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.
