Exercise 1 Underline the correct words. 1 Although/But I like this company, I probably won't work here long. 2 In spite of/Although their shares are rising, their future is still uncertain. 3 Kate gave a good presentation, although /despite having very little time to prepare. 4 This year our earnings are close to $8m, while/still last year they were just $6m. 5 Whereas/In spite of these candidates all have an MBA, these other ones don't. 6 I read the book you suggested. I didn't enjoy it, although /though. 7 1 didn't have much time, but/whereas I managed to visit the whole site. 8 Nowadays we have very few strikes, but/whereas ten years ago we had a lot. 9 We weren't sure whether to go ahead with the launch, but we did it still/anyway. 10 Although/In spite of the delay, we still arrived on time. 11 I didn't manage to close the deal, although /whereas I really tried. 12 Although/ Whereas their share price is falling at the moment, the company is still a good long-term investment. Exercise 3 Complete the sentences with one of these words or phrases: although, anyway, but, in spite of, still,whereas. Use each word or phrase once only. 1 Carol didn't recognise Mark Larner, ________________ she had met him before. 2 I don't like karaoke bars, _______________ I went with my Japanese clients anyway. 3 I offered my best price, but they ________________ didn't seem interested. 4 I think we'll have to change our suppliers. It's a pity, ______________ . 5 _______________ the early problems, the project has been a great success. 6 Spain is a mature market, _______________ in Portugal there is still room for growth. 7 We haven't got all the facts, but it's worth discussing it _____________ . Exercise 4 Rewrite each pair of sentences using the words given. There are two ways each time. 1 It was raining. We got here on time. a) Although ____________________________________________________________________ . b) Despite _____________________________________________________________________ . 2 I had a headache. I still went to the meeting. a) In spite of ___________________________________________________________________ . b) __________________________________, but _____________________________________ . 3 Some analysts think that stocks will fall in value. Others disagree. a) ______________________________________, whereas _____________________________ . b) Although ___________________________________________________________________ . 4 There were difficulties in the negotiations. We won the contract. a) Despite _____________________________________________________________________ . b) Even though _________________________________________________________________ . 5 Oil prices rose slightly last year. This year they have gone down. a) Whereas _____________________________________________________________________ . b) ____________________________________, although _______________________________ . 6 I've written twice. I still haven't received a reply. a) ___________________________________, yet _____________________________________ . b) Despite _____________________________________________________________________ . 7 He didn't use any notes. He gave an excellent presentation. a) Although ____________________________________________________________________ . b) _________________________________ . He _________________________________ though. Exercise 5 Complete the sentences with as or like, or put as/like if both are possible. 1 While I was at university I sometimes worked ___________ a waiter. 2 The negotiations are going very slowly, ____________ I expected. 3 Anna's so funny! She's ___________ a comedian. 4 We'll send the order in two consignments, ___________ we agreed in the meeting. 5 This crisis is not ___________ the last one. It's worse! 6 I'm lucky. I have a small room at home that I use ___________ my study. 7 You look just ___________ your brother. 8 In a situation like this, you should do exactly ___________ it says in the book. Exercise 6 Underline the correct word/s in this dialogue. JACK: Oh, hi, Pamela. Could you give me some advice? PAMELA: Yeah, sure. JACK: It's about my laptop. I use it a lot when I'm out of the office, (1) so / like I wanted to talk to you about saving my files ... I, er, don't want to lose everything if there's a problem. PAMELA: Hmm. Do you back-up your files (2) for / to make sure your work is safe? JACK: Oh yes. I have a small storage device that plugs into the USB port — it's (3) as /like a portable hard disk. And so if anyone stole my laptop it wouldn't be such a disaster (4) because /for I would still have all my files. PAMELA: Well, that's OK then. JACK: The problem is I often keep this device in the same place as my laptop (5)for/so that it's easy for me to find. And that's what worries me. PAMELA: Oh? JACK: Well, yes. It's easy for me to find, (6) so /so that it's easy for the thief too. PAMELA: Ah, hah. It sounds (7) as /as if you're getting a little bit paranoid, Jack. JACK: So, is there some kind of solution (8) for/to people (9) as /like me ... who are worried? PAMELA: Do you use your laptop (10) to /for access the Internet? JACK: Of course. PAMELA: Well, (11) not to worry /so as not to worry about losing your files how about using on-line storage? JACK: Um, what's that? PAMELA: It works (12) as /as if a hard disk, (13) as /like your portable device, but it's an Internet site. JACK: Oh. PAMELA: You can upload files to the site whenever you want (14) so that /like they are there to download on another occasion. It could be with another computer. I use it all the time (15) so that /to keep copies of my most important files. JACK: Ah, I see. That sounds (16) as / like a really good idea. Well, thanks a lot. I'll do that.