from critics.

Despite.....PERFORMING WELL, SHE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY GOOD COMMENTS FROM CRITICS...........................................................................

4.I’m frightened by horror films.However,I enjoy watching them.

In spite of ...BEING FRIGHTENED BY HORROR FILMS, I ENJOY WATCHING THEM.........................................................................

5.Although he ‘s a millionaire,he lives in a small house.

Despite....BEING A MILLIONAIRE, HE LIVES IN A SMALL HOUSE...............................................................................

6.Although they have a lot of money,they ‘re still not happy.

Despite.....HAVING A LOT OF MONEY, THEY ARE STILL NOT HAPPY...............................................................................

7.Although the traffic was heavy,we got there on time.

Despite....THE HEAVY TRAFFIC, WE GOT THERE ON TIME...............................................................................

8.I coudn’t sleep although i was very tired.

In spite of.....BEING TIRED, I COULDN'T SLEEP..........................................................................

9.She accepted the job although the salary was low.

In spite of......THE LOW SALARY, SHE ACCEPTED THE JOB...................................................

1.I coudn't sleep.I was tỉred(in spite of)

-> In spite of being tired, I couldn't sleep.

2.In spite of having to work the next day,Tom watched films on DVD until midnight

-> Although Tom had to work the next day, Tom watched films on DVD until midnight.

3.Although she performed well,she didn’t receive good comments from critics.

-> Despite performing well, she didn’t receive good comments from critics.

4.I’m frightened by horror films.However,I enjoy watching them.

-> In spite of the fact that I’m frightened by horror films, I enjoy watching them.

5.Although he ‘s a millionaire,he lives in a small house.

-> Despite being a millionaire,he lives in a small house.

6.Although they have a lot of money,they ‘re still not happy.

-> Despite having a lot of money,they‘re still not happy.

7.Although the traffic was heavy,we got there on time.

-> Despite the heavy traffic, we got there on time.

8.I coudn’t sleep although i was very tired.

-> In spite of being very tired, I couldn't sleep.

9.She accepted the job although the salary was low.

-> In spite of the fact of the salary was low, she accepted the job.

1. Although he's a millionaire , he lives in a very small flat

despite being a millionaire, he lives in a very small flat

2. Although the traffic was heavy , we got there on time

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3.I couldn't sleep although I was very tired.

in spite of my tiredness, I couldn't sleep ite the heavy traffic, we got there on time

4. She accepted the job although the salary was low

despite the low salary, she accepted the job

5. He runs fast although he is old

in spite of his old age, he runs fast

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6. He asked for another cup of coffee. There was no more.

=> ....... He asked for another cup of coffee; However ,there was no more................................................................................

2. Although Henry is a millionaire, he hates spending money.

     _­­­­­­­­­­­­­­______In spite of being a millionaire, Henry hates spending money.____________________________________________________________________________

3. Mark went on working although he felt unwell.

     _______Mark went on working in spite of feeling unwell.____________________________________________________________________________

4. They slept soundly although the night air was hot.

     ___They slept soundly in spite pff the hot night air_______________________________________________________________________________

5. Although she was successful, she felt dissatisfied.

     __In spite of being successful, she felt dissatisfied. _________________________________________________________________________________

6. Although the boat was full of water, it sailed on.

     ______In spite of being full of water, the boat sailed on. _____________________________________________________________________________

7. Although the children were poor, they seemed happy.

     __In spite of being poor, the children seemed happy. _________________________________________________________________________________

8. We couldn't get tickets although we queued for an hour.

     _We couldn't get tickets in spite of queuing for an hour.__________________________________________________________________________________

9. I enjoyed the film although the story was silly.

    I enjoyed the film in spite of the silly story ___________________________________________________________________________________

10. He didn't arrive until 9 o'clock although he promised that he wouldn't be late.

     ______He didn't arrive until 9 o'clock in spite of promising that he wouldn't be late._____________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 1: Rewrite the sentences using in spite of.

1. Although she is an accountant, she never seems to have any money.

- In spite of being an accountant, she never seems to have any money.

2. Although Henry is a millionaire, he hates spending money.

In spite of being a millionaire, Henry hates spending money.

3. Mark went on working although he felt unwell.

Mark went on working in spite of feeling unwell

4. They slept soundly although the night air was hot.

They slept soundly in spite of the hot air

5. Although she was successful, she felt dissatisfied.

In spite of being successful, she felt dissatisfied.

6. Although the boat was full of water, it sailed on.

In spite of being full of water, the boat sailed on.

7. Although the children were poor, they seemed happy.

In spite of being poor, the children seemed happy

8. We couldn’t get tickets although we queued for an hour.

We couldn’t get tickets in spite of queuing for an hour.

9. I enjoyed the film although the story was silly.

I enjoyed the film in spite of the silly story

10. He didn’t arrive until 9 o’clock although he promised that he wouldn’t be late.

He didn’t arrive until 9 o’clock in spite of promising that he wouldn’t be late.

Exercise 2 :  Rewrite the sentences with the words given:

1. It’s nearly twenty years since my father saw his brother

.- My father hasn’t seen his brother for nearly 20 years.

2. Although he was seriously ill, he was determined to finish his work.

- In spite of his serious illness, he was determined to finish his work.

3. When did you last ride a bike.

- How long is it since you rode this bike ?       

4. Seeing Nelson Mandela will always stay in my memory.

- I will never forget seeing Nelson Mandela.

6. My wait in the queue has lasted forty minutes so far.

- I have been waiting in the queue for 40 minutes

7.  The room is going to be painted next week.

- We are going to paint the room next week                      

8. We have finished those letters since 5 o’clock. 

- Those letters have been finished by us since 5 o'clock

9.  Because of driving too fast, he caused a serious accident.

-  Because he drove too fast, he caused a serious accident.

10.  She wrote a letter in thirty minutes.

- It took her 30 minutes to write a letter

Rephrase the following sentences using the beginnings given

1. Even though he's a millionaire, he hates spending money

In spite of being a millionaire, he hates spending money.

2. She attended the meeting in spite of her illness

Although ......SHE WAS ILL,SHE ATTENDED THE MEETING......

3. They managed to arrive on time, despite the heavy snowstorm

Even though ....THE SNOWSTORM WAS HEAVY,THEY MANAGED TO ARRIVE ON TIME........

4. She's managing director although she's only 25

Despite the fact ....THAT SHE'S ONLY 25,SHE IS MANAGING DIRECTOR........

5. Although he has been told to stop, he still smokes

In spite of ....HAVING BEEN TOLD TO STOP,HE STILL SMOKES.........

6. In spite of losing thirty kilos, she's still overweight

Although ....SHE LOSES 30 KILOS,SHE'S STILL OVERWEIGHT..........