Paraphrase activity

1.
The end of civilisations in the past has often been caused not by political or
economic change as previously supposed, but by climatic change.

Writers: Harvey Weiss & Raymond Bradley

Title: Climate and Civilisation Collapse
Page: 253
Date: 1998
Publisher: Harvard University Press

2.
Extended families are against nature because it is only natural for young
adults to move away from parental influence, and it is only by doing that they
can learn the valuable lessons that come from life experience.
Writer: Janet Long
Title: Families and the Individual
Page: 121
Date: 1985
Publisher: Pearson Education

3.
European veterinary experts are due to discuss whether the European Union
should allow the vaccination of poultry to fight the spread of bird flu. But some
EU officials are concerned about the effectiveness, cost and logistical
difficulties of the move.

Writer: (Not known)

Title: EU to discuss poultry vaccination
Date: 21 Feb 2006
Publisher: BBC News (online)
Web Address: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4734748.stm

4.
Although exams remain an important part of the educational syllabus in the
USA, Australia and the UK, the trend in the last 10 years has been towards
continuous assessment in the form of essays or other kinds of course work.

Writer: Jackie Fulbright

Title: Comparative Educational Systems
Date: 2003
Publisher: Cambridge University