Elc151 Bl2 Week 4-practice Qs.docx

BLENDED LEARNING 2 (WEEK 4) Dear students. Please view this short clip about Paraphrasing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7YnA1gEYJY

Then complete the following activity on Paraphrasing.

PARAPHRASE WITH SYNONYMS Find a synonym for the words/phrases that are underlined. Rewrite each sentence using these new words or phrases. For example: More than half of the women who attended the one-day meeting were in business with their spouses. Possible answer: The majority of the women who went to the one-day meeting were in business with their husbands.

1. Approximately 30 000 students may be assisted by the proposed “free lunch” program. Almost 30 000 students may be helped by the offer “free lunch” program. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

2. The development of flash memory cards has made the market for portable music players jumped sharply. The evolution of flash memory cards has made the sell for portable music ______________________________________________________________ Players increasing sharply. ______________________________________________________________

3. Although the coach’s strategy was a little dangerous, the team was successful. Even if the coach’s strategy was a bit risky, the team was successful. ______________________________________________________________

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4. Therefore, the effect was an increase in student examination results. Thus, the outcome was an increase in student test results. ______________________________________________________________

5. In addition, a strong typhoon is expected to batter the coast over the next few days. Besides, a strong storm is expected to pummel the coast the over the next few ______________________________________________________________ days. ______________________________________________________________

6. The expenditure needed to combat climate change will require changes to the federal government’s budget. The cost needed to fight climate change will require changes to the federal ______________________________________________________________ government’s financial plan. ______________________________________________________________ 7. The engineer must judge how much dynamite to use according to the volume of material to be removed from the tunnel. The engineer must evaluate how much dynamite to use correspond to the ______________________________________________________________ Capacity of material to be removed from the tunnel. ______________________________________________________________

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Two of the students were expelled for violating the school’s “no fighting” policy. Two of students were banish for disobey the school’s “no fighting” policy. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________