homework

44.1 Complete these sentences about comparing and contrasting.
1.The study looked at the differences of working-class children compared to those of middle-class children.
2.The results showed a marked differences/contrasts/ comparisons/distinction (three possible answers) between the two groups of plants being tested.
3.The title of her paper was:' Retail price differences in large supermarkets: organic foods compare to non-organic foods'.
4.My project was a comparison of different styles of industrial architecture in the late 20th century.
5.The result of the second experiment was very different from that of the first.
6.It would be interesting to do a comparison between the musical skills of teenager girls and those of teenager boys.
7.The physicist drew an opposition between the big bang and throwing a stone into a pond.
8.Gronsky believes cold fusion will soon be avhieved in the laboratory. Conversely/Whereas/In contrast, his colleague ladrass believes cold fusion is simoly theoretically impossible.

44.2 Rewrite the sentences using an expression which includes the word in brackets instead of the underlined words.
1.The two groups were not the same as each other. (DIFFERENT)
--The two groups were different from each other.
2.The two groups of children were different. (CONTRAST noun)
--There was a contrast between the two groups.
3.The three liquids had many things in common with one another. (SIMILAER)
--The three liquids were similar with one another.
4.The data revealed that the informants' responses were different. (DIFFERENCES)
--The data revealed differences in the informants' responses.
5.The title of her paper was:' A comparison of male attitudes towards prison sentencing and female attitudes'. (COMPARED)
--The title of her paper was:' Male attitudes towards prison sentencing compared with/to female attitudes.'
6.In a similar way to the manner in which the economy of the north is booming, the south is also enjoying an economic upturn. (SIMILARLY)
--The manner in which the economy of the north is booming. Similarly, the south is also enjoying an economic upturn.

44.3 Using linking expressions based on the word(s) in barkets to rewrite these pairs of sentences as one sentence. Make any other changes necessary.
1. The south of the country has little in the way of forests. The north of the country is covered with thick forests. (UNLIKE)
--Unlike the south of the country, the north of the country is covered with thick forests.
2.A questionnaire is good. In this case, face-to-face interviews are better. (RATHER)
--Face-to-face interviews rather than a questionnaire are better.
3.Asian languages such as Vietnamese are quite different for learners whose first language is a European one. The opposite is also true. (CONVERSELY)
--Asian language such as Vietnamese are quite different for learners whose first language is a European one. Conversely, European language is quite different for learners whose first language is a Asian one.
4.Oil is plentiful at the present time. It will run out one day. (HAND)
--On the one hand, oil is pleniful at the present time. On the other hand, it will run out one day.
5.Boys tend to prefer aggressive solutions to problems. Girls, on the other hand, prefer more indirect approaches. (WHEREAS)
--Boys tend to prefer aggressive solutions to problems. Whereas girls prefer more indirect approaches.
6.In the post-war period, public transportation enjoyed a boom. Nowadays, it is little used. (REVERSE)
--In the past-war period, public transportation enjoyed a boom. Nowadays in a reverse, it is little used.

44.4 Are these statements true or false? Circle T or F. Use a dictionary if necessary. If the statement is false, explain why.
1.If two things are mutually exclusive, one makes the other impossible. T F
2.If two methods of doing something are compatible, they cannot both be used. T F
3.If two things are equated, they are said to be similar or the same. T F
4.If there are parallels between two phenomena, they are very different from each other. T F
5.If there is an overlap between two things, they are some properties. T F