Question

Fill in: although/though/even though, despite, but, while/ whereas.

Неlеn is 15 and at school. Despite being good at most subjects there are some that she sti11 has problems with. No matter how hard she studies she doesn't seem to get good marks in maths, ... her father sits with her every week to try and help her understand it better. She loves art, as she always gets good grades, ... she doesn't like sports at all ... she' s quite ath1etic. Неlеn knows that ... she' s still at school she has to keep working hard in all subjects she's studying. No matter what grades she gets. However, she's optimistic that she'll improve overall.

Answer 1

Неlеn is 15 and at school. Despite being good at most subjects there are some that she sti11 has problems with. No matter how hard she studies she doesn't seem to get good marks in maths, though her father sits with her every week to try and help her understand it better. She loves art, as she always gets good grades, but she doesn't like sports at all though she' s quite ath1etic. Неlеn knows that while she' s still at school she has to keep working hard in all subjects she's studying. No matter what grades she gets. However, she's optimistic that she'll improve overall.

Although и though переводятся одинаково(хотя), но разница между ними в том, что первое ставится только в начало предложения,а второе может быть и в начале, и в середине, и в конце предложения.

Even though переводится как "даже не смотря на". Оно более сильно, чем despite (так как оно переводится как просто "несмотря на")

While переводится как "пока" (пока что-то происходит, а не прощание)

Whereas переводится как "в то время как, между тем", но не как "пока". Эти слова имеют разные значения.