Appendix 3: Essential Ideas
IELTS Essays,
Letters, Graphs, Diagrams & Maps
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She was terrified of flying. The relative advantages of air travel didn't tempt her at
all.
Relative merits
(=what is good about them compared with each other)
The two men stood at the bar discussing the relative merits of various sports cars.
It is all relative
(=it cannot be judged on its own, but must be compared with others)
It's all
relative, isn't it? Someone who is poor in this country might be considered
well off in another.
Relatively
Once you've mastered the basic strokes of squash, the rest is relatively simple.
Comparative happiness/comfort/safety etc
Happiness, comfort, safety etc that is fairly satisfactory when
compared to another
After
a lifetime of poverty, his last few years were spent in comparative comfort.
Fresh fruit and vegetables have become a comparative rarity in the region.
During the bombings, families sheltered in the comparative safety of the
underground rail stations.
Comparatively
We were absolutely broke in those days. Now we're comparatively well off.
More/less/bigger etc than
Geographically, Canada is bigger than the US.
My sister earns a lot more than I do.
2.
To compare things
Compare something/somebody with
I hate the way you always compare me with your ex-boyfriend.
If you compare rents in
London with those in New York, you'll find they are about the
same.
You can't compare Charlie Parker with John Coltrane. They were completely different
musicians.
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