Breakfast time.
This is Marmite. If you're familiar with British food you'll know
that it tastes strange, very, very strange. It's good though.
Hello and welcome to LetThemTalk What I want to show you today is how to use "though",
"although" and "even though" in English.
But what I want you to especially pay attention to
Is how to use "though" at the end of a sentence as it's very common among
native English speakers.
Ok first of all let's look at the differences between "although" and "though".
They are both used to show the contrast of an idea.
As a conjunction, that is for connecting clauses in a sentence,
they are exactly the same. Some say that "although" is more formal but
you'll find both forms in written and spoken English.
You can use "though" or "although" at the beginning of a sentence, for example:
Though it was cold, we still went swimming ....
or in the middle of a sentence for example
I decided to go to the party, although I was tired.
I passed the exam, although it was difficult.
"Even though" can also be used to show a greater contrast
They gave him the job, even though he was very young.
"though" (but not "although" or "even though") can also be used as an adverb at the end of
a sentence. We do this a lot in conversation and informal writing.
we won the cup. It wasn't easy though
So remember, all you need is a statement followed by an idea that shows a contrast to that statement
then put "though" at the end.
A lot of people like him. He's a complete idiot though.
We also use it to respond to what somebody else said with contrasting statement, for example:
A: This is a terrible film B: Yes, I know. I do like it though
Using "though" like this at the end of a sentence is extremely common among
native English speakers especially in conversation. So do use it.
That's it thank you for watching, this English language video has finished.
More coming soon though.