Good morning everyone,
1. First, please review the sample answers for the paraphrasing worksheets. Let me know if you have any questions.
ANSWERS TO PARAPHRASING
Exercise B.
1.
His idea was
improved over the years.
2.
Although Peter
was born in Colombia, he spent his childhood and adolescence in Canada.
3.
In the end, the
students will be given an answer to their queries.
In the end, the students’ demands will be
answered.
4.
At the start of
1984, all of the models included updated safety tools/machines.
5.
Once a year, the
financial state of the store must be reported to the owner by the manager.
Each year, the manager must report the
financial state of the store to the owner.
Exercise C:
1.
It is recommended
that traveler’s checks are used instead of cash by all tourists.
2.
Sound movies were
established by the Warner Brothers film production business in 1926.
3.
Only a few cars
have gasoline/fuel mileage above 40 km per 3.7 litres.
4.
There is a
variation of weather conditions in Canada.
5.
In Florida,
snakes don’t hide and sleep in the winter.
6.
If the climate
was acceptable/satisfying, he would engage in/go for lengthy/extended walks each
morning.
MORE PRACTICE
1st paragraph:
paraphrase
2nd paragraph: paraphrase
3rd paragraph:
direct quote
4th paragraph:
direct quote
1.
There’s been a
realization that the AIDS outbreak is disappearing, that there’s a reduction in
AIDS cases and people don’t have to be concerned any longer.
2.
That’s not true
hopefulness. Many more cases will occur in the time to come.
2. Second, I will hand out a news article. Paraphrase your article using the paraphrasing techniques we have learned. Double-space your writing. You will hand this in to me at the end of the class even if you are not completely finished.
Use the online English-English dictionaries. Here are some below that you can use:
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/english-thesaurus
http://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus
