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English Course Assignment (Chapter 2: Page 19-34 of The English For Science Book) Comparing
English Course Assignment (Chapter 2: Page 19-34 of The English For Science Book) Comparing
Creating Sentences. Write a sentence comparing the items in each of these pairs.
The percent of world’s water of Pacific Ocean more than Atlantic Ocean
Creating Comparisons. Compare the Items in each of these pairs orally in one or two sentences.
Note that the items have something in common, for otherwise there would be no point in comparing
them. A good way to make a comparison is to begin with what they have in common. Include at least
one way the items are similar and one way they are different. For example, to compare tea and coffee,
you might say, "Both coffee and tea are drinks, but coffee is made from a bean and tea is prepared from
leaves."
Using Like and As. Fill in the blanks in each of the following sentences with as or like.
2. The ancient Greek scientists did not experiment like modern scientists do.
1. Oxygen,nitrogen, and hydrogen have similar properties,and all three are essential to life.
Oxygen,nitrogen,and hydrogen have similar properties, and all three are essential to life.
2. The substance that causes wood to rot is not the same as the one that causes apples to turn
brown.
The same substance causes wood to rot and causes apples to turn brown
3. The decaying of food is an example of rapid oxidation.
The decaying of food is an example of slow oxidation.
4. It is impossible for a fire to start spontaneously.
Sometimes a fire start spontaneously
5. Human beings can live up to 15 minutes without oxygen.
Human beings cannot live more than five minutes without oxygen
6. Nitrogen converts to a free state by a process called spontaneous combustion.
Nitrogen converts to a free state by a process called nitrogen fixation
7. Compared to oxygen,nitrogen is very active.
Nitrogen is comparaatively inactive
8. If the air were pure oxygen, we could all smoke without harming our health.
If the were ni nitrogen to dilute the oxygen in the air we breathe, the smoking would be
impossible
9. Nitrogen is used in explosives because it is so stable.
Nitrogen is used in explosives because it is unstable
10. Oxygen is the most abundant element in the universe.
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe
11. Scientists do not know what the sun is made of.
Our sun’s source of energy is the conversion of hydrogen into helium
12. Hydrogen is the most abundant element in our bodies because our bodoies are mostly air.
Hydrogrn is the most atoms in our bodies because our bodies are about two – third water
13. In contrast to helium,hydrogen is nonflammable.
Hydrogen is flammable
14. The essential ingredient in fertilizers is hydrogen.
The essential ingredient in fertilizers is nitrogen.
Vocabulary in context. Circle the letter of the answer that best matches the meaning of the italicized
word as it is used in each of the following sentences.
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1. Computers are indeed sophisticated and can calculate complex numbers with accurate results,
but computers only receive information that has been given by humans in the form of certain
coded codes, in processing visual or verbal information their success is limited, even with a
supercomputer called the world's most sophisticated computer the human brain is still 30 times
more advanced.
2. In Indonesia, the most popular sport is football because this sport can be played by anyone,
anytime and anywhere, while in India the most popular sport is cricket, cricket was brought first
by the British through colonialism in India, even because the Indian people loved it. with this
sport the tv station there almost every day broadcasts cricket matches, India also has 2
international cricket stadiums.
3. Even though Indonesia and Japan are the same countries in Asia, for food matters both are very
different, the difference is the taste of food, Indonesia is rich in spices so the taste of the food is
stronger than food from Japan, food from Japan has a natural taste because they are limited in
terms of food. herbs and spices
4. Compared to American cars, cars produced by Japan such as Daihatsu, Suzuki are more durable
and have a longer life, but in terms of appearance, American cars are more stylish than Japanese
cars whose car is monotonous, Japanese car prices are cheaper because the spare parts are
cheap. but even though cheap Japanese cars are more durable than American cars, in terms of
fuel use, Japanese cars are more efficient than American cars.
5. Paintings and photos are visual objects, but they are very different from each other, paintings
are made by drawing as long as the photos are produced from the camera, if the painting is
spilled, he will not be able to come back intact and may even be damaged and have to re-create
it, but printed water spill all you need to do is reprint the pho to
White gold and silver are two precious metals that are known to many people, at first glance they both
look the same in color, shape, size and weight, but they are both different types of metal. White gold is
an alloy of yellow gold, rhodium and platinum while silver is an alloy of silver itself and the rest is copper
and alloys. White gold has a brighter luster while silver tends to be a darker, greyish-white color. When
viewed from the point of view of the price white gold is more expensive than silver, white gold is widely
used as jewelry, while silver is more widely used as an industrial material.