Ex1: Complete the sentences with a suitable connector “although / however”.
1. _______________ the restaurant has a good reputation, the food was terrible.
The restaurant has a good reputation. _______________, the food was terrible.
2. _______________ it didn’t stop raining, we didn’t cancel our picnic.
It didn’t stop raining. ______________________We didn’t cancel our picnic
3. The watch had a high price. ___________, Mary bought it
Mary still bought the watch, __________ it had a high price.
4. _______________ I invited Jim to my party, he didn’t come.
I invited Jim to the party. _______________, he didn’t come.
5. I don’t want to watch this film_______________ it has many good reviews.
The film has many good reviews. _______________________,I don’t want to watch it,
6. There are many challenges.__________, Tom won’t give up his dream.
_______________ there are many challenges, Tom won’t give up his dream.
7. Jane seldom sees Jim ______they go to the same school.
8. I find the film boring.________________, many people like it.
9. ________________ he’s rich, he is always upset.
10. I couldn’t sleep________________ I was tired.
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1.A. loved B. liked C. wished D. gripped
2.A. safely B. pavement C. animation D. female
3.A. hear B. near C. learn D. appear
4. A. care B. bare C. share D. are
5. A. chain B. fair C. hair D. chair
II. Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence.
1.A film in which strange and frightening things happen is called a/an .
A. horror film B. comedy C. drama D. animation
2.Not many people went to see the film. , it received good reviews from critics.
A. however B. despite C. but D. although
3. he spent much money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.
A. Even B. But C. Although D. Despite
4.I found the book so that I couldn’t put it down.
A. gripping B. boring C. tiring D. shocking
5.The film has a silly plot. , many people enjoyed it.
A. Though B. Moreover C. Because D. However
6.We didn’t find it funny it was a comedy.
A. in spite of B. despite C. although D. but
7.In Titanic, it ____________Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, a poor artist.
A. directs B. shows C. acts D. stars
8.The end of the film was so that many people cried.
A. shocking B. moving C. exciting D. boring
9.I went to the cinema with my friends yesterday_____________ I feft very tired.
A. although B. in spite of C. but D. so
10. the film begins with a terrible disaster, it has a happy ending.
A. In spite B. Despite C. Although D. However
11.A ____________ is a film that shows real life events or stories.
A. Action B. documentary C. thriller D. comedy
12. The film is so ___________that I saw it twice.
A. boring B. interesting C. frightening D. moving
13. A ______________ is a film that shows real life events or stories.
A. action B. documentary C. thriller D. comedy
14.A is a film that tries to make audiences laugh.
A. horror B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary
15.Mr. Bean’s Holiday is a ______________-film - I was laughing from beginning to end.
A. comedy B. violent C. scary D. moving
16.Not many people went to see the film; , it received good reviews from critics.
A. however B. despite C. but D. although
17. The play was so boring. , An saw it from beginning to end.
A. Therefore B. Despite C. However D. Although
18.___________ the film was gripping, Tom slept from beginning to end.
A. Therefore B. Despite C. However D. Although
ex 3:
1 A. horror film
2 A. however
3 C. Although
4 A. gripping
5 A. Though
6 C. although
7 D. stars
8 B. moving
9 B. inspite of
10 C. Although
11 B. documentary
12 B. interesting
13 B. documentary
14 C. comedy
15 A. comedy
16 A. however
17 C. However
18 D. Although
ex 1:
1 Although the restaurant has a good reputation, the food was terrible
2 Although it didn’t stop raining, we didn’t cancel our picnic
3 The watch had a high price. However, Mary bought it
4 Although I invited Jim to my party, he didn’t come
5 I don’t want to watch this film although it has many good reviews
6 There are many challenges. However, Tom won’t give up his dream
7 Jane seldom sees Jim although they go to the same school
8 I find the film boring. However, many people like it
9 Although he’s rich, he is always upset
10 I couldn’t sleep although I was tired
Ex1: Complete the sentences with a suitable connector “although / however”.
1. _____Although__________ the restaurant has a good reputation, the food was terrible.
The restaurant has a good reputation. ____However___________, the food was terrible.
2. ________Although_______ it didn’t stop raining, we didn’t cancel our picnic.
It didn’t stop raining. ________However______________We didn’t cancel our picnic
3. The watch had a high price. ___However________, Mary bought it
Mary still bought the watch, ______though____ it had a high price.
4. _______Although________ I invited Jim to my party, he didn’t come.
I invited Jim to the party. ________However_______, he didn’t come.
5. I don’t want to watch this film__________though____ it has many good reviews.
The film has many good reviews. ___________However____________,I don’t want to watch it,
6. There are many challenges._____However_____, Tom won’t give up his dream.
_________Although______ there are many challenges, Tom won’t give up his dream.
7. Jane seldom sees Jim ____although__they go to the same school.
8. I find the film boring.______However __________, many people like it.
9. _________Although_______ he’s rich, he is always upset.
10. I couldn’t sleep________Although________ I was tired.
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1.A. loved B. liked C. wished D. gripped
2.A. safely B. pavement C. animation D. female
3.A. hear B. near C. learn D. appear
4. A. care B. bare C. share D. are
5. A. chain B. fair C. hair D. chair
II. Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence.
1.A film in which strange and frightening things happen is called a/an .
A. horror film B. comedy C. drama D. animation
2.Not many people went to see the film. , it received good reviews from critics.
A. however B. despite C. but D. although
3. he spent much money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.
A. Even B. But C. Although D. Despite
4.I found the book so that I couldn’t put it down.
A. gripping B. boring C. tiring D. shocking
5.The film has a silly plot. , many people enjoyed it.
A. Though B. Moreover C. Because D. However
6.We didn’t find it funny it was a comedy.
A. in spite of B. despite C. although D. but
7.In Titanic, it ____________Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, a poor artist.
A. directs B. shows C. acts D. stars
8.The end of the film was so that many people cried.
A. shocking B. moving C. exciting D. boring
9.I went to the cinema with my friends yesterday_____________ I feft very tired.
A. although B. in spite of C. but D. so
10. the film begins with a terrible disaster, it has a happy ending.
A. In spite B. Despite C. Although D. However
11.A ____________ is a film that shows real life events or stories.
A. Action B. documentary C. thriller D. comedy
12. The film is so ___________that I saw it twice.
A. boring B. interesting C. frightening D. moving
13. A ______________ is a film that shows real life events or stories.
A. action B. documentary C. thriller D. comedy
14.A is a film that tries to make audiences laugh.
A. horror B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary
15.Mr. Bean’s Holiday is a ______________-film - I was laughing from beginning to end.
A. comedy B. violent C. scary D. moving
16.Not many people went to see the film; , it received good reviews from critics.
A. however B. despite C. but D. although
17. The play was so boring. , An saw it from beginning to end.
A. Therefore B. Despite C. However D. Although
18.___________ the film was gripping, Tom slept from beginning to end.
A. Therefore B. Despite C. However D. Although