Intoductory exercises for Comparison /Contrast Essay Writing

Comparing 3 cities reading/writing exercise (PDF)

Cats and Dogs Point-by-Point Comparison Essay
outline exercise (PDF)

What Do We Have In Common?
Elementary exercises

Other exercises similar to above

School/university comparison essay
survey exercise (PDF)
& model(PDF)

Where to Go on Vacation:  The Beach or the City
5 paragraph model essay

Differences between High School and College

Compare & contrast models & exercises

Comparison Contrast Topics and Lesson Plan(Model:Comparisons (similarities) between learning to write and learning to play an instrument)

Student's Comparison or Contrast Essays

Comparison/contrast essay samples: advanced

Brainstorming/Outlining for Comparison/
Contrast Essay Writing

Double bubble map for comparing similarities
and contrasting differences (PDF)

A Fun Way to Generate Ideas for Comparison Paragraphs

Double cell diagram for brainstorming
comparison contrast topics

Compare & contrast models & exercises

Comparison/contrast essay outline (pdf)

Comparison Contrast gapfill

School comparison chart (PDF)

Home comparison chart (PDF)
Other comparison/contrast charts

Resort Features Comparison Chart (Resorts)

Juicer Comparison Chart

Lessons for city/country comparisons

Lesson to identify differences between urban and rural life incl. worksheet

Teaching  contrast (but,however  although) using the theme of cities

Where would you prefer to live – in the city or in the countryside? BBC lesson  (PDF)


Comparatives/comparison contrast exercises

Comparisons speaking activity

Teaching ideas and speaking tasks for
comparatives and superlatives

Away Day: To practise comparatives and superlatives

Comparison Contrast gapfill

Teaching Comparatives to ESL students

Comparatives and superlatives through pictures

Comparative/Superlatives Activity

Comparatives and Superlatives

Side by Side: Purpose: To practice comparatives

Size 'em Up: Students will compare various maps of the same area and discuss the similarities and differences of each