Despite being old, he still drives a car.. Despite the fact he is old, he still drives a car.. 5 on the one hand, … on the other hand, … They show contrasting sides of the same pers
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1 in spite of / despite
despite is more formal
+ noun phrase
+ -ing verb In spite of his age, he still drivesa car
Despite being old, he still drives
a car.
2 although / though /
even though
3 in spite of the fact / despite
the fact
+ subject + verb Although / though he is old, he
still drives a car.
Even though he is old, he still drives a car.
Despite the fact he is old, he still drives a car.
4 however / nevertheless
They show two contrasting facts
Nevertheless is stronger than however
The French exam was easy However, the chemistry exam was difficult.
5 on the one hand, … on the
other hand, …
They show contrasting sides of the
same person or thing
On the other hand is often used alone
On the one hand, the city offers lots of entertainment On the other hand, it's very noisy
The lecture was boring On the other hand, it was very short.
6 on the contrary,
It strengthens the negative of
something
+ subject + verb The economy won't improve
this year On the contrary, it is likely to get worse.
7 whereas / while
They introduce a contrast
between two people or things
which are in other ways
similar
Their house is on top of a hill, whereas/while ours is in the valley.
this one is very amusing.
1 in spite of, despite: a pesar de
2 although, though, even though: aunque
3 in spite of the fact, despite the fact: a pesar del hecho de
4 however, nevertheless: sin embargo
5 on the one hand,… on the other hand,…: por un lado,…por otro,…
6 on the contrary: por el contrario
7 whereas, while: mientras
8 in contrast to / contrary to: a diferencia de / al contrario de
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LINKING WORDS SHOWING CONTRAST E XERCISES
1 REWRITE THESE SENTENCES USING in spite of, despite AND however / nevertheless.
1.1he was never satisfied / he was one of the richest men in the world
_
1.2we arrived on time / the heavy traffic on the motorway
_
1.3our team lost two early goals / our team won comfortably in the end
_
1.4our present economic difficulties / the company should recover next year
_
1.5the police chief fought against the Mafia / he received death threats
_
1.6she became president of the company / widespread prejudice against women
_
1.7the planet is beautiful / there is something frightening about it
_
1.8the Ancient Greeks discovered steam power / they did not use it industrially
_
1.9my sister eats meat / my brother is a strict vegetarian
_
1.10modern computers occupy much less space / early computers took up whole rooms _
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2.1 The government has announced that although / in spite of the sharp downturn in economic activity, it will not abandon its anti-inflation policy Although / In spite of
unemployment increased by 250,000 last month, tight control of government spending is seen as the key to recovery
2.2 Famines and food shortage have increased in the Third World despite / although improved methods of agriculture Moreover, in spite of / although there is actually a
surplus of some type of food in Western Europe and the USA, much of this food is wasted, or even destroyed
3 INSERT on the other hand OR in the contrary IN THESE SENTENCES
3.1Schools nowadays do not encourage memorisation, , pupils do more projects and investigate work than before
3.2Our firm has no objections to employing older people , applications from people over 50 will be welcomed
3.3I have never heard John say anything bad about you , he's always spoken well of you
3.4The original Salko GL was not an advanced car, technically, , it was inexpensive, comfortable and easy to maintain
4 INSERT whereas OR although.
4.1Whales and dolphins are not fish spend their lives in water
4.2English is a Germanic language French is descended from Latin
4.3Smoking is still a common habit people know it is harmful
4.4Mercury is a metal it is a liquid at room temperature
4.5Many people believe in astrology it lacks any scientific proof
4.6Soccer is played with a round ball rugby is played with
an oval ball
4.7In Britain, spring starts in April in Australia it starts in September
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5.1Helen wasn't hungry Nevertheless,
5.2Even though _, everyone walked past him
5.3In contrast to _, I usually stay at home at weekends
5.4On the one hand, we love travelling abroad On the other hand, _
5.5My son is interested in sport, whereas
5.6In spite of _, Mark isn't afraid of driving