Warm-up
Repeat after the tutor.
- I am thirsty even though I drank water.
- I am strong even though I am skinny.
- I am depressed even though I have everything.
- I was still hungry even though I ate chicken.
- He is weak even though he is young.
- I like my coat even though it’s old.
- I miss New York even though I didn’t like there.
- She failed even though I helped her.
- He bought a house even though he was jobless.
- They don’t want me even though I did my best.
- You didn’t wake up even though I called you 100 times.
- Is it cold in Russia even though it’s July?
- Are you happy even though tomorrow is Monday?
- Are you scared even though I am here?
- Did you fail even though you tried again?
Notes
Here are some grammar tips.
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Vocabulary
Go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Use the illustration above if needed.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| Expression | Definition |
| jobless | (adj) being without a job The store closing caused 10 people to be jobless |
| in between jobs | (adj) being currently unemployed from being fired or having quit or laid off and not yet have found a job After he was laid off, he was in between jobs for a few months. |
| neighborhood | (n) a section of a town or city She lives in the neighborhood on the other side of town. |
| evasive | (adj) not honest or direct Not wanting to confront him, she gave an evasive answer. |
| keep a secret | (phrasal verb) not to tell a secret Will you keep a secret for me? |
| unconventional | (adj) very different from the things that are used or accepted by most people The manager had unconventional business practices. |
| eccentric | (adj) tending to act in strange or unusual ways His strange habits contributed to his eccentric character. |
| atypical | (adj) not typical; not usual or normal Stopping for coffee was atypical for his routine. |
| unlikely | (adj) not likely – used to say that something probably will not happen or is not true With the current forecast, snow is unlikely. |
| suspicious | (adj) causing a feeling that something is wrong or that someone is behaving wrongly After the break-in, she was suspicious of everything. |
Exercise
Go over the following exercise with your tutors.
- Make a sentence.
- cold / though / even / it’s / I / am / summer / .
- shopped / money / even / though / She / had / no / .
- though / even / hungry/ they / ate / They / weren’t / .
- you / want / to / didn’t / Did / leave / even / though / you / ?
- though / over / Are / even / you / happy / it’s / ?
- Correct the following sentences.
- I wanted to be with her even though she make me angry
- Don’t gone to that neighborhood, even though your friend may have gone
- I would never eating cheese, even though my mom says it’s delicious
- Alice wanted to quit her job, even though her needed the money
- She wouldn’t stopped complaining, even though she had lost the race
- Answer the following questions.
- Have you even done something even though you knew you shouldn’t have?
- Is there anything you would never do, even though you hadn’t tried it?
- When should you
- (Homework) Write a paragraph.
- Write 10 sentences using the grammar you learned today.
- Evasive action: What’s the most significant secret you’ve ever kept? Did the truth ever come out?
- Unconventional love: Tell us about the most unconventional love in your life.
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