Упражнение 2 на отработку употребления придаточных с предлогами и союзами

Fill in: although/though/even though, despite, but, while/whereas.

Helen is 15 and at school.1___being good at most subjects there are some that she still has problems with. No matter how hard she studies she doesn’t seem to get good marks in maths, 2______her father sits with her every week to try and help her understand it better. She loves art, as she always gets good grades, 3______she doesn’t like sports at all 4_____she’s quite athletic. Helen knows that 5_______ she’s still at school she has to keep working hard in all subjects she’s studying. No matter what grades she gets. However, she’s optimistic that she’ll improve overall.

Fill in: although/though/even though, despite, but, while/whereas.

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Fill in: although/though/even though, despite, but, while/whereas.

Helen is 15 and at school. Despite being good at most subjects there are some that she still has problems with. No matter how hard she studies she doesn’t seem to get good marks in maths, even though her father sits with her every week to try and help her understand it better. She loves art, as she always gets good grades, but she doesn’t like sports at all although she’s quite athletic. Helen knows that while she’s still at school she has to keep working hard in all subjects she’s studying. No matter what grades she gets. However, she’s optimistic that she’ll improve overall.

Translate the sentences.

Although my father is from Rome, I’ve never been there.
Despite the fact that my father is from Rome, I’ve never been there.
It sounds easy but it’s really rather difficult.
Easy though it sounds it’s really rather difficult.
In spite of having travelled the world, he is narrow-minded.
Although he has travelled the world, he is narrow-minded.
He is a sailor but he can’t swim.
In spite of being a sailor, he can’t swim.