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SPEAKING PART 3 – QUESTION TYPE 1

COMPARING AND CONTRASTING
By Ms. Dieu Ha
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Questions

 What are the (main) differences/ similarities between state and public schools?

 How s/ are (a) state schools(s) different from/ similar to (a) public one(s)?

 How are state and public schools alike?

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 Step 1: Position
 Step 2: State the similarities and differences
 Step 3: Support with examples
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Position-> Identify the similarities and differences

STEP 1: Position

-> Total difference

 They are like chalk and cheese; public schools are only interested in making money while stated-run schools focus
on education.

 State schools bear no relation to public ones; state-run institutions only teach the bare minimum whereas public
schools work the students to death.

 There’s a world of difference between state and public schools, especially in regards to the quality and quantity of
facilities that they have on offer.
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STEP 1: Position

Exactly the same

 I can’t tell them apart; teaching quality, course content, school grounds and facilities are all

identical as far as I can tell.

 I can’t draw a distinction between state and public schools; as far as I know they are identical

in educational content and school facilities.

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STEP 2: Identify the similarities and differences

 One of the major contrast/ distinguishing features is the teaching quality, as public schools
usually attract teachers of higher caliber.

 What sets public and state schools apart is the tuition fees as state-run institutions are up to
10 times cheaper than their counterparts.

 The most striking resemblance is the course content as they both use exactly the same books
and materials.
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STEP 3: Support -> Provide an example
 A classic/fine example of this is a public school called Wego.

 A public school called Wego is a classic/fine example of this.

 Take my school which is state-run for example. We didn’t even have a basketball court.

 There’s no better example than the state-run primary school I attended.

 In one case, there was a public school which declared bankruptcy just after the new semester
commenced and all tuition fees had been collected.

 In some instances, public schools actually have a higher teacher-and-student ratio than state schools.

 A case in point is the newly opened public primary school in my area.

 There are many state schools which are just as popular as public school…, to name but a few. (used
when giving many examples)
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TOPICS FOR PRACTICE

 1. What’re the differences between travelling by public transportation and private

transportation?

 2. What are the possible differences between living in the city and living in the

countryside?
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