1. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
MODEL 2
Although Despite
Though Clause In Spite of Noun/Gerund
Although

2. For example:
Although he was inexperienced, he got a good salary.
Despite his inexperience, he got a good salary.
Even though their team played well, they lost.
Despite the team’s good performance, they didn’t win.

3. Practice
1/ Although it was very noisy, we continued to study our lesson.
Despite the great noise, we continued to study our lesson.
2/ Mary went to the party though she felt depressed.
In spite of the fact that Mary felt depressed, she went to the party.
3/ Despite living in the same street, we hardly ever see each other.
Though we are living in the same street, we hardly ever see each other.

4. Practice
4/ Although both his legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
Despite his broken legs in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
5/ Is spite of Mary’s sadness at losing the contest, she managed to smile.
Although Mary was sad after losing the contest, she managed to smile.