What is the difference between studying online and

studying at a school?

How are education priorities today different than

those in the past?
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COMPARISON
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Types of contrast

What are the differences between letters and emails?

Do you prefer live in a house or an apartment?

Compare and
contrast two
things
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Types of contrast

What are the differences between living in the city and the
countryside?
What are the differences between the south and the north
in your country?

Compare and
contrast two
places
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Types of contrast

How are the houses today different from the ones in the
past?
What changes have you seen in the past few years in your
town?
Compare and
contrast two
periods of time
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Types of contrast

Do men and women have the same attitudes to shopping?

Do young people and old people like listening to the same
kind of radio programs?

Compare and
contrast two
groups of people
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Types of contrast

• Compare and contrast two things

• Compare and contrast two places
• Compare and contrast two periods of time
• Compare and contrast two groups of people
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Find words and phrases expressing the comparison.

What is the difference between studying online and studying at a
school?
Studying on the internet such as an online course is more effective
than studying at school, because we can focus more without the
distractions of being in a class. We can also study at our own pace and
with recent advances in technology, it is often much cheaper to study
online than at a school. For instance if you want to learn English it will
be more expensive to enroll in a school than studying through
YouTube videos or taking a Skype lesson.
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How to answer

• Creative the comparative and superlative forms

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Find words and phrases expressing the comparison.

Do men and women like the same hobbies?
Well obviously, there are a number of clear differences. However,
significan would be that men tend to prefer
I guess that the most s_gnific_nt
t
sporting activities such as football or basketball whereas women
prefer things like shopping for clothes. In addition to this, another
distinctio might be that men usually like watching films;
possible dist_nction
n
while/on the other hand, women are more likely to prefer watching
soap operas on TV.”
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How to answer

• Creative the comparative and superlative forms

• Conjunction

• Phrases to compare things

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Find words and phrases expressing the comparison.

How are education priorities today different than those in the past?
Many years ago, teaching was about route learning and the pupils
used to listen to the teacher in a lecture format. In recent years, in the
western world especially, there has been more of a focus on
critical th_nking
individualis and cr_tical
ind_viduali_m thinking skills. For example, when I was
m
in high school I remembered the teacher was writing up stuff on the
blackboard with no group discussion among the class. These days the
classroom is very different place.
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How to answer

• Creative the comparative and superlative forms

• Conjunction

• Phrases to compare things

• Antonyms
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What’s the difference between things made by hand and

things made by machines?
Machine Handmade
• Can be made quickly • Requires a lot more lab_r
labor
compared to its handmade intensive/ generally associated
version with /ˌhaɪ ˈend/ products.
high-end
• Provide n_arly id_ntical • No two handmade products are
products nearly identical.
identical
• Has /tʃiːpər/ prices • Tends to last much longer and
cheaper perform better over time.
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What’s the difference between things made by hand and

things made by machines?
Well, there are clear differences between the things made by
machines and by hand. To begin with, the things made by machines
can be made quickly compared to its handmade version. They usually
provide nearly identical products and the same qualities. Whereas in
contrast, no two handmade products are identical when they are
made by hand. In addition, the handmade products require a lot more
labor intensive, so they’re generally associated with high-end
products while machine-made products have cheaper prices.
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Vocabulary
English Vietnamese
Identical products Những sản phẩm giống nhau

Labor intensive
Sức/ cường độ lao động
High-end products
Sản phẩm cao cấp
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Questions

What is the difference between houses built in the past

and now?
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What is the difference between houses built in the past and

now?
Differences Past Now
• Materials • Simply such as using • fire-ret_rdant,
fire- sound
stone or soil or and noise proof
retardant
br_cks.
brick
s
• Design Anci_nt, simple but
• Ancien • more pl_nning
plannin and
tmore p_cturesq_e g
technology involved.
picturesqu
e
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What is the difference between houses built in the past and

now?
dissimilaritie
Well obviously there are quite a lot of d_ssimilarities
s
between houses built a long time ago and those recently
built. Old houses used to be built using stone, soil or bricks
and they were also bigger than most houses built today;
meanwhile, these days, completely different materials such as
fire-retardant, sound and noise proof are used to build
modern houses to provide people better living conditions.
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What is the difference between houses built in the past and
now?

Additionally, house designs have changed drastically

over time. Nowadays, houses are built with a lot more
optimiz
planning and technology involved and designed to opt_mize
e
space. In contrast, old houses are usually ancient, simple and
look more picturesque.
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Vocabulary
English Vietnamese
Fire-retardant Chất chống cháy
Picturesque Đẹp như tranh vẽ
Dissimilarities Không giống nhau
Optimize
Tối ưu hóa
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Questions

What are the differences in sizes of houses? Why?

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What are the differences in sizes of houses? Why?

In terms of size, modern houses are certainly smaller than
what they used to be. This is partly due to the ever-
ever-gr_wing
growing
population, making it much harder to own a large piece of land,
size
and partly because of the decreasing si_e average
of the av_rage
family in most parts of the world. People have fewer children per
family, and unlike in the past, when several generations shared a
house, today young people move
m_ve o_t as soon as they can
out
affor to have their own place.
aff_rd
d
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Vocabulary

English Vietnamese

Không ngừng phát triển

Ever-growing

Move out Chuyển ra ngoài

Afford Có khả năng

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Questions

Which do people prefer eating, fast or home-made food in

your country?
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Do you prefer eating, fast or home-made food?

Fast food Home-made food

• Usually uses low • Much /ˈhelθiər/
healthier than fast
/ˈkwɑːləti/ ingredients. food ( natural, fresh ingredient,
quality
• High in sugar, sodium, fat. etc.)
• Cost /ˈseɪvɪŋ/
saving
• Close relationship
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Do people prefer eating, fast or home-made food in your
country?

Well, most people in my country have tended to cook and

eat at home with their family. So, home-made food is more
popular than fast food. The reason for it is that home-made food
is much healthier than fast food (natural and fresh
appropriate/əˈproʊpriət/ portion size). The other reason is that
ingredients,
it’s cost-saving and provides a variety of choice and ensure
dieting /ˈdaɪət/ while fast food is high in sugar, sodium and fat,
healthy
causingobesity
to /oʊˈbiːsəti/.
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Vocabulary

English Vietnamese
Healthy dieting Chế độ ăn uống lành mạnh
Obesity Béo phì
Sodium Natri
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Questions

How are the eating habits now in your country different

from eating habits in the past?
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How are the eating habits now in your country different from
eating habits in the past?

In the past Now

• Home-made food • Fast food restaurants
• Eating at the right time • Proc_ssed
Processed foods
• Eat not much healthy food
• Sk_p meals
Skip
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How are the eating habits now in your country different from
eating habits in the past?
I think people’s eating habits have changed in the past
years. Nowadays, there are already a lot of fast food restaurants.
Processed food
Proc_ssed fo_ds have become popular as well. I think people
these days don’t eat as much healthy foods compared in the
past. Also, I think people in the past are more concerned of
eating at the right time. However, nowadays, people tend to skip
meals because of several reasons such as dieting, busy schedules
and etc.
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Vocabulary

English Vietnamese
Processed food Thức ăn chế biến sẵn
Skip meals Bỏ bữa