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ASIGNATURA Conversation GRADO: 9 PERIODO 2
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MAESTRO: Sandra Milena González Grajales SEMANA: Desde: June 10th Hasta: June 19th

APRENDIZAJE a-. Learning new words.

: b-. Practicing connectors

EVIDENCIA(S): a-. Rewrites sentences using different connectors.

b-. Completes different types of texts using the correct words

REFERENTE CONCEPTUAL:
In this worksheet you will practice, vocabulary and connectors. In this part you will find the explanation about the use of some connectors.

Although, even though vs. despite

The examples below show us that although / even though and despite / in spite of are similar in meaning, but are used differently.

although, even though despite, in spite of

(+ clause) (+ verb + -ing)

Even though he's a millionaire, he lives in a very small flat. Despite / in spite of being a millionaire, he lives in a very small flat.

He lives in a very small flat even though he's a millionaire. He lives in a very small flat despite / in spite of being a millionaire.
Although / even though he's much older than the others, he won the Despite / in spite of being much older than the others, he won the
race. race.

He won the race although / even though he's much older than the He won the race despite / in spite of being much older than the
others. others.

Even though / although it rained a lot, I enjoyed the holiday. Despite / in spite of the rain, I enjoyed the holiday.

Even though / although they have a lot of money, they're still not

happy. Despite / in spite of their money, they're still not happy.

Despite, in spite of

Despite and in spite of have the same meaning and are prepositions.

Despite the heavy traffic, we got there on time.
We use despite / in spite of to express that something is unexpected
or surprising. Despite being much older than the others, he won the race.

Despite and in spite of can be followed by a noun or verb. In spite of / despite the heavy traffic, we got there on time. (+ noun)
In spite of / despite the traffic being heavy, we got there on time. (+
They can also be followed by the fact that, which is less formal. verb -ing)

We use in spite of / despite: In spite of / despite the fact that he is much older than the others, he
+ noun won the race.
+ verb + -ing In spite of / despite being much older than the others, he won the
+ the fact that. race.
 Despite is more common than in spite of in formal written English.

DESARROLLO METODOLÓGICO PARA ALCANZAR LA EVIDENCIA DE APRENDIZAJE:

After Reading the information about connectors, you should solve the activities which are below.

RECURSOS Y ENTREGABLES NECESARIOS PARA LAS CLASES SINCRÓNICAS POR ZOOM:

The worksheet must be send by e-mail: sandramilego@hotmail.com o sandramilego@yahoo.com
You must send the activities on Thursday , June 18th.

OBSERVACIONES FINALES:
The activities are below

Rewrite the following sentences. Change the correct word and use the underlined connector.
1-. Although he's younger than the other players, he has no problem fitting in with the team. Despite

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2-.   It's a small house but it's big enough for our needs. Although

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3-. Although he had very little time, he offered to help us. in spite of + ing
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4-.   Despite a lot of problems last year, I continued to work on the project. Although

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5-. Although they split up many years ago, the Beatles are still incredibly popular. despite the fact

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6-.   Although they split up over forty years ago, the Beatles are still incredibly popular. despite

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7-. Despite revenues being very low last year, the company spent a lot of money on expansion. even though
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2-. This exercise consists of a text about a special bus service in which there are 8 gaps. Each gap represents a missing word or phrase.
Please note that the whole text is divided into sentences to allow you to focus on each question. Underline the correct option.

1-. In the desert areas that........... Tucson city, USA, students spend hundreds of hours on yellow buses each year getting to and from their
schools.
• Edge
• turn
• enclose
• surround

2-. But when mobile internet equipment was................. On a yellow school bus, the bored, often noisy, teens were transformed into quiet,
studious individuals.
• installed
• set
• structured
• included

3-. District officials got the idea during .......... drives on school business to Phoenix, two hours each way, when they realized that, when they went
in pairs, one person could drive and the other could work using a laptop and a wireless card
• Extraordinary
• Few
• Occasional
• Exceptional

4-. They wondered if internet access on a school bus could .......... students’ academic productivity, too.
• heighten
• enlarge
• Increase
• Rise

5-. But the idea for what students call ‘the internet bus’ really took shape when the district’s chief information officer read a catalogue offering
the .......... of having internet access in cars. He thought, ‘What if you could put that in a bus?’
• certainty
• likelihood
• ability
• possibility

6-. The officials have been delighted to see the .......... of homework getting done, morning.
• total
• number
• measure
• amount

7-. Although some students spend their time playing games or visiting social networking sites, most students do .......... their travel time to study.
• make
• use
• serve
• try