Fill in the Blanks Linkers of Contrast - gapsOnline version Broad Intermediate - Unit 2 lesson 14 by Филипп Леонидович 1 hand other the Although nevertheless on consequently despite 1 . Temperature rose , and the ice started melting . 2 . He got a job as a swimming teacher the fact that he can't swim . 3 . he was very successful as a writer , his first novel didn't sell well . 4 . She was ill for the week before the Olympics but managed to win a bronze medal . 5 . She was very tidy but her brother , , hardly ever tidied up his bedroom . 2 despite Despite verse although nevertheless consequently consequences 1 . The play is written in . 2 . The film was a great success . 3 . arriving late for the interview , she got the job . 4 . She enjoyed her time in Spain , she found the heat difficult . 5 . Sales were very good the high prices . 6 . You can't ignore the economic of leaving the EU . 7 . He lost his job in February and had to cancel the holiday he'd booked for that summer .