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At the end of this lesson you will be able to;paraphrase the text that you read. retell or rewrite the text by using your own
words. form new sentences more or less same
lenght as the original text without changing the meaning.
include all the ideas of the text in your new sentences.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
What makes paraphrasing skill distinctive?
Paraphrasing skill provides the basis for academic reading and writing as it helps students avoid plagiarising.
INTRODUCTION
How to paraphrase successfully?
STEP 1Read, read and reread until you
understand what the text is
aboutSTEP 2 Take notes of
the main ideas in your own words
Method 1 Replace synonyms ( use a
dictionary/Thesaurus) if needed)
Example: Movies can be divided into three categories. Films can be divided into three types. For exercises on method 1, click on the button below
CONTENT
Exercise 1
Method 2Change plural nouns to singular ones
Example: Overweight people usually do little exercise. An overweight person usually does little exercise. For exercises on method 2, click on the button below
Exercise 2
Method 3Restructure sentence(s) grammaticallySuggestions: Change Active Voice to Passive Voice orvice‐versa
Example: The people of this country speak various languages.Various languages are spoken in this country For exercises on method 3, click on the button below
Exercise 3
Method 4 Use Negative or Opposite Expressions
Example:Hamed was disappointed , because the
movie wasn’t very good. Hamed wasn’t satisfied, because the
movie wasn’t very good. For exercises on method 4, click on the button below
Exercise 4
Method 5Changing Word order
Example: If you’re going to Russia in December, be
sure to take warm clothes.
Be sure to take warm clothes if you are going to Russia in December.
For exercises on method 5, click on the button below
Exercise 5
Method 6 Changing Parts of Speech
For example, changing a noun to a verb. Example:
The company needs to find a solution to this problem.
The company wants to solve this problem For exercises on method 6, click on the button below
Exercise 6
Method 7Short sentences can be combined to make onelonger sentence
Example: Ireland is a wonderful country. It has
beautiful scenery, friendly people and an interestinghistory.
Ireland, which is a wonderful country, has beautifulscenery, friendly people and an interesting history
For exercises on method 7, click on the button below
Exercise 7
When you have finished your paraphrased draft,reread the original text and compare it to yourparaphrase. You can then check that you have retained themeaning and attitude (tone) of the original text.
Method ApplicationMethod 1 Replace synonyms
Method 2 Change plural nouns to singular ones
Method 3 Restructure sentence(s) grammatically
Method 4 Use Negative or Opposite Expressions
Method 5 Changing Word order
Method 6 Changing Parts of Speech
Method 7 Combine shorter sentences to make one longer sentence
SUMMARY