Wednesday 28 January 2015

SUMMARISING AND PARAPHRASING

A3
passage 1:
According to David Crystal, it was the dominance of the Romans over those they ruled over and not their strength in numbers that made Latin the international language during the Roman empire.
passage 2:
In mind of the opposing public, the new line of reactors is expected to operate with less radioactive pollution while not compromising on its efficiency. Keeping prices low in mind, these reactors should also feature safety mechanisms that are less complex to troubleshoot in the case of an accident (Butler, 2004).

B3
Summary 1:
Sociologists use various quality-of-life indicators to aid in their research on families of opposite ends of the income spectrum (Kendall, 2004).
Summary 2:
The establishment of an international language is not a result of it being spoken by the majority of a population but rather by the dominance and influence of those who do.


C1
reporting verb choices:
  1. allege
  2. assert
  3. Believe
  4. claim
  5. state

C2


Summary: Children conceived via assisted reproductive technology are more likely to be plagued with obesity, hypertension and Type 2 diabetes later in life.
Author: Moisse

Date: 2010

C3

passage 1:
Lester (1976) asserts that Students should only make a limited amount of notes in direct quotation in order to help minimize the amount of quotes used.

passage 2:
Purdue Online Writing Lab (2013) is certain that While the first half of the year has been profitable, the next six months are not expected to be as lucrative.

Jovyn Yeo
Jocelyn Yew
Elaine Lau Jia Qi

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