Exercise 1:
1. She didn’t eat much although she was hungry.
Despite ......................................................................................................................................................
Despite her hunger, she didn’t eat much.
2. She went on working although she was ill.
Despite......................................................................................................................................................
Despite her illness, she went on working
3. Everyboby has great regard for him though he was poor.
In spite of .................................................................................................................................................
In spite of his poverty, everyboby has great regard for him.
Exercise 2:
1. Everybody has a great regard for her despite her poverty.
Although ........................................................................................................................................
2. In spite of her beauty and intelligence, nobody likes her.
Even though....................................................................................................................................
3. In spite of her sadness, Mary managed to smile
Although.........................................................................................................................................