USED TO / BE USED TO / GET USED TO

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Ride on over all obstacles

IN SPITE OF / DESPITE

In spite of and despite

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In spite of and despite are prepositional expressions.

In spite of and despite have a similar meaning to although or even though. They express a contrast between two things. They are both more common in writing than in speaking. Despite is a little more formal than in spite of.

We usually use in spite of and despite with a noun:

He got the job in spite of his prison record.

[recession is a time when the economy of a country is not good]

John’s company is doing extremely well despite the recession.

We can also use in spite of and despite with -ing:

He was very fast in spite of being terribly overweight.

They arrived late despite leaving in plenty of time.

Warning:

We don’t use a that-clause after in spite of or despite. We use in spite of the fact that or despite the fact that:

When they arrived at Malaga it was hot, in spite of the fact that it was only the end of April.

Not: … in spite of that it was only the end of April

In spite of is written as three separate words. We never use of with despite:

They enjoyed the rides in spite of the long queues. (or … despite the long queues.)

Not: … inspite the long queues or … despite of the long queues.

Verb Inversion

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SPEAKING RUBRICS

ESL Speaking Rubric   Poor 0 pts Fair 1 pts Good 3 pts Excellent 5 pts Clarity Poor All questions and answers were awkward and incomprehensible. Fair Questions and answers were awkward and incomprehensible to understand at times. Good Questions or answers were awkward at times but always understandable. Excellent Questions and answers were clear and comprehensible. Pronunciation Poor Student's pronunciation was incomprehensible. Fair Student's pronunciation made understanding difficult. Good Student's pronunciation was understandable with some error. Excellent Student's pronunciation was like a native speaker. Fluency Poor Student was unable to ask or respond to questions. Fair Student took a long time to ask and respond to questions. Good Students were able to ask and answer the questions with little difficulty. Excellent Students were able to communicate clearly with no difficulty. Comprehension Poor Student was unable to comprehend questions. Questions had to be repeated. Fair The student showed little comprehension of questions. Questions had to be repeated. Good The student understood most of what was asked of him/her. Excellent The student fully understood the questions asked and answered correctly. Content Poor Did not ask appropriate question for information, no response to question. Fair Ask some inappropriate questions for information or answered question with very limited answers. Good Gave appropriate questions for survey information but responses were limited in content. Excellent Gave appropriate questions and good content in responses to questions.