1. Useful phrases and Patterns for paraphrase Wh,{|R[
2. Circles and Squares Theory w:z@!<
3. 9 2’s Theory BHwQB2t gc
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4. What Word Classes are Important? What should be paraphrased? E (M\U5o:
Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) qVFz-!6b
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) qFV=Pk
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) 3:a}<^DuCS
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) -/aDq?<<
Simple verbs also difficult: push, try, look, go? '[p~|
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ànouns within a verbal: give it a push/ have a try/ cast a look ??rx\*,C</
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6. Rule 1: N2N F5%-6@=
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Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury SGH"m/ e
Antonyms and opposites: 5JI+42S
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teacher: student; vanity: decency E8>npDFv.
Hypernyms/hyponyms: T}2a~
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils g4d5G=y
7. A2A ~SJOynSz,
Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant M!=v"C#
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet G4s!q1H
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant f9JD_hhP'
8. V2V ]&VD$Z984r
Examine: scrutinize, look at, observe, study, look over, pass under review, give an examination, check up on, think … over, investigate, explore, look into, go into, probe, see into, question, inquire, turn over _Ux>BJmP
Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better kOR%<#:J
9. Rule 2: It2I <==> I2It [O [N _z
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It is ---à It does It does -à It is Ff& VBm
I am -à I do I do --à I am *kL1r
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I love you --- You are loved by me tq@<8?
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It is interesting to notice that: &J"a` l2
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= it may appeal to us in regard to … gNLjk4H,S[
= We may be interested in …. j@kBCzX
11. Make it a piece of cake orzdq
In paraphrasing, the central parts are usually nouns! Os@ofnC
1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) D9H|]W ~
2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) l*'jqR')h^
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N LUo3y'
Stop : (cease, leave off) put a stop to, call a halt to, bring …to a close, get it over with, wind up, come to a stop, come to a standstill draw to a close {Fb)Z"8]
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to 3tIIBOwg[
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of |.(o4<nx.
13. Repudication: repudiate, reject, renounce, deselect, close out, leave out, disapprove, deny, passy, pass up, waive, ignore, wave aside, brush away/aside, refuse to consider, dismiss, disregard, shove away, repulse, repel, rebuff, disdain, scorn, raise one’s eyebrows at %7
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Manifestation: show, appear, become evident, present itself, reveal, unfold, exhibit, display, set forth, make plain, bring out, bring to notice, expose to view, bring into view, come into the open, surface, assert oneself [mWo&Ph[-
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far 1P2%n[y
Improvisation: act on the spur of the moment, obey one’s impulse, let oneself go, go offhand, come out with, blurt out, let slip out, say what comes uppermost, say the first thing that comes into one’s head/mind, improvise, extemporize, invent, make it up as one goes along, scrap the plan, knock off 8%
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15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation 8%`Sx[
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare IUc!nxF#
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N 5QSd$J
It is bad manners to: it is rude to y-sQ"HPN
It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law =$BgIt
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting
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I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt qKO\;e*
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money i
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17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller `/+7@~[RU
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive &|{ K*pNa
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual })!n1kt
18. Rule 5: A2P L</"m[
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) Rut6m5>
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) 0|GxOzNd
Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) {5%<@<?)
Useless: of no use (I …?) 7d4RtdI
Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms dOiy[4s
19. Adj. à prep. z6{0\#'K
Poor: in want of money, down at the heel, out of funds, without a penny to bless oneself with, in the red, in reduced/narrow circumstances YKM(qh2
Cheap: low-priced, on the cheap, at small cost, at a low price, at budget prices, at piggy-bank prices, at cost, at reduced rates, at a bargain, for a song zcZr
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20. Different: in a different manner, ina nother way, other than, on the other hand, in other respects, at variance, in disagreement, in conflict with, on the contrary, of another sort, at odds R2~Rqlti
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus 5/*ZqrJw{"
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A 'GW@P
It is Wonderful: I stare openmouthed, It open one’s eyes, I rub one’s eyes, I hold ones breath, I not know what to say, I not believe one’s eyes/ears/senses, I marvel at, I am seized with wonder %%k[TO
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with +ubO-A?
