Contrast and concession
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Ex 0 introductory exercise Contrast or concession?
Whether something expresses concession or contrast is open to interpretation, so the answers in this
first exercise reflect my ideas, not necessarily some golden rule.
Simple Concession
Contrast
1.
Sally is blonde, but her sister is brunette.
2.
Although Sally originally wanted to become a lawyer, she finally decided on a
career in medicine.
3.
This plan is fraught with problems. Nevertheless, I think we should go ahead
with it.
4.
Mark's idea would be quite expensive. Sandy's, however, sounds relatively
cheap.
5.
In spite of the crisis, this sector of the economy has been doing quite well.
6.
The South of England is relatively flat. The North, on the other hand, is much
hillier.
7.
He's not the greatest conversationalist. Mind you, he is rather goodlooking.
8.
In Geneva, most people speak French, whereas in Zurich they mainly speak
German.
9.
Recent sales have been disappointing. However, this month is looking rather
better.
10. Much as I trust your judgement, this time In think we'll do it my way.
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Exercise 1a
Complete the sentences
Use although + a sentence from the box, as in the example.
we don't know them very well
we'd never met before
there was a light on upstairs
I really like her
they still lost
I've never met him
we live in the country
she never went to university
we took a taxi
Eg. Although we took a taxi
, we were still late.
1.
, he sounds really interesting.
2.
, life is never dull.
3.
Nobody seemed to be at home
4.
We asked them round for dinner
.
.
5.
, we clicked immediately.
6.
She's very bright
7.
They played really well
.
.
8.
, she can be a bit distant sometimes.
Exercise 1b
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4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Choose the best option
Although / Despite the rain, it was a great afternoon.
We had a great time though / in spite of it rained a bit.
She passed her test easily although / despite not doing much revision.
Although / Despite the salary wasn't great, she took the job.
Although / Despite coming first, she felt she could have done better.
Although / In spite of coming first isn't everything, it sure helps.
I managed to get tickets although / despite the queue was rather long.
I didn't manage to get very good seats although / , though.
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Exercise 1c Convert from although to despite
Rewrite the sections in italics using despite and an ing form
1. Although he was a director, he didn't play a strong role in the company.
, he didn't play a strong role in the company.
2. She always seemed to be short of cash, although she had plenty of money in the bank.
She always seemed to be short of cash,
3. Although he talked a lot, he didn't often come up with any useful ideas.
, he didn't often come up with any useful ideas.
Rewrite the sections in italics using despite and his/her/its + noun
4. Although she was beautiful, she was quite shy.
, she was quite shy
5. We're going to buy this anyway, although it is expensive.
We're going to buy this anyway,
6. Although he promised to call me back, he never did.
, he never did.
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Exercise 2
1.
Choose the word that fits best . Sometimes both answers are possible, so try and
decide which the sentence expresses more strongly concession (although /
while), or contrast (whereas / while).
I see what you're getting at, I don't necessarily agree with you.
Whereas While
2.
France is quite centralised,
Germany is more federal in nature.
although whereas
3.
she's only lived here a few years, she speaks English fluently.
Although Whereas
4.
The elder daughter is training to be an engineer,
her sister is studying medicine.
whereas while
5.
the climate on the west coast is relatively warm and wet, on the east coast it's colder and drier.
Although While
6.
She's usually right about these things
this time I think she's mistaken.
although while
7.
I got completely lost,
I'd been there a couple of times before.
although whereas
8.
in the past this type of information was only available to a few, now it is available to anyone
with an internet connection.
Although Whereas
9.
Most first year students live in student residences,
those in their second and third years tend to
prefer living in flats.
although while
10. The Prime Minister has announced early elections
nobody really knows quite why.
although while
11. United have won five out of their six matches so far,
City have only managed to win one.
although whereas
12.
the company haven't made an official announcement, many commentators expect them to launch
the longawaited new model next week.
Whereas While
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Exercise 3
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7.
8.
even though or even if choose the best option
She stayed out late even though / even if I told her to be back early.
Even though / Even if they win, they can't get through the next round.
