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Grade: 2nd year Lit & F.L Grade: 2nd year Lit & F.L
Unit 01: Diversity Unit 01: Diversity
Reading and Writing (TipBox p27 adapted) Reading and Writing (TipBox p27 adapted)
Expressing Contrast ( =/=) Expressing Contrast ( =/=)
Match the following lifestyles with their opposite counterparts, Match the following lifestyles with their opposite counterparts,
then consider the examples below then consider the examples below

Examples: Examples:

1) Algerian women wear the Caftan in wedding parties. By 4) Algerian women wear the Caftan in wedding parties. By
contrast, Indian women wear Saris contrast, Indian women wear Saris
…………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………
2) In contrast to today’s norms, ancient Egyptians used to wear Skirts 5) In contrast to today’s norms, ancient Egyptians used to wear Skirts
3) Contrary to what people think, ancient Egyptian men used to wear 6) Contrary to what people think, ancient Egyptian men used to wear
skirts skirts
Questions: Questions:
1. What do “ By contrast, In contrast, Contrary to” 1/What do “ By contrast, In contrast, Contrary to”
express in sentences 1-3 express in sentences 1-3
They express…………………………………. They express………………………………….

2/What are the other connectors that you know?
3/Can you re-write sentence 1 using “while or
whereas”?
Remarks
** We express contrast by using the following words and
expressions: “ ……………………, ……………………,
………………………….., while, whereas, unlike,
however, but…”
** These linking words are used in the middle or at the
beginning of the sentence. There are Exceptions like
however, whereas, but which come in the middle only!
PRACTICE
Task01 Join the following sentences with connectors between
brackets.
A) Ancient Egyptians used to worship many gods. Modern
Egyptians worship one God only . (while)
………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………
B) Our ancestors used to eat healthy food. Today, we eat fast food
more(however)……………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………
c)people think that life in the past was. Life in the past used to be
harder.(Contrary to)……………………………………….
…….………………………………………………………..
d)Algeria is hot. The weather in Scandinavia is very cold (contrary
to/but/unlike)…………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………..
Task02 Make 3 sentences of your own in which you express contrast
1/…………………………………………………………
2/……………………………………………………………
3/……………………………………………………………
2/What are the other connectors that you know?
3/Can you re-write sentence 1 using “while or
whereas”?
Remarks
** We express contrast by using the following words and
expressions: “ ……………………, ……………………,
………………………….., while, whereas, unlike,
however, but…”
** These linking words are used in the middle or at the
beginning of the sentence. There are Exceptions like
however, whereas, but which come in the middle only!
PRACTICE
Task01 Join the following sentences with connectors between
brackets.
A) Ancient Egyptians used to worship many gods. Modern
Egyptians worship one God only . (while)
………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………
B) Our ancestors used to eat healthy food. Today, we eat fast food
more(however)……………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………
c)people think that life in the past was. Life in the past used to be
harder.(Contrary to)……………………………………….
…….………………………………………………………..
d)Algeria is hot. The weather in Scandinavia is very cold (contrary
to/but/Unlike)…………………………………………………………
…… …………………………………………………………………..
Task02 Make 3 sentences of your own in which you express contrast
1/…………………………………………………………
2/……………………………………………………………
3/……………………………………………………………
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