How to Compare and Contrast

Pictures
How to Compare and Contrast Pictures
Useful Phrases:
 Starting your comparison

Both of these pictures show…

These two pictures show…

The two situations in these pictures are…

 Talking about similarities

These two pictures/situations are similar because/in that…

They all depict…

he theme that connects them is…
Each picture illustrates how…
All the photos show problems which…

In both pictures we can see…

One similarity between these two pictures/situations is that…

Another similarity might be that…

One thing that these two pictures/situations have in common is that…

One thing that these two pictures share is that…

The most obvious similarity is that…

These two pictures share the fact that…

Both pictures (…) in the same way.

 Talking about differences

One of the most obvious differences (between these two pictures) is that…

Another difference is that…

Something that makes these two pictures different is…

What makes these two situations (so/completely) different is…

While the first picture …, the second one…

The first picture….

However, the second one…

The first picture… whereas the second one…

Although the first picture…., the second one…

On the one hand, the first picture shows… .

On the other hand, the second one…

The photos are both similar in some ways, in that they were both taken outdoors and
probably in the summer, and both of them have mountains in the distance. Another thing
they have in common is that they both show people who may well be on holiday.

In terms of the differences between them, the first photo was taken in an area high up in
the mountains, which we can tell from the fact that they are clearly hiking down a hill,
whereas the second photo must have been taken at sea level - unless of course, this is a
mountain lake rather than the sea! Another difference is that the people in the second
photo are clearly having a day of relaxation, while the people in the first picture must have
a long day's walk ahead of them.
As to which of the activities I would prefer, I think that would depend on how I was feeling
on the day. I would enjoy both activities. However, hiking in mountains is one of my
favourite pastimes so I'm going to go with the activity in the first photo as my preferred
activity.
Both of these pictures show people getting some help; the first one shows a
football player who seems to be injured and the second one is an Asian
tourist getting help from a policeman.

(similarities + differences) Although both situations involve someone

helping a person, they are very different. In the first one, the football player
needs help because he’s had an injury and, probably, he can’t walk
properly. On the other hand, in the second picture, the tourist is probably
asking for directions because he might be lost. Also, the footballer is likely to
be in pain, while the tourist may only be a little nervous.

As for how important it is to help these people, I’d say it’s important in both
situations. However, I strongly believe that the footballer needs more help
than the tourist, as his situation is obviously more serious.

1. There are two pictures in front of me.

2. I want to compare and contrast them.

3. To begin with both pictures show different seasons.

4. In the first picture you can see a girl with a snowman in the park,
whereas in the second one there is a girl with balloons in the field.

5. The girl in the first picture has made a snowman and now she is sitting
near it.

6. The girl in the second picture is playing with balloons.

7. Both pictures have a few things in common.

8. In both pictures we can see little girls of the same age.

9. One more similarity is that both girls are smiling. They seem to be
happy and they are enjoying their activities.

10. Obviously, there are some differences between these two photos.

11. The first picture shows a cold winter day. /The first picture was
taken in winter.

12. On the contrary, the second picture depicts a warm sunny day.

13. Another difference is that, the girl in the first picture is wearing
warmer clothes than the girl in the second one.

14. Choosing from these two seasons, as a child I preferred summer

because the weather is usually better. /As a child I preferred the season
presented in the first picture as…

15. Also in summer I could spend more time outside.

16. In conclusion, I'd like to say both pictures are quite interesting
and worth discussing.

17. That’s all I wanted to tell you about these two pictures.