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 Key ring 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.

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3. Examples of main types and forms : Essay question Magazine article (product comparison) Purpose : To show similarities and differences of two or more items © The British Council, All rights reserved. EAL Nexus resources may be downloaded for use in schools and colleges.

4. Comparison © The British Council, All rights reserved. EAL Nexus resources may be downloaded for use in schools and colleges.

5. Comparison 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.

6. Comparison writing frame © The British Council, All rights reserved. EAL Nexus resources may be downloaded for use in schools and colleges. 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 differences Or: 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

7. Comparison key ingredients © The British Council, All rights reserved. EAL Nexus resources may be downloaded for use in schools and colleges.  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 information  The last paragraph summarises the points  Comparative adjectives are used  Present or past tense

8. Comparison © The British Council, All rights reserved. EAL Nexus resources may be downloaded for use in schools and colleges.

9. Comparison © The British Council, All rights reserved. EAL Nexus resources may be downloaded for use in schools and colleges.