Tham khảo tài liệu 'delta's key to the next generation toefl test part 15', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Paraphrases JXTENSION 1. Outside of class look in a magazine or a university textbook. Select a short passage of one to three paragraphs. In class work with a partner. Identify the nouns and verbs in each selected passage. Then use a dictionary synonym finder or thesaurus to find as many synonyms as possible for the nouns and verbs you have identified. Names and other proper nouns will not have synonyms. Also be aware that not every synonym will be appropriate for the context of your passage and some synonyms will be more appropriate than others. If you are not sure whether a synonym is correct in the context ask your teacher. 2. In reading done outside class select a short passage of no more than 100 words. Write a paraphrase of the passage by restating each sentence in a different way using different words. You may also combine ideas from more than one sentence into one sentence. To extend this activity further bring the original passage and your paraphrase to class. Exchange your original passage with a partner s. Next write a paraphrase of this new passage while your partner paraphrases the original passage from you. When you are both finished writing compare the two paraphrases for each original passage. Do both paraphrases contain the same essential information as the original 3. Outside of class select a short passage of no more than 100 wwds. Make a copy of the passage for each student in your class or write the passage on an overhead projector transparency. Choose one sentence from the passage and restate it in a different way using different words. In class w rite the paraphrased sentence on the board or the overhead projector. Your class must read the passage and the paraphrased sentence and determine which sentence in the original passage is being paraphrased. Does your paraphrase include all of the essential information from the original sentence 136 Delta s Key to the Next ỔENERATION TOEFL Test 13 Coherence Recognizing Coherence C FOCUS Read .
