Compare and contrast

1. Compare and Contrast

2. Strategy of comparing and contrasting

Start
by talking about the similarities
between the photos.
Describe the things that are different in
each photo.
Give your personal opinion about the
photos.

3. Describing photos

This
is a photo of…
The photo shows…
It looks like he/she/they…
It looks as if/as though…
They seem to be…
Maybe/Perhaps they

4. Compare

Find
similar things
Describe similar things
Use appropriate language

5. Useful language

Both
photos show…
These pictures are similar because…

6. Contrast

Find
different things
Describe different things
Use appropriate language

7. Useful language

In the first photo there is/are…, but in the
second there is/are…
In photo A you can see…, while in photo B
you can’t.
Another difference is that in photo A…
I like A more than B because… I prefer the
first photo to the second because…

8. Giving opinions

I
(don’t) think/feel…
I believe (that)…
I’d say that…
In my opinion,…
Personally, I think…