研究生写作6parapgrasing and summerizing.ppt

More paraphrase exercises 1. The student requested that the professor excuses her absence, but the professor refused. Possible Solution:?The professor denied the student’s request for an excused absence. 2. There will be a music concert next to Vienna coffee shop. Would you like to go? Possible Solution:?Are you coming to a music concert in Vienna? 3. International Center is hosting English Conversation classes. They help non-native speakers of English practice their English speaking skills. Possible Solution:?English non native speakers can improve their English by taking classes at International Center. 4. Source Material — Some argue that the approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States ought to receive a path to US citizenship, while others claim that these immigrants need to be deported back to their home countries. Inappropriate paraphrase — Some say that the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States ought to receive a way for citizenship, while other people say that the immigrants should go back to their countries. The inappropriate paraphrase is too close to the original sentence. Several words are the same and the complex structure of the sentence is the same. Deleting some words from the original sentence is not enough to write an appropriate paraphrase. Appropriate paraphrase Although some individuals maintain that undocumented immigrants should go back to their countries, others defend these immigrants’ right for a path to citizenship. The appropriate paraphrase uses a different structure for the sentence, and most words are different from the original. More summery exercises 1. The office of International Students and Scholars (ISS) at Purdue University is located in Schleman Hall. Possible Solution: Schleman Hall hosts the ISS office. 2. Mr. Leibovitz and writer Matthew Miller joined forces to tell the story of the students in their book, “Fortunate Sons.” The book says China in the 1870s sent one hund