Mat Clark – IELTS Speaking
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Is public transport nowadays the same as public transport 20 years ago?
Do old and young people like the same hobbies?
Do men and women have the same attitudes to shopping?
What’s the difference between things made by hand and things made by
machines?
Do people nowadays eat the same food as people 50 years ago?
Is the weather in North China the same as the weather in South China?
How has education changed in recent years in your country?
Nowadays, do people make new friends in the same way as people 20
years ago?
Are the ways in which people become famous nowadays the same ways
that people became famous 100 years ago?
This is not a complete list of every comparison question in Part Three, but if you can
confidently use your comparative structure for all of these questions, you will have no
problem answering this type of question – regardless of the topic.