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FCE Speaking Part 2 - Useful Expressions

This document provides useful phrases for comparing pictures in the FCE Speaking Part 2 exam. It lists phrases for starting the comparison, talking about similarities, talking about differences, and introducing the answer to the question. Some example phrases include "Both of these pictures show...", "These two pictures share the fact that...", "One of the most obvious differences is that...", and "As for the question asked,..."

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FCE Speaking Part 2 - Useful Expressions

This document provides useful phrases for comparing pictures in the FCE Speaking Part 2 exam. It lists phrases for starting the comparison, talking about similarities, talking about differences, and introducing the answer to the question. Some example phrases include "Both of these pictures show...", "These two pictures share the fact that...", "One of the most obvious differences is that...", and "As for the question asked,..."

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FCE Speaking Part 2: Useful Phrases to Compare Pictures

 Starting your comparison


 Both of these pictures show…
 These two pictures show…
 The two situations in these pictures are…

 Talking about similarities


 These two pictures/situations are similar because/in that…
 In both pictures we can see…
 One similarity between these two pictures/situations is that…
 Another similarity might be that…
 One thing that these two pictures/situations have in common is that…
 One thing that these two pictures share is that…
 The most obvious similarity is that…
 These two pictures share the fact that…
 Both pictures (…) in the same way.

 Talking about differences


 One of the most obvious differences (between these two pictures) is that…
 Another difference is that…
 Something that makes these two pictures different is…
 What makes these two situations (so/completely) different is…
 While the first picture …, the second one…
 The first picture…. However, the second one…
 The first picture… whereas the second one…
 Although the first picture…., the second one…
 On the one hand, the first picture shows… . On the other hand, the second
one…

 Introducing the answer to the question


 As for + paraphrased question
 As to + paraphrased question
 In relation to the question,…
 In response to the question, I’d say that…
 As regards the question,…
 Regarding the question of the task,
 With regard to + paraphrased question

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