Paraphrasing Activities

Exercise 1

*Despite their massive size, elephants are known for being agile.
Even they are big and heavy, it is known that elephants are skilful.


*Because elephants consume up to 500 pounds of food a day, they are able to strip a forest bare in no time.
Elephants could raze in a short period of time because they eat more than 500 pounds of food per day.


*Over the centuries, lions have been used in art to represent power and magnificence.
For a long time, people has used lions arts as symbol of strenght and greatness.


*Lions are social animal with one dominant male in each pride.
Lions are friendly felines that have a principal male in every group of lions.


*George Washington carver was a dedicated teacher, in addition, he was known as a talent artist, musician, and researcher who made valuable contributions to his people and his country.
George Washington Carver was a devoted educator. He was a famous skilful artist, musician and researcher who made great colaborations to the United States.


*Archibald McLeish, known for his poetry, was appointed head of the Library of congress by President Roosevelt in 1939.
The poet Archibald McLeish, was selected to manage the congress "Library of Congress by President Roosevelt in 1939.


Exercise 2

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 the water is polluted or salty. Because of these problems, there are many people without sufficient water.

Main idea: There is enought water to everyone in the world but the problem is that it is not able to humans to comsume.

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 and thousands of dollars, and often there is not enough oil to make it profitable. Nevertheless, the search for new oil never ends.

Main idea: People need to find fuel sources in order to substitute the exhausted ones.

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: The religious group called quakers is famous for its humanity work.