Lo esencial: Although + sujeto y verbo; despite + sustantivo o -ing. Estos 20 ejercicios lo practican paso a paso, desde «Clasifica el conector» hasta «Escribe sobre un esfuerzo».
Aquí tienes 20 ejercicios de conectores (B1), ordenados de fácil a difícil; además, el solucionario está en otra ficha.
Estos ejercicios entrenan la expresión escrita de nivel B1 del Marco Común Europeo, Volumen complementario 2020: enlazar ideas simples en un texto claro y coherente. Trabajarás although, despite, however, because of, so e in order to.
Empiezas eligiendo la forma correcta, sigues reescribiendo y terminas redactando tus propios párrafos. Haz primero los de nivel 1 y deja los de redacción para el final.
Nivel: Inglés B1 (MCER, intermedio) · Referencia oficial: MCER B1 (Volumen complementario 2020), MCER B1 Expresión escrita
Ejercicios de conectores (B1)
Ejercicio 1. Clasifica el conector ★★★
Escribe si cada conector expresa contraste (C), causa (CA), resultado (R) o finalidad (F).
- although
- because
- so
- in order to
- however
Ejercicio 2. Although o despite ★★★
Elige la opción correcta.
- Although / Despite the heavy rain, we went out.
- Although / Despite it was raining, we went out.
- Although / Despite feeling tired, Lucía ran.
- Although / Despite he was tired, he ran.
Ejercicio 3. Because o because of ★★★
Completa con because o because of.
- We stayed home ___ the storm.
- We stayed home ___ there was a storm.
- She was late ___ the traffic.
- She was late ___ the traffic was terrible.
Ejercicio 4. Elige so o because ★★★
Completa con so o because.
- I was hungry, ___ I ate a sandwich.
- I ate a sandwich ___ I was hungry.
- It was cold, ___ we wore coats.
- We wore coats ___ it was cold.
Ejercicio 5. Ordena las frases ★★★
Ordena las palabras.
- Although / was / it / late / we / stayed
- studied / in / She / order / pass / to / hard
- the / Despite / cold / swam / we
Ejercicio 6. Traduce al español ★★★
Traduce al español.
- Although he is tall, he doesn’t play basketball.
- She ran in order to catch the bus.
- Because of the rain, the match was cancelled.
Ejercicio 7. Reescribe con despite ★★★
Reescribe con despite sin cambiar el sentido.
- Although it was raining, we played.
- Although she was ill, she went to work.
- Although he has money, he is unhappy.
Ejercicio 8. Reescribe con because of ★★★
Reescribe con because of.
- The flight was late because there was fog.
- He missed the bus because he overslept.
- They cancelled because it snowed.
Ejercicio 9. Une con however ★★★
Une las dos frases con however (con punto y coma o frase nueva).
- The café is cheap. The coffee is awful.
- The film is long. It is brilliant.
- The test was hard. Everyone passed.
Ejercicio 10. Finalidad con in order to ★★★
Une las frases con in order to.
- I set an alarm. I wanted to get up early.
- Valentina saved money. She wanted to visit Seattle.
- They left early. They wanted to avoid traffic.
Ejercicio 11. Corrige el error típico ★★★
Corrige el error.
- Although it was cheap, but I didn’t buy it.
- Despite of the rain, we went out.
- I went to the shop for buy bread.
- Because the rain, we stayed in.
Ejercicio 12. Traduce al inglés ★★★
Traduce al inglés.
- Aunque estaba cansada, terminó el trabajo.
- Ahorró para comprarse una bicicleta.
- A pesar del ruido, pude dormir.
Ejercicio 13. Mediación: un aviso ★★★
Explica en inglés, en una o dos frases, este aviso en español para un amigo: «Se canceló el concierto por la tormenta, pero devolverán el dinero.»
Ejercicio 14. Elige la frase correcta ★★★
En cada pareja, elige la frase correcta.
- a) Despite it rained, we walked. b) Despite the rain, we walked.
- a) She left in order not to be late. b) She left in order to not late.
- a) Because of he was ill, he stayed home. b) Because he was ill, he stayed home.
Ejercicio 15. Completa el correo ★★★
Completa con although / because of / so / in order to.
Hi Mateo, the trip was great ___ it was very long. We were tired ___ the early flight, ___ we slept on the bus. We arrived early ___ see the sunrise.
Ejercicio 16. Cadena de causa y efecto ★★★
Observa el esquema y escribe dos frases: una con because of y otra con so.
Ejercicio 17. Elige el mejor conector ★★★
Completa el texto con la opción correcta.
Santiago wanted to join the choir, (1) so / although he practised every night. (2) Despite / Although being nervous, he sang beautifully. (3) Because of / Because his teacher’s help, he passed the audition. (4) However / So, he was not chosen for the solo.
Ejercicio 18. Lee el mensaje de Ximena ★★★
Lee el mensaje y responde en inglés.
- Why did Ximena take a taxi?
- How late was she?
- Why was her boss angry?
Ejercicio 19. Reescribe de tres maneras ★★★
Escribe la frase The match was cancelled. It was raining heavily. de tres formas: con because, con because of y con so.
Ejercicio 20. Escribe sobre un esfuerzo ★★★
Escribe de 50 a 70 palabras sobre algo que hiciste con esfuerzo (aprender inglés, correr, estudiar). Usa although, despite y in order to una vez cada uno.
Para seguir en inglés B1
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