COMPARISON-and-CONTRAST-Vocabulary

IntroductiontoWritingaComparisonandContrastEssayWhatisComparison?Comparisonpointsouthowtwothingsormorethingsarethesameorsimilar.Someexpressionsforshowingsamenessare:as...asthesame...asasmany...as(forcountablenouns)asmuch...as(foruncountablenouns)asmuchasForexample:AFordcosts$20,000.AToyotacosts$20,000.TheFordhasfourdoors.TheToyotahasfourdoors.1.TheFordisasexpensiveastheToyota.2.TheFordisthesamepriceastheToyota.3.TheFordhasasmanydoorsastheToyota.4.TheFordcostsasmuch(money)astheToyota.ItisalsopossibletouseBOTH,EACHorNEITHERorNEITHERNORtoshowsameness.TheFordandtheToyotaareboth$20,000.1.BoththeFordandtheToyotaare$20,000.2.Eachisthesameprice.3.NeithertheFordnortheToyotaisasexpensiveasaPorsche.4.Neitherisexpensive.Toshowthattwothingsarealmostthesameyoucanuse:similarsimilarto(BE)alike(BE)likeabout/almost/nearly/moreorlessthesameForexample:TheFordhasfourdoors,powersteering,andatopspeedof160mph.TheToyotahasfourdoors,powersteeringandatopspeedof150mph.1.TheFordandtheToyotaaresimilarcars.5.TheFordandToyotaareabout2.TheFordissimilartotheToyota.thesame.3.TheFordandtheToyotaarealmostthesame.4.TheFordisliketheToyota.WhatisContrast?Contrastiswhenyoushowhowtwoormorethingsaredifferent.Someexpressionsforshowingdifferencebetweentwothingsare:notas....asfewer...than(countablenouns)orlessthan(uncountablenouns)notasmany...asnotasmuch...asForexample:TheToshibacomputercosts$3,500.TheIBMcomputercosts$4,000.TheToshibacomeswith4programs.TheIBMcomeswith6programs.TheToshibahas80GBofmemory.TheIBMhas100GBofmemory.1.TheToshibaisnotasexpensiveastheIBM.2.TheToshibahasfewerprograms(thantheIBM).3.TheToshibahaslessmemory(thantheIBM).4.TheToshibadoesnothaveasmanyprogramsastheIBM.5.TheToshibadoesnotcostasmuch(money)astheIBM.Comparatives1.TheToshibaischeaperthantheIBM.2.TheNECismoreexpensivethantheToshiba.3.TheToshibaislessexpensivethantheIBM.SuperlativesToshowrelationshipsbetweenmorethantwothingsusesuperlatives-usuallyadjectiveswith-estadded.themosttheleastForexample:TheNikeshoescost$120TheReebokscost$150TheDunlopscost$50.1.TheReeboksarethemostexpensiveshoes.2.TheDunlopsaretheleastexpensiveshoes.3.TheDunlopsarethecheapestshoes.COMPARISONandCONTRAST:STRUCTUREANDVOCABULARYSubject+isexactlypreciselyjust--------------virtuallypracticallymoreorlessalmostthesameas…Subject+isconsiderablyagreatdealmuch(quite)alot--------------rathersomewhatalittle(comparative)smallerbiggercheaperthan…Subject+isnotexactlyentirelythesameas…Subject+istotallycompletelyentirelydifferentfrom…Subjectisnotquiteasbigexpensiveas…FASTFOODORHOMECOOKED?McDonald’s,KFC,BurgerKing!Fastfoodoutletsprovideagreatoptionforactivefamilies.However,manyofuspreferhome-cookedmeals.Whilethefoodissimilarinmanyways,therearesomeimportantdifferencesbetweenfastfoodandhomecookedfood.Fastfoodoutletsandhomecookedmealssharesomesimilarities.Thefirstsimilarityisthattheybothprovideavarietyofchoices.Therearemanyselectionsavailableinfastfoodoutlets:soups,salads,hamburgers,chicken,tacos,andmore.Ofcourseiftheingredientsareavailable,anythingcanbecookedinyourownkitchen.Eachcanberelativelyinexpensive.Fastfoodcanbeverycheapsincemanymealscanbeunder$3.00.Homecookedmealscanalsobereasonableespeciallyifingredientsarecarefullyconsideredforthecost.Bothfastfoodandhomecookedmealscanbedelicious.Weknowthatmanypeopleenjoythetasteoffastfoodbecauseitispopulararoundtheworld.Homecookedmealscancertainlybeverytastytooiftheyarepreparedjustasyoulikethem.Althoughthereareanumberofsimilaritiesthereareseveraldifferencesbetweenfastandhomecookedmeals.Thefirstdifferenceisthatfastfoodcanbeconsiderablymorefatteningsinceoilisfrequentlyusedinthecookingprocess.Incontrast,thefatcontentcanbecontrolledinhomecooking.Anotherimportantdifferenceistheamountoftimethateachtakes.Fastfoodisobviouslyquickerbecausemenusarelimitedandanumberofstaffareinvolvedinthepreparationandcookingprocess.Homecookedmeals,however,takelongertocompletesinceonepersonisusuallyresponsiblefortheentiremeal.Yetanotherdifferenceisconvenience.Fastfoodisreadymadeandalwaysavailablewhereashomecookedmealsare.Wecanseethatfastandhomecookedmealsaresimilarinmanywaysbutverydifferentinothers.IpreferhomecookedmealssinceIlikepreparingmyownfoodandcanbesureoftheingredients.Enjoyingamealathomewithmyfamilyisagreatendtomybusyday!Dothefollowing.1.FindandunderlinecomparativesandotherwordsusedfromthehandoutsIntroductiontoWriting…andComparisonandContrast…2.Findandcirclethetopicsdiscussedwithregardtothesimilaritiesanddifferences.3.Canyoufindotherwordslike'but'thatareusedwhentalkingaboutdifferences?COMPARISONANDCONTRASTDIAGRAMSubject1:FastFoodSubject2:Home-CookedFoodHOWARETHEYALIKE?varietyofchoicesHOWARETHEYDIFFERENT?FastFoodwithregardto?Home-CookedFoodmorefatteninghealthlessfattening