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Paraphrasing

QuestionsAnswer the following questions in one sentence. Write down your answers

1. How often do you exercise? (I ….)2. What is your attitude toward smoking? (Smoking is…)3. Why should junk food be banned in elementary schools? (Junk

food should be banned because…)4. What are some things that cause stress? (The causes of stress

are…)5. What are some ways to deal with stress? (To deal with stress,

people can…)6. Why do you think it is difficult to have a healthy lifestyle in the

modern world? (It is difficult to have a healthy lifestyle because…)

Paraphrase verbally

• Student AMany people have heart problems

due to a lack of exercise.

• Student BYou believe that/you think that the cause of heart problems is that

people don’t do enough exercise.

Paraphrase Verbally

1. Your partner and will take turns reading your answers to each other2. Paraphrase each other’s answers

Example• Student A

Many people have heart problems due to a lack of exercise.

• Student BYou believe that/you think that the cause

of heart problems is that people don’t do enough exercise

Tip: Paraphrasing can be used toshow others that you are listening and help promote solidarity.

What strategies do you use for paraphrasing?

Guidelines for Paraphrasing

1. Change the structure or order of the sentence and/or paragraph.

Many infectious diseases have disappeared because of significant advances in medical research in the past decade.

Many significant advances in medical research in the past decade have make many infectious diseases disappear.


2. Find appropriate synonyms.

Infectious diseases = Disappeared =Significant = Advances =Medical research =Decade =

Since there have been considerable improvements in the field of medicine in the past ten years, many communicable diseases have ceased to exist.


3. Change active voice to passive and vice versa. (note: this strategy is not always

possible or desirable)Since there have been considerable improvements in the field of medicine in the past ten years, many communicable diseases have ceased to exist.

Since considerable improvements in the field of medicine have been made in the past ten years, many communicable diseases have ceased to exist.


4. Change word forms.

Since considerable improvements in the field of medicine have been made in the past ten years, many communicable diseases have ceased to exist.

Since medicine has improved considerably in the past ten years, many communicable diseases have ceased to exist.


• Now put all the strategies together:

Many infectious diseases have disappeared because of significant advances in medical research in the past decade.

Since medicine has improved considerably in the past ten years, many communicable diseases have ceased to exist.

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Your turn1. The success of any company or organization depends almost

entirely on its most important resource: its workforce.2. It is the people who make up an organization who ultimately

decide which revenue streams to pursue, how to deal with rising costs, how to implement marketing programs and how to monitor and sustain continued success and growth.

3. Degrees and grades are rarely a good indication of an employee’s future success on the job.

4. One key indicator of success is the desire to learn and to work hard.

5. Another indicator is possessing analytical skills. While it can be advantageous to have someone who knows your product on day one of his or her job, this does not amount for their abilities to overcome challenges.

References• Charania, R. (2015). Three key attributes of every great hire.

Retrieved from: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-managing/human-resources/three-key-attributes-of-every-great-hire/article24748168/

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