Hi
How many different ways of comparing things do you know?
I’m asking you this because in your IELTS speaking test there’s a good chance your examiner will ask you to make some comparisons and then listen to how you do it.
(I included some example IELTS speaking questions in a previous post).
If you use a variety of grammatical structures and/or linking words to make comparisons, you’ll have a better chance of getting the IELTS band score you need.
Here are some different ways of making comparisons (taken from a recording of two native speakers comparing the cost of living in various cities):

![[Facebook]](http://www.e-englishteacher.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/facebook.png)
![[Google]](http://www.e-englishteacher.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/google.png)
![[Twitter]](http://www.e-englishteacher.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/twitter.png)
![[Yahoo!]](http://www.e-englishteacher.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/yahoo.png)
![[Email]](http://www.e-englishteacher.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/email.png)