Use one of these
expressions: although,
even though, despite,
in spite of, and yet,
nevertheless.
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a. Link the pairs of sentences.
e. g. He became. America's most popular president.
His lifetime was marked by a series of failures.
→ Even though his lifetime was marked by a series of
failures, he became America's most popular president.
1. She was a jobless, poor single mother. // She is now the
richest and most popular author of children's books.
2. Today it is one of the world's most useful office
products. // It was originally made with a glue which
wasn't sticky enough.
3. He was fired from a newspaper for lacking
imagination. // He became one of the world's best-
known cartoon and film producers.
4. He is now considered as the 20th century's greatest
scientist. // He couldn't speak until he was almost four.
b. Identify the persons or inventions described.
