ThirdCountry Nationals Comparison writing Key ring Subject English Age groups 8 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 Topic Nonfiction writing EAL Nexus resource Licence information ID: 798291
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This project and its actions were made possible due to co-financing by the European Fund for the Integration of
Third-Country Nationals
Comparison
writing
Key ring
Subject:EnglishAge groups:8 – 11, 12 – 14, 15 – 16, 17 - 18Topic:Non-fiction writing
EAL Nexus resource
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This resource is free to use for educational purposes.
©
British Council 2014
Source |
This resource was originally developed by Charlotte
Hurley
and has been adapted by EAL Nexus.
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Examples of main types and forms
:
Essay question
Magazine article (product comparison)Purpose: To show similarities and differences of two or more items
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Words and phrases to collect for writing
Comparative adjectives
Words and phrases to introduce additional
points: furthermore… also… another similarity is that… another difference is …Words and phrases to introduce contrasting points: however… on the
other hand… in contrast…© The British Council, All rights reserved. EAL Nexus resources may be downloaded for use in schools and colleges.
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Beginning:
Introduction to the topic and the subjects to be compared
Middle: Either: Two paragraphs – the first with all of the similarities between the subjects and the second paragraph with all the differencesOr: A series of paragraphs showing a number of similarities and differences grouped together by areas of comparison
End: Summary of the main points and evaluation
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The items or topics to be compared are introduced in the first paragraph
Paragraphs begin with topic sentences
Topic sentences are followed by elaboration to give more informationThe last paragraph summarises the pointsComparative adjectives are used
Present or past tense
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