Compare and Contrast Transitions

China is _____________ Hong Kong in the Confucian aspects of its culture.

• compares to

• is similar to

• is alike

China ___________ Hong Kong in the form of written Chinese, as it uses simplified rather than complex characters.

• differs from

• different from

• whereas

The UK has important trade relations with the USA. ____________, trade is an important part of the relationship between China and the USA.

• The same as

• Just like

• Likewise

_______________ to the UK, China does not have close military ties to the USA.

• In contrast

• Dissimilar

• On the other hand

France and the UK__________ in their reliance on nuclear energy as a clean energy source.

• also

• both

• are alike

Nuclear energy accounts for almost 40% of the energy produced in France. ______________, it is only around 20% of the energy produced in the UK.

• In contrast

• While

• On the other hand

Vietnam is___________ a Communist country __________ a rapidly developing country with many free market principles.

• both...but also

• neither....and

• not only....but also

Although Vietnam operates under some free market principles, it ___________ true free market economies in many aspects.

• is unlike

• be different from

• dissimilar to

_____________ Mexico, Chile is a Spanish-speaking country.

• The same as

• Just like

• Similarly

Mexico ______________ Chile in the size of its population, which is almost ten times as large.

• is dissimilar to

• different from

• while