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This document discusses the structure and language used in compare and contrast essays. It outlines two common structures: the block structure, which discusses each object separately in paragraphs before comparing them, and the point-by-point structure, which discusses each major comparison point in turn. It also provides transition words and phrases used for comparing and contrasting. The document concludes with a model compare and contrast essay using the point-by-point structure to discuss methods of communication in the past and present.

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Compare Contrast Esay

This document discusses the structure and language used in compare and contrast essays. It outlines two common structures: the block structure, which discusses each object separately in paragraphs before comparing them, and the point-by-point structure, which discusses each major comparison point in turn. It also provides transition words and phrases used for comparing and contrasting. The document concludes with a model compare and contrast essay using the point-by-point structure to discuss methods of communication in the past and present.

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COMPARE- CONTRAST ESSAY- WRITING 4- THUYCHUNG-0905290939

COMPARE CONTRAST ESSAY


I. Definition
II. Structure:
Block Point-by-point

Introductory paragraph Introductory paragraph

Point 1
Object 1 - Point 1
 
Object 1 - Point 2
Object 1 ➤ Object 2
Object 1 - Point 3
Point 2
Transition sentence/paragraph  
Object 1 ➤ Object 2

Object 2 - Point 1 Point 3


Object 2 - Point 2  
Object 2 - Point 3 Object 1 ➤ Object 2

Concluding paragraph
Concluding paragraph

A. Block:

1. IP:
2. BODY PARAS:
BODY PARA 1?????
BODY PARA 2?????
3. CP
B. POINT BY POINT
1. IP:
2. BODY PARAS:

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BODY PARA 1?????


BODY PARA 2?????
3. CP

III. Language use:

 Compare  Contrast
 Similarly  However
 Likewise  In contrast
 also  In comparison
 both... and...  By comparison
 not only... but also...  On the other hand
 neither... nor...  while
 just like (+ noun)  whereas
 similar to (+ noun)  but
 to be similar (to)  to differ from
 to be the same as  to be different (from)
 to be alike  to be dissimilar to
 to compare (to/with)  to be unlike
 Examples  Examples
o Computers can be used to o Computers, although
communicate easily, for example increasingly small, are not
via email. Similarly/Likewise, always easy to carry from one
the mobile phone is a convenient place to another. However, the
tool for communication. mobile phone can be carried
o Both computers and mobile with ease.
phones can be used to o Computers are generally not
communicate easily with other very portable, whereas the
people. mobile phone is.
o Just like the computer, the o Computers differ from mobile
mobile phone can be used to phones in their lack of
communicate easily with other portability.
people. o Computers are unlike mobile
o The computer is similar to the phones in their lack of
mobile phone in the way it can portability.
be used for easy communication.

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IV. Model essay: POINT BY POINT


Title: There have been many advances in technology over the past fifty
years. These have revolutionised the way we communicate with people
who are far away. Compare and contrast methods of communication used
today with those which were used in the past.

Before the advent of computers and modern technology, people


communicating over long distances used traditional means such as
letters and the telephone. Nowadays we have a vast array of
communication tools which can complete this task, ranging from email
to instant messaging and video calls. While the present and previous
means of communication  are similar  in their  general form,
they  differ  in regard to their  speed  and the  range of tools available.
This esay …..

One similarity between current and previous methods of


communication relates to the form of communication. In the past,
both written forms such as letters were frequently used, in addition
to oral forms such as telephone calls.  Similarly, people nowadays use
both of these forms.  Just as  in the past, written forms of
communication are prevalent, for example via email and text
messaging. In addition, oral forms are  still  used, including the
telephone, mobile phone, and voice messages via instant messaging
services. I am sure,…………………………………………………

However, there are clearly many differences in the way we


communicate over long distances, the most notable of which is speed.
This is most evident in relation to written forms of communication. In
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the past, letters would take days to arrive at their destination.  In


contrast, an email arrives almost instantaneously and can be read
seconds after it was sent. In the past, if it was necessary to send a
short message, for example at work, a memo could be passed around
the office, which would take some time to circulate. It is clear this  is
different from  the current situation, in which a text message can be
sent immediately.

Another significant difference is the range of communication


methods. Fifty years ago, the tools available for communicating over
long distances were primarily the telephone and the letter.  By
comparison, there are a vast array of communication methods available
today. These include not only the telephone, letter, email and text
messages already mentioned, but also video conferences via software
such as Skype or mobile phone apps such as WeChat, and social media
such as Facebook and Twitte. In deed,
…………………………………………………………………………………………..

On the whole, methods of communication have greatly advanced over


the past fifty years. While there are some similarities, such as
the  forms of communication, there are significant differences, chiefly
in relation to the  speed of communication  and the  range of
communication tools available. There is no doubt that technology will
continue to progress in future, and the advanced tools which we use
today may one day also become outdated.

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