ID13303: Advanced English III

Teacher: Delia Kareny Cárdenas Treviño

Universidad TecMielnio
Activity Homework
Instructions:
1. Continue practicing the connector to compare and contrast. Fill in the blank of the following
sentences.
in spite of / even though / although / as a result / but / in order to / thanks to / since

1. We are recollecting the employees’ name ____________ send an announcement to

everybody.
2. I’ve been trying to call ______ the phones are not working properly.
3. ________________ our efforts, the company obtained great sales this month.
4. The prices went up ______________ of the vitality in the market.
5. We’ve been getting to work on time _______________ the traffic jams.
6. My coworker got a raise ___________________ she has only been working for a few
months.
7. My family is not going on vacations _______________ we have all summer free.
8. My friend has been very busy ______________since getting a new job.

Result:
in spite of / even though / although / as a result / but / in order to / thanks to / since

1. We are recollecting the employees’ name in order to send an announcement to

everybody.
2. I’ve been trying to call but the phones are not working properly.
3. Thanks to our efforts, the company obtained great sales this month.
4. The prices went up as a result of the vitality in the market.
5. We’ve been getting to work on time although the traffic jams.
6. My coworker got a raise in spite of she has only been working for a few months.
7. My family is not going on vacations even though we have all summer free.
8. My friend has been very busy - since getting a new job.

Conclusion:
It is important to distinguish the usefulness of this vocabulary to link and contrast ideas, to give
them a more detailed.

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Tuesday, September 8, 2020