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Activity Title: DECIDING WHEN TO QUOTE, TO PARAPHRASE, AND TO SUMMARIZE

WORKSHEET 13
Read the following texts in the first column. Fill the main points of the text in the second column, then
formulate a two-sentence summary in the third. The first text has been done for you.

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Idioms occur frequently in literature
and course books, although in everyday
life, they may not be used very often.
They are fixed word combinations whose
meaning is often opaque: we often
cannot guess what an idiom means just
by understanding the meaning of
constituent words. When we say, for
example, that somebody kicked the
bucket, we are not saying that actually
somebody kicked a bucket but that
somebody died. Native speakers don’t
use idioms very often but when they do,
they use them to sum up, comment,
establish rapport, construct dialogue,
create humor, and so on. Nonnative
speakers of a foreign language rarely use
them appropriately and many are under
the wrong impression that idioms are
frequently used. *
Idioms do not seem to be used
often in real life
communication.
Idioms are expressions that
have meanings beyond the
actual statement.
Native speakers use idioms to
perform different functions.
Nonnative speakers misuse
idioms.
Ceh (2005) describes an idiom as
a combination of words with a
fixed yet different meaning from
the individual meanings of each
word component. She notes that
native speakers use idioms,
although not always, for various
purposes; conversely, nonnative
speakers misuse idioms in
communication.

*From: Ceh, Ziva (2005, March). Crucial

combinations. English Teaching
Professional, 37, pp. 29-31)

As standards, values are always

positive in function. We cannot value
anything that is socially undesirable. We

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reject it. In fact, we distance ourselves
from people with undesirable character.
What we often label as ‘negative values’
are actions violating the standard proper
behavior but are rationalized in the
context of existing values.

To say that a person has value is to

say he/she positively believes that
certain patterns of behavior or modes of
conduct are personally and socially
preferable to other modes of conduct.
This preference serves as his/her guide
for making decisions or choices. *

*From: Jocano, L. (1997). The Filipino

value system; A cultural approach.
Manila: Punlad

Respect for elders includes respect

for older siblings. It is the responsibility
of the elder brother to perform duties of
the father and mother to the younger
members of the family. One finds among
Filipino families the elder brother (or
sister) sacrifices even his career for the
sake of the one who must have an
education. Even after his marriage, the
elder brother sets aside a small part of
his salary for his younger brothers and
sisters. The latter in return, are expected
to look up to their elder brother with
awe and respect. Kissing the hands of
parents and old relatives or neighbors as
a sign of respect is extended to the elder
brother or sister. *

*from: Andres, T. (2002). Understanding

the values of the Metro
Manilans/Tagalogs. Quezon City: Giraffe
Books.

One of the most studied of all

“kitchen cures,” ginger has been used
medicinally for millennia. The chemicals
that give ginger its zesty taste -mainly
gingerol and shogaol- appear to reduce

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intestinal contractions, neutralize
digestive acids and inhibit the ‘vomiting
center’ in the brain.

Danish researchers report that a third

of a teaspoon of fresh or powdered
ginger, taken at the first sign of migraine,
may reduce symptoms by blocking
prostaglandins, chemicals that inflame
blood vessels in the brain.

Doctors often advise patients to take

aspirin everyday because it ‘thins’ the
blood. Ginger has similar effects but
without stomach upset often caused by
aspirin/. *

*From: “The healing kitchen: home

remedies that work.” (2006, March).
Reader’s Digest, 86, 516, pp. 66-73.

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