Exercises with linkers
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/linking-words-contrast-exercise-1.html
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/b1-b2-grammar/in-spite-of-despite-although-even-
though-and-though
https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b2/clauses-contrast-purpose-reason-result/
https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b2/clauses-contrast-purpose-reason-result/2/
Exercise 1
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We were great fans of TallStories and 1_________ we were really looking
forward to going to their concert. It had been announced that it would probably be
the band’s last concert, and 2_________thousands people had bought their tickets
online in advance 3 _____________ they wouldn’t miss the opportunity. As soon
as the online sales were open, we bought tickets for ourselves , and extra tickets 4
_________ some of our friends also wanted to go. Nothing could go wrong, or so
we thought. 5 ____ , two hours before the concert, a terrible storm hit the city and
we were informed that it had been cancelled 6____________ the adverse weather
conditions. We were hugely disappointed. We quickly went online 7 ___________
see when the concert was rescheduled for. We read that the members of the band
had expressed their disappointment and the organisers had announced that all the
people with tickets could contact their ticket seller 8_________ get a refund. 9
___________ they didn’t mention a new date for the concert, we were sure that
it had been permanently cancelled, 10 _________ we decided to ask for a refund.
When we'd got our money back, we read that the concert had been rescheduled for
the following weekend. We immediately decided to buy the tickets again, but 11
_________ we tried to get them as soon as we read the news, we were too late;
the tickets were all sold out.
