Complete the sentences with a linking word or phrase from the box.
as long as although as well as despite in order to
owing to therefore whereas
1. you concentrate, you should pass the exam.
2. she always handed in her homework late, the quality of her work was high.
3. Simona took notes during the lecture recording what the teacher said.
4. Mike decided to get a summer job in France improve his French.
5. being one of the most intelligent students in the class, Michael’s exam result
was disappointing.
6. The students found that they had a free morning the cancellation of the lecture.
7. ‘You just don’t practise enough,’ said the teacher, ‘and you’re not likely to improve’.
8. Tom wrote his essay in an hour, John needed a whole day to do his.