Unit 3-Lesson7- VanLangU

The comparison paragraph shows the ________ between people, things or ideas.

• similarities and/or differences

• similarities

• differences

• upward trends

What is the purpose of a compare/contrast paragraph?

• • talks about the similarities and differences between the two subjects

• • informs or explains a subject to the reader

• • tells a story

• • uses the five senses to paint a picture for the reader, incorporating imagery and specific details.

What are the types of comparison paragraphs?

• • opinion-by-opinion method or block method

• • point-by-point method or opinion-by-opinion method

• • point-by-point method or block method

Read the following paragraph and answer the questions. What does the writer compare and/ or contrast in this paragraph?

Spend a year in Maine and you will be amazed by the differences between the summer and winter seasons. Firstly, the weather is very different. While it is boiling in the summer, it can be extremely cold in the winter. Sometimes, it can snow up to half a meter in one day, so all the animals and humans seem to hide from the cold weather outside. Secondly, the scenery is very distinctive in summer and winter. There is a great variety of green trees and flowers blooming in the summer whereas in the winter, houses and streets are covered in a blanket of snow. Thirdly, the activities are also different between the two seasons. People can swim in the rivers, have barbeques, or go hiking in the mountains in the summer. In the winter, people can only go skiing and snowboarding. Even though the winter seems dull compared to the summer, it is one of the most magical times of the year: families gather for Christmas celebrations in December.

• • People in winter and summer in Maine

• • Famous places in Maine

• Winter and summer in Maine

Topic sentence introduces:

• the main topic and mentions the 2 subjects that are going to be compared and contrasted.

• the main topic.

• mentions the 2 subjects that are going to be compared and contrasted.

What method is it?

• describe the 1st subject -->give examples to illustrate the points mentioned above.

• describe the 2nd subject -->give examples to illustrate the points mentioned above.

• POINT-BY-POINT Method

• BLOCK Method

POINT-BY-POINT Method:

• •describe the 1st subject.

  • give examples to illustrate the points mentioned above. • describe the 2nd subject.

  • give examples to illustrate the points mentioned above.

• • describe the first point of comparison/ contrast.

  • give examples to illustrate each similarity/ difference mentioned above.

  • describe the second point of comparison/ contrast.

  • give examples to illustrate each similarity/ difference mentioned above

• •describe the 1st subject.

  • give examples to illustrate the points mentioned above.

  •describe the second point of comparison/ contrast.

  • give examples to illustrate each similarity/ difference mentioned above.

Read these two paragraphs and choose the correct type of their supporting sentences?

• • Paragraph 1 - point-by-point method. Pargraph 2 - point-by-point method

• • Paragraph 1 - point-by-point method. Pargraph 2 - block method

• • Paragraph 1 - block method. Pargraph 2 - point-by-point method

• • Paragraph 1 - block method. Pargraph 2 - block method

Read the following topic and choose the best concluding sentence for it.

"Write a paragraph to compare and/ or contrast life in the city and life in the countryside."

• The differences between rural life and urban life are important. 

• • In conclusion, although rural life and urban life seem to be similar, they are in fact different from each other.

• • Although rural life and urban life seem to be different.

Fill in the blanks with the given words to complete the following sentences.

There are many_____ and_____ between life in the country and life in the city. 2. Even though there are many similarities between men and women, there still remain many _______.

• 1. 1. similarities/       differences

  2. 2. similarities      

• 1. 1.similarities/differences

  2. 2. differences

• 1. 1.differences/similarities

  2. 2. similarities