GE3 – SESSION 2

SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

SIMILARITIES
And The consumption of coffee and tea increased to over 40%.
both... and Both car production and motorcycle sales rose by 15% between
2010 and 2020.
not only... but also Not only did smartphone sales rise, but they also overtook laptop
sales in 2015.( dùng not only đảo ngữ) nói cùng một đối tượng
as... as The sales of tablets were as high as the sales of smartphones in
2018.
be similar to The number of train passengers in 2020 was similar to that in 2015.
be identical to: The electricity consumption pattern in 2019 was identical to that in
hoàn toàn giống 2016.
nhau
Similarly: tương […].
tự như vậy The percentage of student choosing maths in England and Vietnam
rose
Similarly, the percentage of students choosing science subjects
grew in both countries.( dùng câu này phải có câu gì ở phía trước)
Likewise= […]. Likewise, the proportion of urban residents using renewable
similarly energy rose steadily.
DIFFERENCES
but The consumption of coffee increased, but tea sales declined.= went
down
Yet= but Car sales peaked in 2018, yet motorcycle sales continued to drop.
Whereas( hai hđ Whereas bus travel increased, train travel saw a steady decline.
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While( tương tự While smartphone usage surged, landline usage steadily decreased.
whereas)
although/though Although electricity use fell in 2015, it rose sharply in 2020.
Unlike: không The gas prices fluctuated wildly
giống như Unlike gas prices, electricity prices remained stable. ( trước đó có
câu tương tự)
in contrast to In contrast to smartphone sales, tablet sales continued to grow.
(=unlike)
be different from The number of international tourists in 2020 was different from that
in 2015.
however […]. However, bus usage declined sharply after 2017.
nevertheless […]. Nevertheless, hybrid car sales remained steady.
on the contrary The number of iPhone users fell in 2015. On the contrary, that of
Samsung users increased.
conversely Car ownership decreased slightly. Conversely, bicycle usage saw a
steady rise.
in contrast: trái lại The proportion( tỉ lệ phần trăm) of online shoppers rose steadily. In
contrast, in-store purchases dropped.

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PRACTICE

Number of university students enrolling in Educa-

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Number (in million)

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2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
Year

Education Engineering

Period Past (P)/Future (F) Similarities (S) and Differences (D)? How?
2010-2015 P D- Edu 3.5->1.5 fell, Eng 2.5->4.5 rose
*but
Between 2010 and 2015, the number of university
studets in the Education major fell from 3.5 million
to 1.5 million, but ( however) the number of
university studets enrolling in the Engineering major
rose from 2.5 million to 4.5 million( in the same
period)
2015-2020 P Between 2015 and 2020, the number of university
students in the Education major went down from 1.5
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 to 1 million and( Likewise) the number of university
students( that) enrolling in the Engineering major
also decreased from 4.5 to 2.5 million( in the sam
period)
2020-2025 P the number of university students in the Education
major increased from 1 to 2.5 million. Similarly, the
number of university students enrolling in the
Engineering major went up from 2.5 to 3 million
2025-2030 F ( between 2025 and 2030) While the number of
university students in the Education major will rise
from 2.5 to 3 million,( However) the number of
university students enrolling in the Engineering
major will fall from 2.5 to 3 million in the same
period.
Overview
… years Highest? Edu-2010, Eng-2015
Lowest? Edu-2020, Eng- 2010, 2020, 2030
Overall trends? Eng>Edu

 Overall, in 20 years, from 2010 to 2030, the number of students in the Engineering
major is higher than that of students in the Education major. Whereas the number of
students in the Engineering major reached the highest point in 2015, that of the
Education major was at the highest value in 2010. Besides, in the same period, while
the number of students in ( the figure for ) the Education major only reached the
lowest point in 2020, the number of students in the Engineering major was at the
lowest points in 2010 and 2020, and is predicted to remain the lowest in 2030