• Pattern: A1, A2, A3; B1, B2, B3. (Allabout Pattern) • Example: Contrast • 1]My hometown is quite different from what it used to be. • Subtopic: 2]Just a little more that ten years ago my
2.1 To examine one thing thoroughly and then
start the other.
• Focus: The aspects examined in the two things should be identical and in the same order.
structure.
• Notes:1) 1],2],3] indicates the level of generality at which
a sentence is in the paragraph.
•
2) C] is the short form of conclusion, that is, the
• C From a dull little village with clusters of shabby houses in the past, my hometown has now transformed into a big city, cheerful, colorful,and prosperous.
• There are two major ways of organizing paragraphs of comparison and contrast.
• One way is to examine one thing thoroughly and then start the other– Allabout pattern; The other way is to examine two things at the same time, discussing them point by point– Seesaw pattern.