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  • They visited Madrid ... they didn't have time to visit El Prado.
    ALTHOUGH
  • I phone my brother in Thailand using Skype nearly every day .... the time difference.
    DESPITE
  • Transform: She has plenty of money, but she is very mean. - Although ...
    SHE HAS A LOT OF MONEY SHE IS VERY MEAN.
  • Valencia is a fantastic place .... of being too hot in July and August.
    IN SPITE / .... although it is very hot in ...
  • .... she didn't want to see The Lord of the Rings, she enjoyed it in the end.
    ALTHOUGH
  • She decided to go abroad for a year .... loving her boyfriend very much.
    DESPITE / ....although she loved her boyfriend very much.
  • Transform: I opened the window due to the heat. - I opened the window because ...
    IT WAS HOT.
  • Transform: They went out for a walk, even though the weather was bad. - In spite of...
    THE BAD WEATHER, THEY WENT OUT FOR A WALK
  • The English actor Oliver Reed was often rude to people .... he was kind to animals.
    ALTHOUGH / .... in spite of being kind to animals.
  • Transform: I didn't buy the car, even though I had the money. - Despite...
    having the money he didn't buy the car.
  • Transform: He does gymnastics in the bathroom to keep fit. - He does gymnastics in the bathroom so that..
    HE COULD KEEP FIT.
  • She's a great person ... of getting jealous over stupid things sometimes.
    IN SPITE
  • Transform: Despite being very tired, he stayed out. - Although ...
    HE WAS VERY TIRED, HE STAYED OUT.
  • ... of being bad at pool, she beat him three times in a row.
    IN SPITE
  • Complete and transform: ...... it was raining, we decided to go anayway.
    ALTHOUGH / Depite the rain, ...
  • Transform: As I didn't know it was your birthday, I didn't buy you a present. - I didn't know it was your birthday so ...
    I DIDN'T BUY YOU A PRESENT
  • Transform: I am going to study harder. I want to pass my exam. - I'm going to ...
    STUDY HARDER BECASE / AS / SINCE I WANT TO PASS MY EXAM
  • Transform: She missed the bus so she had to take a taxi. - Since ...
    SHE MISSED THE BUS, SHE HAD TO TAKE A TAXI.
  • Transform: The weather was fine, so we decided to go out. - As ....
    THE WEATHER WAS FINE, WE DECIDED TO GO OUT.
  • ..... my warnings, he kept on smoking.
    DESPITE
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