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DEVELOPING ACADEMIC READING SKILLS

“PARAPHRASING”

DEVELOPING ACADEMIC READING SKILLS

“PARAPHRASING”

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Summary

Content

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 is the purpuse of paraphrasing?

to simplify

to clarify

INTRODUCTION

What makes paraphrasing skill distinctive?

Paraphrasing skill provides the basis for academic reading and writing as it helps students avoid plagiarising.

INTRODUCTION

Poor paraphrasing

In order to paraphrase successfully, you have to understand the original text, so……….

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

REFERENCEhttps://quwritinglab.files.wordpress.com/

2014/04/paraphrasing-cc1-latest.pdf