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1. Complete the sentences using although and a sentence from the box. Use capital letter
and commas if necessary:
- the noise
- her age
- the traffic
the time
- the number
- the rubbish
- their disagreement
My parents slept well in spite of the noise we were making downstairs with our electric
guitars.
a) We arrived in time for the flight despite ___________________ on the road to
the airport.
b) We decided to queue for tickets for the Texas concert despite ________
____________ of people in the queue at the tickets office.
c) She woke up at four oclock this morning but decided to get up despite
_________________.
d) One rainy weekend in November, we decided to go camping in spite of
____________________.
e) Despite _______________________ last weekend, Tim and Dominic are still
good friends.
f) Its a fascinating and colourful city in spite of _______________ and dirt in the
streets.
g) She continued to drink ten cups of coffee a day despite _____________
_________________________ .
h) My grandmother goes everywhere by bicycle in spite of ______________
3. Complete the letter. Use although, however or in spite of.
I am writing to complain about our visit to your restaurant on Sunday. (1) ....................
we arrived early, we were given a table in a cold corner. We then waited thirty minutes
for a waiter (2)...................... there werent many customers. (3) .......................... our
complaints about the long wait, we then had to wait another half an hour for our food.
When it came, one of the dishes was wrong. The waiter, (4) ..................... , insisted that
we had ordered it, so we had to eat it. (5) .......................... this kind of service is
acceptable in a cheaper restaurant, I expect better service in a restaurant like yours.
(6) ............................. all the good reviews we had read of your restaurant, our meal was
a great disappointment!
4. Circle the correct answer:
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