1. 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 Black and white cards Subject:English Age groups:8 – 11, 12 – 14, 15 – 16, 17 - 18 Topic:Non-fiction writing EAL Nexus resource Licence information | 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.

2. paragraph Book review: key term

3. topic sentence Book review: key term

4. past tense Book review: key term

5. present tense Book review: key term

6. compare Book review: key term

7. additional points Book review: key term

8. summarise Book review: key term

9. conjunction Book review: key term

10. comparative adjectives Book review: key term

11. differences Book review: key term

12. A part of a piece of writing that usually deals with one subject, that begins on a new line, and that is made up of one or more sentences Definition

13. The first sentence of a paragraph that introduces the topic or subject of that paragraph Definition

14. A verb tense used to show an action that is happening now Definition

15. A verb tense used to show an action that has already happened Definition

16. To point out the similarities and differences between something Definition

17. Added, extra information Definition

18. To give the main points Definition

19. A type of adjective used for comparing two things Definition

20. The way in which people or things are not the same Definition

21. The way in which people or things are the same Definition

22. Adding more detail to information that has already been given or a to a point that has already been made Definition

23. A word or phrase used to make links within or between sentences and paragraphs e.g. to introduce further information or a contrasting point Definition

24. Example There are a number of similarities and differences between…_____________________________________ ________________________________________________ The main similarities are …_______________________ ________________________________________________ _______________________________________________. The main differences are…______________________ ________________________________________________ _______________________________________________.

25.  The engines are completely different…  One main similarity is the material used to build them…  The films were both released in the 1980s… Examples

26.  They are both lightweight  One is designed for teenagers and the other is for pre-school Examples

27.  They were both written in the same year  One was fast and the other was much slower Examples

28.  They were painted by the same artist  They are very different in height Example

29.  They have the same patterning and they are from the same part of the world Example

30.  In summary they are very similar…  To summarise… Examples

31.  small – smaller  big – bigger  light – lighter  quick – quicker Examples

32. The petals on this flower are purple but the other petals are pink Example

33. The petals on both flowers are pink Example

34. One main similarity is the material used to build them. Both buildings were constructed using a mixture of slate and cement. Example

35.  and  additionally  also  furthermore  in addition  however  on the other hand  in contrast Example