LINKING WORDS Circle the right option in each sentence: Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning: As/ Because Mary arrived at the station, the train had left What were you doing while/ since your brother was listening to music? Peter won’t tell you his secret unless/so that you promise not to tell anybody Mum was disappointed owing to/ because I didn’t get the job Despite / Although retaking his French exam, Paul didn’t pass it Give me a call in case/ in spite of you can’t come around tonight My sister is working hard so as to/ so that get her university degree Baby Jane won’t stop crying if you don’t give her a dummy …………………………………………… unless …………… ……………………………………………………… …………… Peter looks very interested in modern art He doesn’t understand anything at all Although ……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………… ……………… Robert was extremely rich, so he had lots of friends ……………………………… due to ………………………… They tried hard to save the company They didn’t succeed Even though ………………………………………………… My father can’t sleep well That’s why he sometimes takes sleeping pills ………………………………………, so ………………………… ……………………………………………………… ……………… Mary is the kindest person I’ve ever met Her husband never seems to like other people …………………………………………… On the contrary, ……………………………………………………… ……………… They’ll have the contract ready Mark may sign it ………………………………… in case ……………………… It rained heavily yesterday Carol went jogging Despite ……………………………………………………… … Dave didn’t take the dog for a walk It was so windy! ………………………………… because of The football match had to be cancelled due to/ because there weren’t enough players We’ll be late for the maths lesson if/ unless you don’t hurry 10 Nevertheless / Although Mary has a lot of money, she hardly ever gives any to charity 11 I did my best to/ owing to help Pam with her wedding reception 12 We need a technician so that/ in order to fix our TV 13 The Blacks had to sell their house because/ because of the high mortgage they had on it 14 Spanish teenagers aren’t allowed to drive a car if/ unless they’re eighteen 15 You can drive a car in case/ as long as you’ve got a driving license 16 My brother loves skiing when/whereas I hate it 17 Some roofs were damaged because/ owing to the strong wind 18 Even though/ Since Dick always KEY As Mary arrived at the station, the train had left What were you doing while your brother was listening to music? Peter won’t tell you his secret unless you promise not to tell anybody Mum was disappointed because I didn’t get the job Despite retaking his French exam, Paul didn’t pass it Give me a call in case you can’t come around tonight My sister is working hard so as to get her university degree The football match had to be cancelled because there weren’t enough players We’ll be late for the maths lesson if you don’t hurry 10 Although Mary has a lot of money, she hardly ever gives any to charity 11 I did my best to help Pam with her wedding reception 12 We need a technician in order to fix our TV 13 The Blacks had to sell their house because of the high mortgage they had on it 14 Spanish teenagers aren’t allowed to drive a car unless they’re eighteen 15 You can drive a car as long as you’ve got a driving license 16 My brother loves skiing whereas I hate it 17 Some roofs were damaged owing to the strong wind 18 Even though Dick always gets the best marks at school, he is never satisfied Baby Jane won’t stop crying unless you give her a dummy Although Peter looks very interested in modern art, he doesn’t understand anything at all Robert has got a lot of friends due to her richness Even though they tried hard to save the company, they didn’t succeed My father can’t sleep well, so he sometimes takes sleeping pills Mary is the kindest person I’ve ever met On the contrary, her husband never seems to like other people They’ll have the contract ready in case mark signs it Despite the heavy rain/ raining heavily (yesterday), Carol went jogging (yesterday) Dave didn’t take the dog for a walk because of the wind /windy weather 10 Peter is so nice, therefore everybody enjoys his company 11 Get a library card in order to borrow books 12 Mary copied my cheesecake recipe so