In spite of being very busy, Mr Tan tries to take good care of his children

In spite of being close friends, we sometimes have a row

Despite taking a taxi, Ha still arrived late for the concert

In spite of being tired, I tried to finish my HW

Despite the heavy snow, the explorers tried to walk to the village

In spite of working hard, he couldn't earn a lot of money

Despite running very fast, he couldn't catch the bus

In spite of the bad weather, the boy went swimming in the lake near the city centre

In spite of being a poor student, Tom studied very well

Despite not finishing the HW, he went to sleep

Despite her beautiful voice, she doesn't want to be a singer

In spite of studying hard, he failed the test

Despite her intelligent, the girl is very friendly with her friends

In spite of the noise, she can work

Despite her serious illness, she doesn's see the doctor

1.In spite of being very busy, Mr Tan tries to take good care of his children.

2.In spite of being close friends, we sometimes have a row.

3.Despite taking a taxi, Ha still arrived late for the concert.

4.In spite of being tired, I tried to finish my HW.

5.Despite the heavy snow, the explorers tried to walk to the village.

6.In spite of working hard, he couldn't earn a lot of money.

7.Despite running very fast, he couldn't catch the bus.

8.In spite of the bad weather, the boy went swimming in the lake near the city centre.

9.In spite of being a poor student, Tom studied very well.

10.Despite not finishing the HW, he went to sleep.

11.Despite her beautiful voice, she doesn't want to be a singer.

12.In spite of studying hard, he failed the test.

13.Despite her intelligent, the girl is very friendly with her friends.

14.In spite of the noise, she can work.

15.Despite her serious illness, she doesn's see the doctor.

C

C

REwrite the sentences
1. although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived lat for the concert
=> In spite of taking a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.
2. we wen out although it rained heavily
=> Despite the heavy rain, we went out.
3. she didn't go to school because she was seriously ill
=> Because of her serious sickness, she didn't go to school.
4. rice grows well here because of the warm and wet cimate
=> Because the climate is warm and wet, rice grows well.
5. although he didn't speak english, Bob decided to settle in england
=> In spite of not speaking English, Bob decided to settle in England.
6. in spite of his suffering from a bad cold, William still went to school
=> Although William suffered from a bad cold, he still went to school.
7. although he had a good salary he was unhappy in his life
=> In spite of having a good salary, he was unhappy in his life.
8. ba was punished because he was lazy
=> Because of his laziness, Ba was punished.
9. because he is kind , everybody loves him
=> Because of his kindness, everybody loves him.
10. they are always happy although they have very little money
=> In spite of having very little money, they are always happy.
11. TOM went to work although he didn't feel very well
=> Despite not feeling well, Tom went to work.
12. i have tried hard but I can't earn enough money
=> In spite of having tried hard, I can't earn enough money.
13. although he took a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert
=> Despite taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.
14 In spite of his suffering from a bad cold, William wen to schoold
=> Though he suffered from a bad cold, William went to school.
15. though he tried hard he didn't succeed
=> In spite of having tried hard, he didn't succeed.

In spite of taking a taxi, he still arrived late.

1. It was very noisy but we continued to study our lesson.

-> Although ......It was very noisy, we continued to study our lesson. .........................................................................................................

2. Although Bill took a taxi, he still arrived late for the concert.

-> In spite ...of taking a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert. ...............................................................................................................

3. It rained a lot but we enjoyed our holiday so much.

-> Even though ...... It rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday so much. ....................................................................................................

4. Although the traffic was bad, I arrived at the cinema on time

-> Despite .......of the bad traffic, I arrived at the cinema on time ..........................................................................................................

5. I was very tired but I couldn’t sleep

-> I couldn’t sleep.........although I was very tired..............................................................................................

1. It was very noisy but we continued to study our lesson.

-> Although it was very noisy, we continued to study our lesson.

2. Although Bill took a taxi, he still arrived late for the concert.

-> In spite of taking/having taken a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.

3. It rained a lot but we enjoyed our holiday so much.

-> Even though it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday so much.

4. Although the traffic was bad, I arrived at the cinema on time.

-> Despite the bad traffic, I arrived at the cinema on time.

 5. I was very tired but I couldn’t sleep

-> I couldn’t sleep although I was very tired.

41 It's the first time I have seen that man

42 Despite taking a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert

43 I wish I knew how to design a website

44 If he weren't lazy, he wouldn't get bad marks

45 She prefers reading a book to watching TV

46 The man who owns that sports car is very rich

47 The quality of life in the countryside has considerably been improved

48 Harry is a faster reader than his little sister

49 Her parents object her to smoking at home

50 My brother's pet dog was examined by the vest last week

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best each pair of  sentences in the following questions.

1. Jack took a taxi. However, he still arrived late for class.

A. Although Jack took a taxi, but he still arrived late for class.

B. Taking a taxi, Jack arrived late for class.

C. Because Jack took a taxi, he arrived late for class.

D. In spite of taking a taxi, Jack still arrived late for class.

2.  I don’t have a spare ticket. I can’t take you to the concert.

A. If I have a spare ticket, I can take you to the concert.

B. I could take you to the concert unless I have a spare ticket.

C. If I had a spare ticket, I could take you to the concert.

D. I couldn’t take you to the concert if I didn’t have a spare ticket.

3.  We didn’t go out. It was raining.

A. Because it was raining, we didn’t go out.                           

B. Because it was rain, we didn’t go out.

C. Because it was not raining, we didn’t go out.       

D. When it was raining, we didn’t go out.

4.  It is going to rain. You should bring a raincoat with you.

A. It is going to rain, however, you should bring a raincoat with you.

B. It is going to rain, so you should bring a raincoat with you.

C. Because it is going to rain, so you should bring a raincoat with you.

D. You should bring a raincoat with you although it is going to rain.

A

A