English · Astronomy and the Solar System
Describing similarities & differences between planets/objects
Use similar to, alike, different from and the same as with a clear axis
6 minutes
The academic content is in Arabic, as at the BAC and as in the app.
What the syllabus expects from you
- Describing similarities and differences between planets/objects (similar to/alike/different from/the same as)
The method
- Pair each similarity/difference statement with the explicit comparison axis
The common mistakes
- A similarity/difference claim with no stated comparison axis
From the lesson
Venus and Earth are almost the same size. But their surfaces could not be more different.
The vocabulary
- similar to (مشابه لـ)
- different from (مختلف عن)
What is not on the syllabus
- Contrast connectors (previous concept)