English 200
Comparison and Contrast Outline
Topic: Watching Movies at Home vs Watching Movies at Theatres
Essay outline
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Para: 2 (differences)
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Essay
Write your essay in 300 or more words.
Watching movies is an amazing activity to relax for many people nowadays. After a
hard-working day, what can be more satisfying than watching films and concentrating with
amusement on the plots? I like seeing films, too. Although I have many film DVDs at home, I
still prefer watching films at cinemas.
One of the biggest factors that make me feel like watching films at cinemas is the bigger screen
and realer sound I can enjoy there. I have a TV which can play my DVDs, but I do not have
enough money to buy a modern and fashioned system of projector and loudspeakers which is
sold with an extremely high price at store. Furthermore, even if I could afford it, I still would not
feel as satisfied as in a cinema, because I know that cinemas always invest their capital in
developing the quality of their films, so the images and sound in cinemas are usually perfect, and
I do not think that anyone can easily get such quality in his home.
Besides a higher quality of the films, a second factor that makes me attached to cinemas is that I
can take this as an opportunity to go out and get out of the confine of my house. After an
exhausting week with a lot of stresses that have strained on me, time for resting is really
invaluable for me. So I always wait for weekends to relax, at night, I want go out and breathe the
cool breeze of the night, and I often go to the cinema to see a film so that I can effectively use
the remaining time of freedom. This is also a chance for me to get out of my house and enjoy a
new wider space, interact with people and be more positive.
Additionally, the third reason for my statement is that by going to a cinema, I can watch the film
with many people. Actually, I can invite my friends to my house to watch a film with me, but I
still do not think it is a great idea, because nowhere can we find as many people watching the
same movie as in a cinema. Moreover, when watching film in a cinema, one can laugh, cry and
even be scared about the films with people all around him, he can talk freely with others about
the film and the characters, which makes the films even more interesting and more attracting
than at home.
In my opinion, watching films in cinemas is preferred than watching them at home because of
the above reasons. Today, cinemas are trying to improve the standard of their films, many
technologies are developed to make the viewers feel as real as possible, and this makes watching
films at cinemas an impossible-to-miss chance to get.
Complex Sentences
List of the most common subordinators
Time
after
before
while
when
as long as
whenever
until
Contrast
whereas
while
though
although
even though
Reason
because
as
since
so that
Condition
if
unless
Wh words
whom
who
whether
whoever
how
which/that whatever
whomsoever
as soon as
whichever
Combine the sentences to form complex sentences.
1. I like to eat the candy. I watch a movie.
I like to eat the candy while watching a movie.
2. I am a passionate basketball fan. I prefer football.
I am a passionate basketball fan even though I prefer football.
3. She was considered smart. She failed all her exams.
She was considered smart, although she failed all her exams.
4. Having a party is a bad idea. The neighbors will complain.
Having a party is a bad idea because the neighbors will complain.
5. Annie was still crying. She had been happy about the news.
Annie was still crying though she had been happy about the news.
6. It was getting dark. Sam wanted to go for a walk.
It was getting dark when Sam wanted to go for a walk.
7. He had a nap. He began to watch a film on the TV.
He had a nap before he began to watch a film on the TV.
8. My only son goes to USA. I will be lonely.
My only son goes to USA so that I will be lonely.
9. He is the boy. He sits next to me in the class.
He is the boy who sits next to me in the class.
10. I love the village. I was born.
I love the village where I was born.