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Exercises

34.1 Cross out the incorrect answers. Both answers may be correct.
NnABWN It was a fantastic evening although / in spite of the terrible food.
Although / in spite of we left late, we still got there in time.

We have decided to go in spite of / despite the cost of the tickets.
They enjoyed the course even though / whereas it was very difficult.
I love the sea furthermore/whereas most of my friends prefer the mountains.
We found a lovely villa near the lake that we can rent. In addition / Moreover it has its
own swimming pool, and we have free use of a car provided by the owners.
7 We both told John the car was too expensive. However / On the other hand, he still
decided to buy it.
ao Most people we met tried to help us. They were very friendly too / as well.
9 During the week the town centre is very busy. At the weekend on the other hand /
whereas, it is very quiet and almost empty.

10 My uncle is the owner of the factory opposite. He also/nowever runs the restaurant next
door and the car hire company down the road.

34.2 Combine parts from each column to form five short texts.
A B C
He went to school today even though _ the pay isn’t very good.
He always did his best at school _ in spite of he’s the most experienced.
He’s got the right qualifications. However the help I gave him.
He didn’t pass the exam whereas he didn’t feel very well.
He decided to take the job. What’s more most of his schoolfriends were very lazy.

34.3 Fill the gaps with a suitable link word or phrase.
Lene taking a map, they still got lost.
2 It took me two hours to do it .......0.cc cee the others finished in less than an hour.
3 The hotel has a very good reputation. .........00..000000..0.. , it is one of the cheapest in the area.
4 She managed to get there 0.0.00. she had a broken ankle.
5 It’s not the best dictionary you can buy; ........0.0..cce , it’s better than nothing.
6 She’s younger than the others in the group, and she’s better than most of them ..................

34.4 Complete these sentences in a logical way.
1 I was able to follow what she was saying even though .....00.0..00...00ccccecteceeceteet cette:
2 I was able to follow what she was saying whereas ..2.......000.00.0000000cececceee teetveeeeees
cee
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3 We enjoyed the holiday in spite Of oo...ooc occ cee cc cec tects ecettetetevtvetectttctteriverevteseees
4 If you buy a season ticket, you can go as often as you like. Furthermore, .........0..000.0.00005
vce
cseeveeeveteeetetevettcrteveteettenin
5 The exam was very difficult. However, .....0.0.000.000.00ccccccecccce
6 Although it was a very long filmy 20.00.0000 cece ccc ce rece te vteeveterettenttettttttevtttetentes
34.5 Answer the questions and test yourself on these different link words and phrases.
1 Write down all the link words and phrases from the opposite page that you can remember.
2 Organise them into groups according to their meaning.
3 Write your own examples for each one and keep them on one page in your notebook. In
future, you can add more examples as you meet them.

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