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Updated 2 June 2022
Teaching comparing/ contrasting article
How to teach comparing/ contrasting – LINK UPDATED
Photocopiable comparing and contrasting classroom activities
Comparing/ contrasting language key word sentence transformations
Comparing marketing methods discussion (with marketing collocations)
Explaining education in your country comparing and contrasting practice
Comparing and contrasting phrases synonyms
Comparing and contrasting questions and answers (with updated version of the brainstorming and ranking thing below)
Compare and contrast the places (difficult country and city names and comparing contrasting)
Brainstorm and rank comparing and contrasting phrases
IELTS Speaking comparing and contrasting questions
Contrasting phrases The same or different
Comparing contrasting The same or different
Compare and contrast your writing (with a huge review of comparing/ contrasting language)
Comparing and contrasting Getting to know you games (for FCE Speaking Parts One and Two, but useful for other classes)
Comparing places and things for tourists (specific to Japan but easily adaptable)
Comparing language Discuss and agree
Comparing and contrasting your weeks
Academic Word List comparing and contrasting phrases presentation and practice (with a brainstorming comparing and contrasting phrases presentation stage that is useful for all classes studying this point in detail)
Compare the useful words to talk about academic writing (advice, common confusions, and the language of comparing)
Comparing and contrasting Academic writing tasks
Rank and use the comparing and contrasting phrases for FCE Speaking Part Two
Use of English Part Three word formation practice of comparing and contrasting for Speaking Part Two
Use of English Part Two open cloze practice of comparing contrasting for Speaking Part Two
Comparing and contrasting language for IELTS writing and speaking
IELTS Academic exam overview – comparing and contrasting practice
IELTS Reading Compare your tactics and results (a rather bizarre combination of skills and functional language, but just about worked as revision for my class)
Compare and contrast education vocabulary (with useful phrases)
Trends and comparing contrasting
Compare your FCE Writing Part Two articles (with useful phrases)
False friends in English and Japanese contrasting practice
Explaining Japanese things comparing and contrasting practice (mainly food and drink)
Related pages
Like as a preposition games/ worksheets – NEW PAGE
Comparatives and superlatives page
Advantages and disadvantages/ looking at both sides page
TEFLtastic classics The Same or Different (get students to use the comparing and contrasting phrases as they discuss how similar or different pairs of words are – 15 worksheets)
Linking expressions page (including addition and concession)
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