Writing Task 1

Question 1

What are some of the structures to show contrast?

Answer 1

much AW cab

(1) Much as …, … .
(2) Unlike …, … .
(3) …, compared to … .
(4) …; However, … .
(5) Although …, … .
(6) While …, … .
(7) …; conversely, … .
(8) …, as opposed to … .
(9) …; by contrast, … .

Question 2

What are some structures to show similarity?

Answer 2

(1) …, very much the same as … .
(2) …; in (much) the same way, … .
(3) …, very much like… .
(4) …; also, … .
(5) …; by the same token, … .

Question 3

Writing Task #1
Process description

First:
1 - 8

Next:
1 - 23

While:
1 - 4

Last:
1 - 2

Answer 3

First:

1. First, …
2. At first, …
3. At the beginning …
4. Initially, …
5. The process starts when …
6. The process begins with
7. At the first stage in the process, …
8. In the first stage of the process, …

Next:

1. The second step involves …
2. In the next stage …
3. After X, Y …
4. After that, …
5. After this, …
6. Afterwards, …
7. Following this, …
8. At the following stage, …
9. Subsequent to this, …
10. Subsequently, …
11. As a consequence, …
12. Next, …
13. Then, …
14. Later, …
15. When X, …Y.
16. As X , Y.
17. One X , Y.
18. As soon as …
19. At this stage, …
20. …, in turn, …
21. From this point on, …
22. Before X , Y.
23. … until …

While:

1. Simultaneously …
2. At the same time, …
3. Meanwhile, …
4. During this process, …

Last:

1. Eventually, …
2. Finally, …