CORRECT THE MISTAKES: However he was usually a very efficient teacher, he wasn’t available when I needed this information.
Even though / Although / Despite the fact that
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CORRECT THE MISTAKES: Despite you are not a mechanic, you should learn to understand how cars work.
Although / Even though / Despite the fact that
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FIND THE LINKER OF CONTRAST: In the case of your child, this would rise to 20%. However, if the child’s father also had an allergy, this risk would increase to 40%.
however
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CORRECT THE MISTAKES: We used to have only a few TV channels, where nowadays we have many more choices.
whereas/but
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20
COMPLETE WITH A SUITABLE LINKER: We thought the case was over. ________ , new evidence has just come to light.
However
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FIND THE LINKER OF CONTRAST: I have to be really careful about foods which contain peanuts, but what I’d like to know is ...
but
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banana
Go to last place!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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fairy
Take points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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trap
No points!
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fairy
Take points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
Okay!
banana
Go to last place!
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lifesaver
Give 20 points!
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fairy
Take points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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baam
Lose 10 points!
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20
COMPLETE WITH YOUR OWN ENDING: Even though many people eat better food than they did a hundred years ago, ...
.....
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CORRECT THE MISTAKES: There are several kinds of snacks you can have between 9.00 am and 6.00 pm, however hot meals are limited to lunchtime.
but /. However
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COMPLETE WITH A SUITABLE LINKER: Adults can be slow to learn new skills, _______children pick things up very quickly.
whereas/ but
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10
FIND THE LINKER OF CONTRAST: Even though we are getting better at diagnosing and treating some allergies, there is a year-on-year increase in the number of patients with asthma.
even though
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COMPLETE WITH A SUITABLE LINKER: ______ I’ve been here twice before, I’d forgotten where the post office was.
Although / Even though
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FIND THE LINKER OF CONTRAST: Someone who was allergic to eggs would find it fairly easy to avoid eating anything containing eggs, whereas you would find it impossible to avoid all contact with pollen.
whereas
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COMPLETE WITH A SUITABLE LINKER: I recognised you as soon as I saw you, __________we’d never met before.