GRACIAS A CRISTINA, SANTA VICTORIA Y EUGENIA SÁNCHEZ
DESPITE
/ IN SPITE OF / ALTHOUGH / EVEN THOUGH
1.
DESPITE
/ IN SPITE OF
= a pesar de
despite noun
phrase (the
heavy rain)
+ gerund
(smoking)
in
spite of the
fact that + S + V + C (he
was ill)
Despite
the
heavy rain, we
arrived on time.
In
spite of
smoking
too much, he was very healthy.
Despite
the
fact that
he
was ill, he
came to school.
He
went to work despite
not
feeling well
He
went to work in
spite of his
sickness
He
went to work in spite of the fact that he was ill.
2.
EVEN
THOUGH / ALTHOUGH
= aunque
even
though
+ S
+
V
+ C
although
Although
he
smokes
too
much, he is very healthy.
Even
though
he
lives
very far,
we meet quite often.
Though/although/even though y in spite of/despite.
1. Traduce estas frases al inglés. Haz dos versiones de cada frase, una con but y otra que termine con though.
1. Ana es simpática, pero no me gusta su marido.
2. Hablamos por teléfono todos los días, pero nunca nos vemos.
3. No tengo un billete de 5 euros, pero tengo uno de 10.
4. No conozco a su hermano, pero conozco a su hermana.
5. No está nevando, pero sí hace frio.
2. Traduce estas frases al inglés. Para cada frase haz dos versiones en inglés, una con in spite of/despite + sustantivo, y otra con although/even though + sujeto + verbo.
6. A pesar de sus problemas era una buena madre.
7. Me dormí pronto a pesar del ruido.
8. A pesar de nuestras diferencias nos llevamos bien.
9. A pesar del tráfico llegamos a tiempo.
3. Traduce estas frases utilizando although o even though.
10. Fue al trabajo aunque estaba cansado.
11. Aunque no come mucho es muy gordo.
12. Aunque es muy famoso no gana mucho dinero.
13. ¡No la vi aunque estaba sentada justo al lado de mí!
14. Aprobó el examen aunque no había estudiado.
15. Aunque no tienen dinero, son muy felices.
.
Respuestas
1. Ana’s nice, but I don’t like her husband./Ana is nice. I don’t like her husband, though.
2. We talk on the phone every day but we never see each other./We talk on the phone every day. We never see each other, though.
3. I don’t have a 5-euro bill, but I have a 10-euro bill./I don’t have a 5-euro bill. I have a 10-euro bill, though.
4. I don’t know her brother, but I know her sister. /I don’t know her brother. I know her sister, though.
5. It isn’t snowing but it’s cold./It isn’t snowing. It is cold, though.
6. Although she has problems, she’s a good mother./In spite of her problems, she’s a good mother.
7. I fell asleep early despite the noise./I fell alseep early even though it was noisy.
8. Despite our differences we get along well./Even though we have our differences we get along well.
9. We arrived on time in spite of the traffic./We arrived on time even though there was traffic.
10. He went to work even though he was tired.
11.Even though he doesn’t eat much he’s really fat.
12. Even though he’s famous he doesn’t make much money.
13. I didn’t see her even though she was sitting right next to me!
14. She passed the exam even though she hadn’t studied.
15. Even though they don’t have money they’re happy.
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