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大学英语四级作文指导之Comparison and Contrast会计学第1页/共12页 Comparison and contrast essay is very common in academic writing. When someone wants to show how ideas, people or things are similar or different, comparison and contrast essay would be the best choice. In addition, comparison and contrast are often used to support a point or persuade the reader. For example, in an engineering class, you might compare and contrast two prototypes to explain why one is more efficient than the other.Definition第2页/共12页Comparison is an act of examining similarities. That means when someone compares two things, he/she looks for how they are similar. Contrast is an act of distinguishing by comparing differences. That means when someone contrasts two things, he/she looks for how they are different.第3页/共12页How to organize a comparison and contrast essay? There are two basic modes -the block mode -the point-by-point mode.　The block mode第4页/共12页 one can describe all the similarities in the first supporting paragraph and then all the differences in the second supporting paragraph. The point-by-point mode第5页/共12页one identifies several important points to compared and contrasted. the first supporting paragraph compare and contrast the two things according to the first point. And then, the second paragraph compare and contrast the two things according to the second point, and so on. Sample Writing 1第6页/共12页High School Life and College LifeIntroductionMain Body -High school life -College lifeConclusion sample%20writing%202.docSample writing 2IntroductionMain Body -Differences **teaching methods **leaning methods **teacher-student relationship*Conclusion Sample%20writing%203.docSample writing 3第7页/共12页Practice Task One任选下面两个题目中的一个，用“Comparison and Contrast” 写作方法，完成一篇150字以上作文。 Travel by Train or by Plane?Study at Home or at Traditional School?第8页/共12页30分钟作文Directions: Write a composition on the topic More Social Practice or More CertificatesYou should write at least 150 words, and base on the followin