1)Choose the linkers: because or so.

1. We couldn’t have the picnic ___ it was raining.

2. The lost the game ___ they played badly.

3. I couldn’t visit my parents ___ I was at the conference.

2)Join the sentences using although. Write full sentences:

1. I was tired. I couldn’t sleep.

2. I got up late. I arrived on time.

3. She is a manager. She can’t control people.

3)Fill in the gaps with although or in spite of.

1. The plate broke, ___

it landed on the carpet.

2. ___

she had a flu, she went to work.

3. ___

the rain, we went to the park.

4)Read the sentences and write the preposition into the gaps:

1. He is still smoking, ___

spite of the doctor’s warnings.

2. I’m not a vegetarian. ___

the contrary, I love meat.

3. I have a lot of hobbies, ___

example, swimming, reading, listening to music.

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