27. Even though Trung had a bad cold, he went to the concert.
A. In spite of his bad cold, Trung went to the concert.
B. Trung had a bad cold because he went to the concert.
C. Trung went to the concert despite of having a bad cold.
D. Trung had a bad cold. However, he went to the concert.
Ex 2: Combine these sentences using: though, although, even though
1. Lion dancing is very popular in Viet Nam. My friend Anny does not enjoy it.
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2. Bob always walks to work. He is living in the city.
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3. My house is near the beach. I rarely go swimming.
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4. My brother is working in Ha Noi. He comes home on every public holiday.
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5. Paul is an Australian, he enjoys Vietnamese New year.
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6. Most children wanna see the firework show, Linh & Mai stay home watching
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7. Nick used to smoke. He seems to be in good health.
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8. I couldn’t sleep. I was tired.
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9. Henry’s friend is a millionaire. He hates spending money.
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10. We couldn’t get tickets. We queued for an hour.
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Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences, using despite / in spite of:
1. Although She has plenty of money, she is very mean.
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2. Though They have a car, they rarely use it.
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3. Although He was innocent, he was sent to prison.
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4. Even though He has a number of relatives living nearby, he never visits them.
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5. Even though She never takes any kind of exercise, she is quite fit and healthy..
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