Compare And Contrast Language 1 
Compare and contrast Language
Objectives:
Identify and practice comparative language in three forms: comparatives & superlatives, similarities, sentence connectors
Form One:
*Comparatives & superlatives
1. Text A is longer than text B
2. Text C is the longest
3. Text A is more informal
4. Text B uses more difficult language
5. Text C is the most academic
*See appendix A for grammar rules
Form Two
Similarities – both, each, either and neither
Text A and text B are both published online
Both text A and text B are published online
Each text describes cultural misunderstandings
They each describe cultural misunderstandings
*Students would benefit from reading either text A or text B
Students would benefit from reading either text
*Neither text A nor text B gives enough evidence to support their claims
Neither text gives enough evidence to support their claims
*Note the ‘either or’ – ‘neither nor’ structure
Form Three
Sentence connectors – to link two independent clauses
Comparison
Contrast
too but also although similarly however likewise whereas while
in contrast
on the other hand
Start or middle position
Although / whereas / while text C is the longest, text A uses more complex language.
Text C is the longest, although / whereas / while text A uses more complex language.
Middle position
Text C is the longest but text A uses more complex language.
Text C focuses on cultural communication. Likewise/ Similarly text B looks at intercultural communication.
Text C is the longest. In contrast,/On the other hand,/However, text A uses more complex language.
Text C is the longest; in contrast,/on the other hand,/however, text A uses more complex language.
Middle or end position
Cultural communication is the focus of text B and also text C.
Cultural communication is the focus of text B and text C also.
End position
Cultural communication is the focus of text B and text C too.
Text C focuses on cultural communication. Text A looks at
Objectives:
Identify and practice comparative language in three forms: comparatives & superlatives, similarities, sentence connectors
Form One:
*Comparatives & superlatives
1. Text A is longer than text B
2. Text C is the longest
3. Text A is more informal
4. Text B uses more difficult language
5. Text C is the most academic
*See appendix A for grammar rules
Form Two
Similarities – both, each, either and neither
Text A and text B are both published online
Both text A and text B are published online
Each text describes cultural misunderstandings
They each describe cultural misunderstandings
*Students would benefit from reading either text A or text B
Students would benefit from reading either text
*Neither text A nor text B gives enough evidence to support their claims
Neither text gives enough evidence to support their claims
*Note the ‘either or’ – ‘neither nor’ structure
Form Three
Sentence connectors – to link two independent clauses
Comparison
Contrast
too but also although similarly however likewise whereas while
in contrast
on the other hand
Start or middle position
Although / whereas / while text C is the longest, text A uses more complex language.
Text C is the longest, although / whereas / while text A uses more complex language.
Middle position
Text C is the longest but text A uses more complex language.
Text C focuses on cultural communication. Likewise/ Similarly text B looks at intercultural communication.
Text C is the longest. In contrast,/On the other hand,/However, text A uses more complex language.
Text C is the longest; in contrast,/on the other hand,/however, text A uses more complex language.
Middle or end position
Cultural communication is the focus of text B and also text C.
Cultural communication is the focus of text B and text C also.
End position
Cultural communication is the focus of text B and text C too.
Text C focuses on cultural communication. Text A looks at