Contrast and compare

Valdospinos Valeria

Thursday, December 4th, 2014 7th B

How is contrast expressed?The contrast is to tell how two or more things are different.

The most important key words are:

• But

• (AL)Though

• In Spite of

• Never Theless

• However

• Yet / Still

• Any Way

• Even Though

THE USE OF THE KEY WORDS?

• Although and Though mean exactly the same and are used the same.

• But Though is more informal and more common when talking.

• Although is more formal and more common when writing.

How is comparison expressed?

Compare is to tell how two or more things are alike.

The most important key words are:

• The same

• Alike

• Similar

• Similarly

• Like

EXAMPLES

CONTRAST

• This picture show us two people, but one is tall and the other is small. Is a contrastbecause they have different stature.

• Although the girl is White and the boy is black they are friends.

• She was chosen Miss world, in spite of her young age

COMPARE

• This grapes are the same, but different color.

• The girls are similar, they are twins.

• This credit card are the same, it is used for many different things.