Teacher Princess
Added2013-03-21 11:14:00
Beginner Level:
Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing involves restating someone else's ideas in your own words.
There are several phrases that can be used to introduce paraphrasing:
So . . . (rephrase the other person's ideas)
In other words . . . (paraphrase)
I understand. (You're saying that . . .)
Oh. I see. (You want to say that . . . )
I get it. (You mean . . .)
So, what you mean is . . .
Let me see if I understand you correctly. . .
What I think you're saying is . . .
If I'm hearing you correctly . . .
Conversation Practice:
Student A will make a complaint about the situations below.
Student B will paraphrase Student A's complaint.
1. You bought an appliance that was marked "Final Sale ." When you brought the item home, you found you didn't need it. Bring it back to the store.
2. You are at a barbecue.The hamburger you were given is a little too rare. Ask the cook to put it back on the grill.
3. You just bought a used TV at the Swap Meet. Before you leave to go home, you find an outlet and plug it in. The TV doesn't work. Go back to the person you bought it from.
4. You buy a compu ter and install it. After three weeks, it crashes. Return it to the store.
5. You brought you r CD player into a shop to be repaired. After two weeks, you are informed that it is repaired. When you take it home you find out, it is still not working properly. Bring it back to the repair shop.
REFERENCE
ESL Gold
Beginner Level-Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing involves restating someone else's ideas in your own words.
There are several phrases that can be used to introduce paraphrasing:
So . . . (rephrase the other person's ideas)
In other words . . . (paraphrase)
I understand. (You're saying that . . .)
Oh. I see. (You want to say that . . . )
I get it. (You mean . . .)
So, what you mean is . . .
Let me see if I understand you correctly. . .
What I think you're saying is . . .
If I'm hearing you correctly . . .
Conversation Practice:
Student A will make a complaint about the situations below.
Student B will paraphrase Student A's complaint.
1. You bought an appliance that was marked "Final Sale ." When you brought the item home, you found you didn't need it. Bring it back to the store.
2. You are at a barbecue.The hamburger you were given is a little too rare. Ask the cook to put it back on the grill.
3. You just bought a used TV at the Swap Meet. Before you leave to go home, you find an outlet and plug it in. The TV doesn't work. Go back to the person you bought it from.
4. You buy a compu ter and install it. After three weeks, it crashes. Return it to the store.
5. You brought you r CD player into a shop to be repaired. After two weeks, you are informed that it is repaired. When you take it home you find out, it is still not working properly. Bring it back to the repair shop.
REFERENCE
ESL Gold