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Similarities
similarly /likewise
like / just like
as / just as
also
not only«. but also«.
both
both ..and«
the same as /alike
similar to /similar
 áifferences

However
nonetheless / Nevertheless
Yet / but
On the other hand
even though / although
whereas / while
unlike
despite / in spite of
in contrast
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.cWe come from similar backgrounds, so we speak the same language.
2.cThe girls particularly enjoy using social networking
websites. Similarly, nearly all the boys said they spent at least two to
three hours a week on these sites.
3.cThe book bears several striking similarities to last year's bestseller.
4.cThe film's message is that rich and poor are alike.
5.cLike many of the girls, most of the boys spend a large part of their free
time using the Internet.
6.cShe looks just like her mother.
7.cLearning another language not only improves children's job prospects
in later life, but also boosts their self-esteem.
8.cBoth boys and girls spend the bulk of their free time with friends.
(.cIn many cases, the results for boys and girls are virtually the
same/identical.
 .c They look similar but there's quite a difference in price.
.c The two documents are identical except for a slight difference in
wording.
2.c His views differ considerably from those of his parents.
3.c Australia has its own cultural identity, which is very different from
that of Britain.
4.c This proposal differs from the last one in many important respects.
5.c There's a big difference between starting up a business and just
talking about it.
6.c The basic difference between me and my sister is that she is much
more ambitious.
7.c There's a striking contrast between what he does and what he says
he does.
8.c Compared to the boys, the girls spend much more time chatting to
friends on the telephone.
(.c She was a small, dainty child, unlike her sister who was large and
had big feet.
2 .c On average the girls spend four hours a week chatting to friends
on the phone. In contrast, very few of the boys spend more than five
minutes a day talking to their friends in this way.
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The twins are like two peas in a pod.

As ««««..as

Öca/ an big / considerable / enormous / fundamental / huge /

important / major / significant / vast / basic / essential / noticeable

/striking /small/ subtle/ slight difference