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Paraphrasing Activity

Assalamualaikum and hi all,

Now that we’ve covered paraphrasing based on the notes I gave in the previous post together with the discussion we had in class, let’s practice some paraphrasing, shall we? Below are 7 sentences I would like you to paraphrase. Please make use of the comment section to drop your answers. You can also comment on your friend’s answer. I’ll keep track of your interaction. All the best! πŸ™‚

 

tips: you can make use of synonym, sentence structure, active-passive voice.

 

  1. The student requested that the lecturer excuses her absence but the lecturer refused.
  2. There will be a career carnival in DSI. Would you like to go?
  3. Language Academy is hosting English communication classes. They help non-native speakers of English practice their English speaking skills.
  4. The office of International Students (IS) at UTM is located in block F54
  5. The car that was pulled over by the police officer yesterday just had an accident. The driver was not careful.
  6. An expert on dengue preventive measures suggested that a multi-pronged approach is needed to tackle the dengue epidemic.
  7. A brilliant presentation was given by group FTX in class yesterday.

 

 

Selamat hari raya and happy holidays too!

ULAB 1122 – GROUP PRESENTATION

Dear all,

I’m attaching links to some videos that might benefit you guys for your group presentation.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Gv5aDWjLo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5c1susCPAE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNtTT-uBABs

 

These are just some of the examples. You can find more on google…dig in! πŸ™‚

 

As I’ve mentioned in class, the details for your group presentation as follow:

1) 20 minutes per group

2) 20 % marks

3) Evaluation on language, content, delivery and team work

 

The full-mark is high so make sure you do your best! It has to be meaningful to you and the audience but don’t stress out so much πŸ™‚

 

Looking forward!