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AAA - Stephen Bailey-140-146
AAA - Stephen Bailey-140-146
Comparisons
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7 It is often necessary to make comparisons in academic writing.
82 The comparison might be the subject of the essay, or might
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to explain clearly what is being compared and to make the
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2 comparison as accurate as possible. This unit deals with different
3 forms of comparison and practises their use.
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7 1 Comparison structures
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9 (a) Some studies are based on a comparison:
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The purpose of this study is to compare Chinese and American
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consumers on their propensity to use self-service technology
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in a retail setting . . .
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4 In other cases a comparison provides useful context:
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6 The first attempt to decode the human genome took 10 years;
7 now it can be done in less than a week.
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(b) The two basic comparative forms are:
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40 (i) France is larger than Switzerland.
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120 Part 2 Elements of writing
2 Practice A
I Study the table on the next page, which shows the price of quality
residential property in various cities. Complete the following
comparisons, and write two more.
the cheapest car in the Ford range/ the fastest car in the USA
5 Practice B
I Study the table, which shows the income of the top ten clubs in world
football. Then read the comparisons. Each sentence contains one
error. Find and correct it.
FC Barcelona 304
Chelsea 270
Arsenal 265
Liverpool 210
AC Milan 205
AS Roma 180
Internazionale 175
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7 Practice D
I The table below compares the number of Nobel prize winners
(Literature, Medicine and Physics) for eight countries between 1901
and 2002. Write comparative sentences based on this data.
USA 12 48 45
France 14 6 8
UK 9 21 19
Germany 7 14 17
Sweden 6 7 4
Italy 5 3 3
Russia 3 – 6
Switzerland – 6 4
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