Paraphrasing and Word Choices

Paraphrasing and Word Choices

by Poonyavi Saengmontri

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​ Paraphrasing     

​การกล่าวถึงความคิดผู้อื่นด้วยถ้อยคำและสไตล์ของเราเอง เหมือนกับการแปล แต่ไม่ใช่ว่าแปลจากภาษาหนึ่งไปเป็นอีกภาษาหนึ่ง แต่เป็นการแปลความคิดและสไตล์การเขียนของคนหนึ่งให้เป็นคำพูดและสไตล์การเขียนของเรา

​Let's do Pre-Test

Multiple Choice

Strong support gives enough evidence to support the claim?

• False
• True

Multiple Choice

What is the first thing you do before you start paraphrasing?

• Start writing

• Understand the text

• Record the source

Multiple Choice

Which is the BEST paraphrase of the following sentence?

Deserts cover one fifth of the surface of the Earth.

• Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth.

• One fifth of the Earth's surface is desert.

• Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth.

• Deserts cover more than half of the Earth's surface.

Multiple Choice

The last time I saw my cousin he was only five years old.

• I haven’t seen my cousin for five years.

• It is five years since I last saw my cousin

• The last time I saw my cousin was five years ago

• I haven’t seen my cousin since he was a 5 year old child.

Multiple Choice

Let me know if there is anything I can do to help you

• Do tell me when you need more help

• Are you sure you don’t need my help?

• How much help are you going to need?

• If I can be of any use to you,just say so

Multiple Choice

The rain had already started when I left the house

• It was raining even before I left the house

• The rain suddenly came on as I was leaving the house

• As soon as I left home it began to rain

• It didn’t start to rain heavily until I left the house

Multiple Choice

I enjoyed the film even though I had seen it before

• As I had seen the film before, I didn’t enjoy it

• I had seen the film before,but I still enjoyed it

• I saw the film and I enjoyed it a lot

• The film I have just seen was very enjoyable

Multiple Choice

She’d rather travel by train than go by air

• She prefers traveling by train to going by air.

• She prefers traveling by train to go by air.

• She prefers traveling by train than going by air.

• She prefers travel by train to going by air.

Multiple Choice

The news of their divorce caused us a big surprise.

• We knew they had got divorced but we were a little surprised.

• We were greatly surprised when we heard they had got divorced.

• They got divorced, which was surprising news.

• We were little surprised at the news of their divorce.

Fill in the Blank

For the sentence below, replace the words in italics with one word of similar meaning each.

The immigration officer spoke to the tourists in a serious tone.

The immigration officer spoke to the tourists ___________________.

Fill in the Blank

For the sentence below, replace the words in italics with one word of similar meaning each.

I want the work to be completed without any delay.

I want the work to be completed ___________________.

Fill in the Blank

For the sentence below, replace the words in italics with one word of similar meaning each.

The retirees visit their children in New Zealand once a year.

The retirees visit their children in New Zealand ___________________.

Multiple Choice

i like sports

• I like to do exercise

• Do exercise is important

• I enjoy athletics

Multiple Choice

He felt uneasy, but he didn't know why.

• guilty

• anxious

Multiple Choice

Her life spanned years of incredible change for women as they gained more rights than ever before.

• She has changed the mind set of people in the society on women.

• She lived through the exciting era of women's liberation.

End of the test!​

Let's see in the class!​