Exercise 1: Change from in spite of/ despite->>although/though/even though. 1. Despite my warning, they went ahead with their plan. 2. They went swimming in spite of the coldness of the water. 3. In spite of being bad at pool, she beat him three times in a row. 4. She decided to go abroad for a year despite loving her boyfriend very much. -> 5. He went on holiday to Thailand in spite of the expensive airfare. -> 6. Socrates never had much money despite being very famous in his own day. -> 7. His career did not really take off despite his ambitions. t 8. They managed to work together despite their differences of opinion. 9. Despite my headache I enjoyed the film. →> 10. Despite having enough money, he refused to buy a new car.