Exercises I-II

Paraphrasing

I

Paraphrase each sentence.

1.Despite their massive size, elephants are known for being agile.

Elephants are famous for their agility eventhough they are huge.

2.Because elephants consume up to 500 pounds of food a day, they are able to strip a forest bare in no time.

Elephants can eat a big forest quickly because they need 500 pounds of food per day for survinvig.

3.Over the centuries, lions have been used in art to represent power and magnificence.

Lions have been taken as inspiration of power and their magnificence in arts for centuries. 4.

4.Lions are social animals with one dominant male in each pride.

Lions live in groups integrated by females which are dominated by a male.

5.George Washington Carver was a dedicated teacher, in addition, he was known as a talented artist, musician, and researcher who made valuable contributions to his people and his country .

George Washinton Carver was famous for being a talented professional a human been, he helped a lot of people in his country.

6.Archibald McLeish, known for his poetry, was appointed head of the Library of Congress by President Roosevelt in 1939.The poet Archibald McLeish Was named the main member of the Lybrary congress in1939.

II Read each paragraph and state the main idea in your own words. If you find the main idea stated directly in the paragraph, be sure to use the paraphrasing techniques that you practice in exercise one.

1. There is plenty of water on the earth. In fact, there is enough water in this planet for everyone to have a huge lake. The trouble is that the water is not always found in the place where it is needed. In addition, much of water is polluted or salty. Because of these problems, there are many people without sufficient water.
Main idea: How humans don't care about the incredible ammount of water in the world...

2. New oil supplies need to be found to replace those that have been used up. There is a constant search for new oil fields. Oil hunters sink their wells wherever there are signs of oil. Each of these drillings costs thousands of dollars, and often there is not enough oil to make it profitable. Nevertheless, the search for new oil never ends.
Main idea: It is imperative to find new oil provisions.

3. Quakers, a religious group known as the Society of Friends, have always worked for human causes. Before the Civil War in the United States, they were against slavery and led the movement to help slaves escape from the southern part of the United States and seek freedom in the northern part. Today, they fight hunger and disease around the globe and still aid people fleeing tyranny and war. Their beliefs are based on the principles of pacifism and simple living.

Main idea: Quakers is a religious group that works for human reasons.