Dear All,
We're practising paraphrasing with you and doing a set of exercises to help you master this skill. First, we're going to watch a video explaining what constitutes plagiarism and how you can paraphrase the other people's words not to plagiarise:
Stop Thief. Avoid Plagiarism by Paraphrasing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z3EHIoa9HI
Next we'll discuss the difference between quoting, paraphrasing and summarising:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/using_research/quoting_paraphrasing_and_summarizing/index.html
After that we will discuss the steps to paraphrasing without plagiarising in more detail:
https://bit.ly/37nsKum (Douglas College exercise)
And then we'll do a number of exercises to practise paraphrasing and summarising:
a) https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/using_research/quoting_paraphrasing_and_summarizing/paraphrasing.html
b) Intermediate-level Paraphrase Exercises
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl_exercises/esl_exercises/paraphrase_and_summary_exercises/intermediate_paraphrase_exercises.html
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl_exercises/esl_exercises/paraphrase_and_summary_exercises/intermediate_paraphrase_exercises.html
c) More paraphrasing exercises (with answers): (added 25.11.2019)
http://intranet.yorksj.ac.uk/learnteach/epax/paraphrasing/Para3tryme.pdf
Do Exercise D from the resource above under c) at home, we'll discuss it first and do Exercise E in which you are asked to summarise 3 passages. Please, read them at home, so that you'd be familiar with their content.
http://intranet.yorksj.ac.uk/learnteach/epax/paraphrasing/Para3tryme.pdf
Do Exercise D from the resource above under c) at home, we'll discuss it first and do Exercise E in which you are asked to summarise 3 passages. Please, read them at home, so that you'd be familiar with their content.
Try to do the exercises yourselves first and then check yourselves against the KEY. Makes notes for us to be able to compare your answers with the key
Paraphrasing Exs:From Epax
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b) analatycal
c) evaluate
d) dtheorise
e) problematic
f) expectations
g) disagree
h) disorganised
i) proof (N); prove (V)
j) disprove
Ex. 2
ReplyDeleteWe were concerned about her health.
We had some _________ about her health.
2. The council cut funding so we could not provide free parking.
Because of council funding _________, there was no_________ for free parking.
3. His proposal was a failure as it was too theoretical.
His proposal_________ because it relied too much on _________ .
4. As the emphasis was only on the UK, there were weaknesses in the evidence.
By _________ the UK only, the evidence was _________ .
5. As the emphasis was only on the UK, there were weaknesses in the evidence.
As the emphasis was only on the UK, the evidence was not_________ .
1. ...some concern(s)
Delete2. cuts...opportunity/no free space/ no place
3.failed... because of the reliance on too mu8ch theory
4. By emphasizing the UK.. the evidence was weakened/it became weaker
5. was not strong enough
Ex. 3 C Decide which paraphrase is better. (NB! Remember, your essay should not
ReplyDeletejust be one long paraphrase, even a good paraphrase!)
1. Adverts are a major part of everyday life.
Paraphrase 1
Advertising is an important feature of daily life.
Paraphrase 2
The influence of adverts can be felt in all aspects of our lives.
The 2nd version is better because
DeleteAdverts for the soft drink, Tango, have recently been banned for possibly
Deleteencouraging playground bullying.
Paraphrase 1
Advertising for the fizzy drink, Tango, have been disallowed recently for potentially
leading to school bullying.
Paraphrase 2
A ban on Tango adverts has been implemented recently, as some felt the content
could encourage school b
Because the second paraphrase doesn't change the original quote's meaning like the first one does.
DeleteOpinion is divided over what impact, if any, advertising has on children. What is
ReplyDeletebeyond question is that many people, parents in particular are worried about its
effects. 88% of Swedes supported their government’s ban on children’s TV adverts
in 1991 (Willows, 2009) while 36% of adults in the UK thought that advertising was
damaging to their children (Sidle, 2011).
Paraphrase 1
There is little agreement on the effect of advertising on children, though it is
undoubtedly a concern, especially for parents. When Sweden banned children’s TV
adverts in 1991, 88% of the population supported the decision (Willows, 2009),
while in the UK, over a third of adults thought advertising could damage their
children (Sidle, 2011).
Paraphrase 2
Views vary on what possible effect advertising can have on the young. What is
without doubt is that most people, especially parents, are concerned about the
impact. 88% of Swedish people were in favour of their government’s ban on
advertising on children’s television (Willows, 2009), and in the UK, 36% of adults
believed adverts were harmful to their offspring (Sidle, 2011).
1. For many people across Europe, the introduction of the Euro has lead to price rises
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2. Women have traditionally been seen as mothers and home makers and it is only in
recent years that they have been making significant inroads into the job market.
There is still a long way to go before they achieve complete equality with men but
the situation has definitely improved.
3. In the 1920s, an American academic, Elton Mayo, researched the effects of the
physical environment on the productivity of workers. The result, known as the
Hawthorne Studies, named after the electrics company where it took place,
showed that workers could be motivated to work harder by making small changes
to the workplace, such as altering the lighting or the layout of a room.
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