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FOCUS ON FUNCTION. Discovering similarities and differences

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Discovering similarities and differences

 

Comparison and contrast are ways of looking at objects and thinking about how they are alike and different. In comparison and contrast, transition words show that a speaker is changing from talking about one item to the other.

 

1. Study the language of comparing information:

ü... compared to...

ü Similarly / moreover / likewise / on the contrary / conversely / however

ü On the one hand / on the other hand …

ü Both … and …

ü If you compare... and...

ü... I consider it to be greatly inferior / superior to...

ü I don’t consider... to be in any way more complicated / attractive than...

ü All in all,... / By and large,...

ü On the whole,...

ü I don’t see how you can talk about... and... in the same way.

ü You just can’t compare... and...

ü There’s absolutely no comparison between... and...

ü... is incomparably more interesting than...

ü... is less valuable than...

 

2. Study the tables containing the results of the survey of mobile phones (models A and B). Then compare the models using expressions from task I.

E. g. Both models have a colour display screen.

 

Model A Model B

  good satisfactory poor     good satisfactory poor
Price / quality ratio   V     Price / quality ratio     V
WAP service V       WAP service     V
Voice mail service   V     Voice mail service V    
Battery life     V   Battery life   V  
Colour display screen   V     Colour display screen   V  
Digital camera V       Digital camera     V
Voice recorder   V     Voice recorder V    
Text messages   V     Text messages   V  

 

 

3. Perform a comparative analysis of the state structure of the USA, the UK and Belarus, make use of the functional vocabulary.

LISTENING

“Washington, D.C.”

1. You are going to watch the videoabout the capital of the USA, Washington. Here are some words that might seem unfamiliar to you:

assassination (n) – убийство

attic (n) – чердак

cemetery (n) – кладбище

faith (n) – вера

marble (n) – мрамор

refugee(n) – беженец

storage and retrieval of information – хранение и поиск информации

 

2. Washington has many historical places. As you watch the video film for the first time, complete the following table. There are some places of interest which are not mentioned in the chart. Note that some boxes will not be filled.

  …is situated … … is associated with the name of … …is a gift from … …symbolizes… …contains… additional information
the Capitol            
the Washington Monument            
Memorials: -the Lincoln Memorial -the Jefferson Memorial -the Vietnam Memorial            
the White House              
the cherry trees            
the Air and Space Museum            
the National Museum of Natural History            
the National Cathedral            
the National Archive            
…            

 

2. Watch the video film again and answer the questions:

1. Which of the presidential memorials is the newest one?

2. Who is the author of the Declaration of Independence?

3. Who was buried at the Arlington National Cemetery?

4. Where is the President’s residence situated?

5. Is the National Cathedral the church for all faiths?

6. What museum is often called ‘the Nation’s Attic’ and why?

 

SPEAKING

 

1. Share your opinions with a partner or a group on the following:

  1. What do many people seek in the USA?
  2. What makes the USA the leader of the western world?
  3. What do you know about the most popular holidays in the USA?
  4. What do you consider to be the symbol of American way of life?

 

2. Role-play the situations:

- A Belarusian journalist interviews an American politician about the state structure of the USA.

- An American student exchanges information about national holidays with his Belarusian friend.

WRITING

Write an essay in which you discuss your ideas about America. Use examples to support your opinion. Here are possible titles:

ü America is so vast that almost everything said about it is likely to be true, and the opposite is probably equally true. (James T. Farrell)

ü This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in. (Theodore Roosevelt)


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