Paraphrasing What is paraphrasing? It could be defined as expressing someone else's ideas using your own words, that is, to rewrite their ideas without changing the meaning of them. Exercise 1 1. Despite their massive size, elephants are known for being agile. Elephants are known to be fast despite their size 2. Because elephants consume up to 500 pounds of food a day, they are able to strip a forest bare in no time. Elephants consume a lot of food daily so they could make a forest disappear really fast. 3. Over the centuries, lions have been used in art to represent power and magnificence. Power and magnificence is what lions have represented in art pieces, throughout years. 4. Lions are social animals with one dominant male in each pride. Lions live in groups but only one is the leader. 5. George Washington Carver was a dedicated teacher, in addition, he was known as talented artist, musician, and researcher who made valuable contributions to his people and his country. George Washington who made great contribution to his country was also multifaceted teacher. 6. Archibald McLeish, known for his poetry, was appointed head of the Library of Congress by President Roosevelt in 1939. President Roosevelt gave Archibald McLeish known, who was known for his poetry, the title "Head of the library of congress" Exercise 2 1. There is plenty of water of water on the earth. In fact, there is enough water in this planet for everyone to have a huge lake. The trouble is that the water is not always found in the place where it’s needed. In addition, much of water is polluted or salty, because of these problems. There are many people without sufficient water. Main idea: The distribution of water on planet earth. 2. New oil supplies need to be found to replace those that have been used up. There is a constant search for new oil fields. Oil hunters sink their wells wherever there are signs of oil. Each of these drillings costs thousands and thousands of dollars, and often there is not enough oil to make it profitable. Nevertheless, the search for new oil never ends. Main idea: The endless search for oil. 3. Quakers a religious group known as the Society of Friends, have always worked for human causes. Before the Civil War in the United States, they were against slavery and led the movement to help slaves escape from the southern part of the United States and seek for freedom in the northern part. Today, they fight hunger and disease around the worlds and still aid people fleeing tyranny and war. Their beliefs are based on the principles of pacifism and simple living. Main idea: The humanitarian work of Quakers. Exercise 3.Students rights. Thesis: Students are the ones that will spend part of their life at University and they ask to their leaders to let them participate in issues that affect their lives throughout the university lives. I Main Idea: students fight for their inclusion in university matters as faculty selection, curriculum planning and scheduling. II Main Idea: the selection of the faculty members. III Main idea: student’s interests in the material that should be used to study. They fight for the permission to participate in the curricula planning that should be implanted in the university.

Paraphrasing

What is paraphrasing?

It could be defined as expressing someone else's ideas using your own words, that is, to rewrite their ideas without changing the meaning of them.

Exercise 1

1. Despite their massive size, elephants are known for being agile.

Elephants are known to be fast despite their size

2. Because elephants consume up to 500 pounds of food a day, they are able to strip a forest bare in no time.

Elephants consume a lot of food daily so they could make a forest disappear really fast.

3. Over the centuries, lions have been used in art to represent power and magnificence.

Power and magnificence is what lions have represented in art pieces, throughout years.

4. Lions are social animals with one dominant male in each pride.

Lions live in groups but only one is the leader.

5. George Washington Carver was a dedicated teacher, in addition, he was known as talented artist, musician, and researcher who made valuable contributions to his people and his country.

George Washington who made great contribution to his country was also multifaceted teacher.

6. Archibald McLeish, known for his poetry, was appointed head of the Library of Congress by President Roosevelt in 1939.

President Roosevelt gave Archibald McLeish known, who was known for his poetry, the title "Head of the library of congress"

Exercise 2

1. There is plenty of water of water on the earth. In fact, there is enough water in this planet for everyone to have a huge lake. The trouble is that the water is not always found in the place where it’s needed. In addition, much of water is polluted or salty, because of these problems. There are many people without sufficient water.

Main idea: The distribution of water on planet earth.

2. New oil supplies need to be found to replace those that have been used up. There is a constant search for new oil fields. Oil hunters sink their wells wherever there are signs of oil. Each of these drillings costs thousands and thousands of dollars, and often there is not enough oil to make it profitable. Nevertheless, the search for new oil never ends.

Main idea: The endless search for oil.

3. Quakers a religious group known as the Society of Friends, have always worked for human causes. Before the Civil War in the United States, they were against slavery and led the movement to help slaves escape from the southern part of the United States and seek for freedom in the northern part. Today, they fight hunger and disease around the worlds and still aid people fleeing tyranny and war. Their beliefs are based on the principles of pacifism and simple living.

Main idea: The humanitarian work of Quakers.

Exercise 3.Students rights.

Thesis: Students are the ones that will spend part of their life at University and they ask to their leaders to let them participate in issues that affect their lives throughout the university lives.

I Main Idea: students fight for their inclusion in university matters as faculty selection, curriculum planning and scheduling.

II Main Idea: the selection of the faculty members.

III Main idea: student’s interests in the material that should be used to study. They fight for the permission to participate in the curricula planning that should be implanted in the university.