Those absent will be back. Their waterproof winter coats are in the closet and the dog keeps watching for them at the window.(Para. ll, Passage A, Unit 5) en you wo uld find that the right prediction was: the advantages of living with other people during their temporary absence e absent will be back. Their waterproof winter coats are in the closet and the dog keeps hing for them at the window.( Para. ll, Passage A, Unit 5) Then you would find that the right prediction was: the advantages of living with other people during their temporary absence In the paragraph we find some important tips for understanding comparison and contrast: on the In a structure of comparison and contrast we often find out some important words that help us identify the paragraph pattern. Words that point to ideas or things that differ are: but, on the other hand, still, although, in contrast, in spite of, however, yet, even so, nevertheless, conversely, nonetheless, etc Words that point to similar or like ideas or things are: similarly, in addition, in the same way, also Of course there are a number of key words that we can look for when we come across basic structures of a text such as Cause and Effect, Time Sequence, a Set of Sequential Actions,a General Point Supported by Details/Examples/a List of Things, a Problem-solution Pattern, etc The Practice of reading kills. 1. Sarahs ability to solve her dilemma by rooming with her identical twin is unusual, but the conflict she faced is not Despite extensive efforts by many schools to make good roommate matches, unsatisfactory outcomes are common. One roommate is al ways cold while the other never wants to turn up the furnace, even though the thermometer says it's minus five outside. (to One person likes quiet, while the other person spends two hours a day practicing the trumpet,or turns up his sound system to the point where the whole room vibrates. One eats only organically produced vegetables and believes all living things are holy, even ants and mosquitoes, while the other likes wearing fur and enjoys cutting up frogs in biology clas A. What do you think the paragraph is about? A)Sarahs ability to solve her dilemma. B)Sarah's moving into her identical twin's room C)The conflict that Sarah faced D) The conflict is sharing rooms among roommates Key: The author makes a lot of comparisons between different needs, different hobbies and different beliefs to bring out the main idea that the conflicts among roommates are not uncommonThose absent will be back. Their waterproof winter coats are in the closet and the dog keeps watching for them at the window. (Para. 11, Passage A, Unit 5) Then you would find that the right prediction was: the advantages of living with other people during their temporary absence. Those absent will be back. Their waterproof winter coats are in the closet and the dog keeps watching for them at the window. (Para. 11, Passage A, Unit 5) Then you would find that the right prediction was: the advantages of living with other people during their temporary absence. In the paragraph we find some important tips for understanding comparison and contrast: on the other hand. In a structure of comparison and contrast we often find out some important words that help us identify the paragraph pattern. Words that point to ideas or things that differ are: but, on the other hand, still, although, in contrast, in spite of, however, yet, even so, nevertheless, conversely, nonetheless, etc. Words that point to similar or like ideas or things are: similarly, in addition, in the same way, also, further, likewise, etc. Of course there are a number of key words that we can look for when we come across basic structures of a text such as Cause and Effect, Time Sequence, a Set of Sequential Actions, a General Point Supported by Details/Examples/a List of Things, a Problem-solution Pattern, etc. The Practice of reading kills: 1. Sarah’s ability to solve her dilemma by rooming with her identical twin is unusual, but the conflict she faced is not. Despite extensive efforts by many schools to make good roommate matches, unsatisfactory outcomes are common. One roommate is always cold, while the other never wants to turn up the furnace, even though the thermometer says it’s minus five outside. (to be continued) One person likes quiet, while the other person spends two hours a day practicing the trumpet, or turns up his sound system to the point where the whole room vibrates. One eats only organically produced vegetables and believes all living things are holy, even ants and mosquitoes, while the other likes wearing fur and enjoys cutting up frogs in biology class. A. What do you think the paragraph is about? A) Sarah’s ability to solve her dilemma. B) Sarah’s moving into her identical twin’s room. C) The conflict that Sarah faced. D) The conflict is sharing rooms among roommates. Key: The author makes a lot of comparisons between different needs, different hobbies and different beliefs to bring out the main idea that the conflicts among roommates are not uncommon