1. Underline the correct item:

1) However/ Although hard he studies, he doesn’t get good marks.

2) He is intelligent, whereas/ despite his brother is dumb.

3) Despite/ While going on a diet, she put on five kilos.

4) Clever whereas/ as he is, he failed the test.

5) Even though/ Despite he had little money, he insisted on paying for the meal.

6) In spite of/ Whatever you say, I won’t believe you.

7) I invited them. They didn’t come, although/ though.

8) He speaks English fluently, whereas/ even though his French is poor.

9) Persuasive though/ but he may be, I won’t change my mind.

10) Even though/ Despite we’re good friends, we don’t meet very often.

2. Fill in the gaps with appropriate word or expression:

Rodney is 30 and single. 1)___ having a good job and lots of friends, he is still lonely. He can’t find a girlfriend, 2)____ hard he tries. 3) ____ his friend Bill has plenty of girlfriends. Handsome 4)____ Rodney is, he is very shy. Last week, Rodney joined Datemate, a computer dating agency. They arranged for him to meet a girl named Sally. She wasn’t very attractive, 5) ____ she was very interesting. 6) ____ she said, Rodney was fascinated. 7)_____ Rodney liked Sally, the feeling was not mutual. Hard 8)____ he tried, Sally never smiled or laughed

3. Join two sentences using the appropriate word phrase:

1) The weather was bad. The ship departed.

2) She had money for the house. She didn’t buy it.

3) He is sixty years old. He still goes jogging.

4) Tom arrived early. He couldn’t get tickets for the performance.

5) The program was boring. I continued to watch it.

6) I have a lot of work to do. I will come to your party.

7) He has a luxurious house. He has few friends.

8) We’ve spent a lot of money on the reform. It didn’t work.

9) She is very beautiful. She isn’t very intelligent.

10) I’ve read a lot of books on the subject. I haven’t found the answer to this question.

4. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words:

1) _____ ,she couldn’t get the answer.

2) _______ you believe, I am innocent.

3) He is on pension, while his wife _____

4) Despite working hard, ______

5) Even though he is 70, _____

6) _______ you offer me, I will never accept your proposal.

7) Happy though he ____, he is actually very lonely.

8) I enjoy working on my computer, whereas my wife _____

9) She didn’t take the job, ________

10) _______, we were still half an hour late.

5. Rephrase the sentences using the word in bold:

1) Although my mother is from Pskov, I’ve never been there.

Fact Despite _________ is from Pskov, I’ve never been there.

2) It sounds easy, but it’s really rather difficult.

Though Easy ____ it’s rather difficult.

3) In spite of having read a lot of books, he is narrow-minded.

Read Although _______ he is narrow-minded.

4) However loudly you shout, they won’t hear you.

How No ______, they won’t hear you.

5) Say what you like; we won’t believe you.

Say Whatever ______, we won’t believe you.

6) He is a coach but he can’t swim.

Being In ________ a coach, he can’t swim.

7) In spite of the program finishing very late, we watched it to the end.

Though Even _____ very late, we watched it to the end.

8) Mary spent a year in Boston but she can’t speak English.

Fact In spite _____ a year in Boston, Mary can’t speak English.

9) He tried hard, but he couldn’t understand the system.

As Hard _____. He couldn’t understand the system.

10) She did her best. She didn’t win the contest.

Yet She _____ didn’t win the contest.