Key learning points

1. When comparing, look for similarities and differences.
2. Look for subtle differences, where there is a clear similarity, but subtle variations.
3. To express differences, use a correlative and comparative conjunctions.
4. Recapping the context of a text can help you to understand why the advice or attitude of each writer is different.
5. Circumstances may be similar, but being a man or a woman or living in different centuries will make a difference.

Keywords

• Patronised - the experience of being treated as if you are insignificant is being patronised

• Caution - advice or warning

• Indifferent - not being interested in or not caring about something or someone

• Pragmatic - solving things in a sensible, practical way rather than obeying theories or ideas

Common misconception