He agreed to meet them even though / even if he knew that it was pointless.
I really enjoyed the film, even though / even if I don't usually like Westerns.
It's worth going for the interview, even though / even if they turn you down.
We're going for a walk later even though / even if it doesn't clear up.
Even though / Even if we've met a few times, I don't know him very well.
Even though / Even if we did turn up a bit late, it wouldn't really matter.
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Exercise 4a
although · as · despite · however · matter · much · still · whatever · whereas ·
wherever · whichever · whoever
1.
2.
The people were incredibly friendly,
3.
4.
I've made my mind up,
5.
No
6.
We went for a long walk,
7.
Tired
8.
9.
I've always been fairly relaxed,
10.
much she practised, she just couldn't get the hang of it.
we went.
we had already eaten, we went for a pizza.
she says about it.
how hard I try, I just can't open this jar.
the wet weather.
we were, we managed to make it to the top of the hill.
we spoke to told us the same thing.
my sister gets a bit uptight.
as I love our holidays in Spain, I do like a change sometimes.
11. He did a lot of revision, but
12. We're going to be late,
failed the exam.
way we go.
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Exercise 4b
Match the sentence halves, giving special emphasis to the adjectives by moving
them to the front of the sentence and adding though, as in the example.
It sounds fascinating
He is rich
He was exhausted
He was outclassed
He is good
His answer was unlikely
It may seem strange
The train is fast
The food was delicious
eg. Delicious though the food was
, I couldn't eat another thing.
1.
, he hasn't had a holiday for years.
2.
, he isn't as talented as my brother.
3.
, it still took us most of the day to get there.
4.
, I think I'll give it a miss.
5.
, he's not exactly generous with his money.
6.
, it turned out that he was actually correct.
7.
, he managed to complete the whole course.
8.
, he still put in an excellent performance.
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Exercise 8a
Complete the sentences by entering ONE word into each gap.
1.
She decided to take the job, even
2.
No
3.
She loves long walks in the country. Her sister, in
visiting museums.
4.
I just couldn't keep up with them,
5.
It does sound rather a long way to go just for an icecream. On the other
taste a better one.
6.
We still felt quite energetic,
7.
I know she speaks English quite well. Even
speech.
8.
Well I'm not going to his stupid party,
9.
I'm not usually very partial to red wines, although I
Sauvignon.
the salary was less than she had hoped for.
what we talk about, she always disagrees with me.
, prefers to spend her weekends
hard I tried.
our long walk.
10. We're leaving in five minutes even
, it's a bit much expecting her to make a
you say!
like Chilean Cabernet
he hasn't turned up by then.
11. We didn't particularly want to go to the function but we did so all the
12. We took a taxi but we
managed to arrive late for the concert.
13. I'm afraid I have to go now,
14. You
as I would like to help you pack.
well think that's the case, but I couldn't possibly comment.
15. Tell them I'm out,
, you won't
it is.
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Exercise 8b
1.
Choose the word or expression that fits best .
She's very friendly,
a little shy.
albeit no matter despite
2.
He doesn't have a lot of experience but they decided to offer him the job
.
albeit although nevertheless
3.
they've known each other since they were children, it's only recently that they've started
going out together.
Nevertheless Whereas While
4.
I haven't bought the tickets yet, but I don't think there'll be a any problems,
.
in contrast although though
5.
He earns quite a decent salary,
his brother has to make do on very little.
whereas in spite of albeit
6.
He borrowed my bicycle
I particularly told him not to.
when albeit however
7.
the number of red squirrels in Scotland is declining, the grey squirrel population continues
to increase.
Whereas However No matter
8.
Funny
it may seem, I've never seen Star Wars.
even though though although
9.
The houses next to the park are quite expensive. Those a street or two away,
, are a bit
cheaper.
however nevertheless even so
10. The old house,
somewhat delapidated, has a lot of charm.
if as when
11. I've always wanted a Ferrari.
, it would be a bit impractical, but think of how much fun you
could have.
However Still True
12.
not having arrived at at a firm decision yet, we're increasingly inclined to accept their offer.
While Whereas When
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