I can play the piano well. I don’t like playing it. I can play the piano well but I don’t like playing it. Although I can play the piano well, I don’t.

• I can play the piano well.• I don’t like playing it.

I can play the piano well but I don’t like playing it.

Although I can play the piano well, I don’t like playing it.

Although

We use although to introduce two contrasting ideas.

Unlike in Chinese, we never use although and but together in one sentence.

Although I can play the piano well, but

I don’t like playing it.

Although

Practice

• Tony is free.• He doesn’t help with the housework.

Although Tony is free, he doesn’t help with the housework.

• Jenny has a test tomorrow.

• She is still playing computer games.

Although Jenny has a test tomorrow, she is still playing computer games.

Although travelling by taxi is expensive, it is comfortable.

• Travelling by taxi is expensive.

• It is comfortable.

So

• Kelly studies hard.• She always gets good results in the exams.

• the result

Kelly studies hard so she always gets good results in the exams.

We use so to introduce the result of something.

We usually use so in the middle of a sentence.

So

• Travelling by MTR is fast.• I like travelling by it.

Travelling by MTR is fast so I like travelling by it.

Now you try. Click the correct word to connect the two sentences.

Sandy got 100 marks in her test.

Her mum is happy.

Although so

Sandy got 100 marks in her

test so her mum is happy.

Well done!

Click the correct word to connect the two sentences.

Amy eats a lot of snacks.

She gets fatter and fatter.

Although so

Amy eats a lot of snacks so

she gets fatter and fatter.

Well done!

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They have practised singing for a long time.

They still couldn’t win the singing contest.

Although so

Although they have practised singing for a long time, they still couldn’t win the singing contest.

Well done!

Click the correct word to connect the two sentences.

He cries when he sees dogs.

Sam is afraid of dogs.

Although so

Sam is afraid of dogs so he

cries when he sees dogs.

Well done!

Click the correct word to connect the two sentences.

Mr Poon is 80 years old.

He can run very fast.

Although so

Although Mr Poon is 80

years old, he can run very

fast.

Well done!

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