I.Choose the best anwers.
1. We adore winter _________ the cold.
A. in spite of B. although C. however
2. She went to bed early_________ she didn’t finish her work.
A. despite B. although C. however
3. _________ the fact that he is 23 years old, he is so childish.
A. in spite B. despite C. however
4. I go to school by bus every day. I don’t like it much, _________.
A. despite B. although C. however
5. _________ Jim owns two cars, he rarely drives to work.
A. despite B. although C. however
6. The athlete completed the race _________ his pain.
A. despite B. although C. nevertheless
7. Jane looks pretty. She, _________, seems to lack personality.
A. despite B. although C. nevertheless
8. _________ we have a slim chance to win, we won’t lose hope.
A. despite B. although C. however
9. _________ of his bad luck, he won the medal.
A. in spite B . despite C. however
10. He is friendly _________ the fact that he’s very famous.
A. despite B. although C. however
11.We didn’t find it funny it was a comedy.
A. in spite of B. despite C. although
12. beginning with a terrible disaster, the film has a happy ending.
A. In spite B. Despite C. Although
II: Matching.
A B
13. Although I have many friends , A.However, I admire her courage.
14. I didn’t wake up late B.Nevertheless, he is good at Literature
15.I don’t really like Mary. C.Living in it, however, is very comfortable.
16.Their project was finally successful C.he didn’t skip the class.
17.Tom is not good at science subjects. D.although my alarm clock didn’t go off.
18.In spite of his headache, E.I feel lonely sometimes
19.My apartment is quite small. F.despite all the obstacles
20.I rarely go travelling G.although many friends want to travel with me.
Task 5: Complete the sentences by filling although/ despite/ however in the gap.
1. ______Despite______ working slowly, he rarely makes mistakes.
2. I do exercises every day. I haven’t lost any weights, _______however_____.
3. My father tried to lift the box. ____However________, it was too heavy.
4. We won the game _____despite_______ having lost two players.
5. I called Jane 4 times. _______However_____, she didn’t answer me.
6.He wants to be a famous actor. His parents, _____however_______,