1.     Although she didn’t want to see The Lord of the Rings, she enjoyed it in the end.

2.     They visited Madrid although they didn’t have time to visit El Prado.

3.     Although it was raining, we decided to go anyway.

4.     The English actor Oliver Reed was often rude to people although he was always kind to animals.

5.     Although he behaved badly, he wasn’t punished.

6.     Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.

7.     Although it was raining heavily, we played the match as planned.

8.     Although my doctor had told me to stay in bed I went to work.

9.     Although he takes a lot of exercises, he’s fat.

10.  Although I had practiced for hours on end, my first golf ball ended up in the trees.

Exercise 1: Change from in spite of/despite          although/even though/though.

1.     Despite my warning, they went ahead with their plan.

2.     They went swimming in spite of the coldness of the water.

3.     In spite of being bad at pool, she beat him three times in a row.

4.     She decided to go abroad for a year despite loving her boyfriend very much.

5.     He went on holiday to Thailand in spite of the expensive airfare.

6.     Socrates never had much money despite being very famous in his own day.

7.     His career did not really take off despite his ambitions.

8.     They managed to work together despite their differences of opinion.

9.     Despite my headache I enjoyed the film.

10.  Despite having enough money, he refused to buy a new car.

Exercise 1: Change from although/even though/though                  in spite of/despite.

Although he was tired, he walked to the                                 station.

=> Despite................................................

2.        Although it was noisy, the children slept well.

=> The children.........................................

3.        Though Linda earned a low salary, she gave money to her parents.

 =>In spite of..........................................

4.        Tom went to work even though he didn’t feel very well.

=>Tom.........................................

5.        Their new product turned out to be a success though the market studies were pessimistic.

=>Their.........................................

6.        Julie failed the exam though she worked very hard.

=>Julie.........................................

7.        Although John got the highest result in the class, he still had problems with the teacher.

 =>In spite of.........................................

8.        Although it was difficult, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.

 =>In spite of.........................................

9.        Even though he is a little overweight, he is actually quite fit.

=>Despite.........................................

10.      Although politicians are necessary for democracy, they are still liars and thieves.

=>In spite of.........................................

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