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Vocabulary: similarities and differences

Learning always starts with observing and imitating. Sometimes - quite often - observing leads to comparing (which must avoid any judgement). This vocabulary of resemblance and difference is going to be studied in this lesson.

I) RESEMBLANCE and SIMILARITY:

Resemblance/ likeness	To see a resemblance between
To resemble sb/ sg	To be like sb/ stg
To be alike	To be the same
A similarity	Similar to
Identity	Identical to
An analogy	Analogous
Equal/ equality/ To equal	Equally
Indistinguishable from	To be reminiscent of

EXPRESSIONS and IDIOMS:

- They're like two peas in a pod

- It's the same book!

- It's the same as that one!

- A and B are equal

- A is equal to B.

- I can't tell one from the other

- Summer and winter alike

II) CONTRASTS and DIFFERENCES:

The contrast between	in contrast to
To contrast sg with sg else	contrasting
opposite	as opposed to
the opposite of	dissimilar
Rival/ a rival	unrivalled/ unparalleled

- They have nothing in common!

- He can't hold a candle to her.

III) COMPARISONS/ COMPARATIVES:

A comparison	to make a comparison between to draw a comparison between
In comparison with	compared with/ compared to
As ... as	as big/ as good as
Not as big as/ Not as good as...	more interesting than smaller than
The most intelligent (of all)	the more interesting of the two
Less intelligent than	not as far as/ as small as
The least	the least intelligent of all
Far/ farther/ further/ The farthest/ the furthest	the less interesting of the two

There you are! This lesson is neither long, nor difficult... I'm sure you'll pass the test with Flying Colours. Go for it!

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