I am/It is progressive: I/It make progress/advance, go forward, get along, get ahead, gather way, gain ground, make my way, under way Wq>j;\3b3
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn BO[A1'>
Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve vF([mOZ
Cheap: cost little, not cost anything, can afford, find it inexpensive, find it within one’s means, get one’s money’s worth, buy at a bargain H"&N<"hw
23. Different: vary from, differ from, stand apart, be distinguished from, deviate from, disagree with, conflict/contrast with, clash with, not be like, bear no resemblance to ;hZ(20
Ignorant: know nothing, not know any better, labor in darkness, have a lot to learn, have no idea/notion of, not have the slightest/faintest idea BM3)`40[]
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses `\.n_nM
Actions: what we do .#Sd|C]R7
Habitat: where animals/we live (ZI&'"H
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … "thu@~aC
Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye m[8#h(s*t
Cultivation: the way we are educated TLV)mCZ
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought |ow h
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25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … }5S2v+zE
Postage: the money we pay to post our letters .[_&>@bmrP
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret ?=T&
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Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical )1i)I?m
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen C<7J5
26. Knowledge: what we know H R
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Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people DV.MvFV
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of U{_O=S u
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists dZYS5_w
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Choice: what you do and not do +X- k)9
Rules: what are should/told to do J{1O\i
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate |Y99s)2&N
Maturity: when you grow up Aqc(
27. Rule 8: (Nouns) Aliases/In Other Words [+%*s3`c#
Car: automobile Y}[r`}={
Infant: baby [[|;Wr}2
Management: boss C[Fh^
Asylum: mental hospital C[s*Na-
Cars: vehicles, means of transportation g
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Air pollution: dirty air LnL<WI*Pq
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 <zUmcZ
Image: the way we are seen or judged by others Z*Y
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28. Universities: higher education institutions [Q*kom :
West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school (sl~n_<ds8
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Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today JxWH
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Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues yA_d${n
Drugs: illegal substances
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29. Rule 9: In good/bad terms A<Na,EC
Poor performance in class: limited success in class zz9.OnZ~
Backward students: less-intelligent ?+!KucTF
Death penalty: capital punishment N,O[pTwj
Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged FJ!>3V;}
Fail: fall short of (success/target) o+vf
Fire: lay off, downsize vS0P]AUo
Peasant workers: oT_,k}L IX
30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility J>'o,"D
Juvenile delinquent: problem-child RWoiV10
Make love: sleep with UxW>hbzr&V
Old people: 8O7JuR
Black: EbW7Av
One-room apartment: studio apartment |fA[s7)
Poor: low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged 0s8S`hCn>
31. Retard: slow, mentally-challenged IKU-
Teacher: educator wS5hXTb"
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom *0iP*j/]
Tramp: the homeless 5GY%ZRHh
Ugly: plain, homely XI0O^[/n{
Venereal disease: social disease D"o>\Q
Wrong: improper 1{~9:U Q
Obscurity: deficiency in popularity qmK!d<4
Parochial: less universal *yf+5q4t
Same: not different from z!1j8o2
32. Ill-manufactured auto parts often lead to the most serious car crashes. }Orc;_)r
The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. p7k0pSt
Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. a"v D+r7Ol
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. [$V_qFv{
33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. :4WwCpgz,
The most important things in life aren't things. 5~sJ$5<,
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. a@ lK+t
A virgin forest is a forest where the hand of man has never set foot. LHacHv
34. Spices are used in cooking, including … MAR;
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The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. U{;i 864:}
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. m xWaXb
Fiction has to make sense. ~MXPiZG?
Such fungi, often in the shape of umbrellas, are found in a humid environment. 3v {GP>
Mushrooms always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas fg,~[%1
35. Lions are the fiercest animals that sit on top of the food chain. MTF:mLJ
There are few animals that can eat the loins. J>+Dv?Ni$
William Greenberg was to become the first Jewish President in American history. a-Y K*
William Greenberg was elected the first Jewish American President of the United States. yx-{}Yj^
36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. ^+P]_< 43
Dead men tell no tales. 8en85
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All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. 1di?@F2f
All that glitters is not gold. bFTWuM
Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. SKYS6b
Beggars can't be choosers. 7f`jl/
Unable to find the key, he sang the song brokenly. 9@S
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He broke into song because he couldn't find the key. #<?j784
37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. \Q3m?)X=Gd
Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. i%z}8GIt'
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. SQliF[
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Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. CUYp(GU
With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. nGP>M#F
39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. }we"IqLb
40. Structural Substitutes ]])i"oew
No better than: as bad as #S1)n[
No sooner than: just as/upon on(W^ocnD
No worse than: as good as G&;W
On condition: in case, as long as %i^%D
More subjective: less objective 7u!p.kN
Less interesting: duller myXp]=Sb?
No more than: just W`;E-28Dg
41. Rather than: instead of GHoPv-#
Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from KR z\ct|
As well as: together with, with O,DA{> *m
Similarly: likewise, coupled with m@yaF:
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Accordingly: as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, 8Y4YE(x5
hence, otherwise, so then, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon, wherefore 7-(tTBH
42. as a rule: as usual, for the most part, j7i[z>:Y
generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usually mDo]5 i<
Chiefly: especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely, T9(~^}_+9
particularly, including, specifically, such as P+]39p{
43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively 0$P40 7
in essence: in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently 8_ju.h[
In contrast: by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, yet, however, still, nevertheless ,. E
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44. By and large: in brief, in conclusion, on the whole, in short, in summary, in the final analysis, in the long run, on balance, to sum up, to summarize, finally