1) Complete these sentences using ‘although’ + one of the following:
I didn’t speak the language; I had never seen her before; it was quite cold; I’d met her twice before; he has a very important job; we don’t like them very much; the heating was on; we’ve known each other a long time.
1) _________________________, he isn’t particularly well-paid.
2) _____________________________ I recognized her from a photograph.
3) She wasn’t wearing a coat _________________________________________.
4) We thought we’d better invite them to the party ___________________________________.
5) _______________________________________, I managed to make myself understood.
6) ________________________________________, the room wasn’t warm.
7) I didn’t recognize her ________________________________.
8) We are not very good friends ______________________________________.
2) Use your own ideas to complete the following sentences.
1) He passed the exam although ___________________________.
2) He passed the exam because _________________________________.
3) I didn’t eat anything because ______________________________.
4) I didn’t eat anything in spite of ____________________________________.