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Our eyes move very fast – we can easily skim and scan pages upon
pages of text in a hurry - but what your eyes see may not reflect
what is going on through your mind.
Your mind must process what your eyes see and interact with the
words in order to create your own meaning - this is what I mean by
the correct way of reading.
You are called upon to paraphrase because that is how you can
show your understanding. Why do you think there are so many
questions in Paper 2 that require you to rephrase the given
quote/words?
This package is a step-by-step instruction booklet that teaches you No one can help you unless you decide to help
yourself!
When you are faced with the summary question, the first
Step 1: Understand the question thing you will do is read the question. However, this is a
crucial moment.
5 Write a summary of the factors that emphasised how 3 recount - how the author was unloved
unloved the author was, other factors that made life as a - factors that made life as a
boarder a less than pleasant experience for her, and what boarder unpleasant
she did to try to make her life in Sacred Heart more - what she did to make her life
bearable. more bearable
6 Write an account of Hasari Pal’s efforts to earn money, and 2 recount - his efforts to earn money
the problems and difficulties he encountered as he did so. - the problems he faced in
doing so
7 Summarise the actions of the supervisor to help his men till 1 recount - what the supervisor did to
they were rescued. help his men till rescue came
Exercise 2.0 – Underline the topic sentences for each paragraph below. The first one has been done for you.
2 Anthropology is the study of humankind, especially of Homo sapiens, the biological species The writer attempts to explain what
to which we human beings belong. It is the study of how our species evolved from more anthropology is about.
primitive organisms; it is also the study of how our species developed a mode of
communication known as language and a mode of social life known as culture. It is the
study of how culture evolved and diversified. And finally, it is the study of how culture,
people, and nature interact wherever human beings are found.
3 A post-secondary education can have very positive effects on income and employment. The writer attempts to give examples of
Numerous studies conducted in the United States over the past ten years have how post-secondary education can result
demonstrated that earnings for anyone with a post-secondary education are on average
twenty percent higher than the earnings of those whose education stopped with a high
in positive outcomes on our salary and
school diploma. Incomes are higher still for those with four-year degrees, and even higher employability.
at the master’s and doctoral levels. Regardless of the post-secondary degree level,
graduates are fifteen percent less likely to be laid off in difficult economic times.
Exercise 3.0 – Highlight and paraphrase the relevant main points in relation to the topic given.
No Paragraph Paraphrase
1 In 1961, a limited number of organizations around the world – such Conservation-based organisations struggled
as the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and to meet their needs due to the lack of financial
Natural Resources (IUCN) and The Conservation Foundation – were resources back in 1961.
trying to meet conservation needs, but were desperately short of
funds.
2 A small but influential group of Europeans—scientists, naturalists, The World Wildlife Fund was established in
business and political leaders—rose to the occasion: on September Switzerland by a small contingent of
11, 1961 World Wildlife Fund was formed and soon set up shop at European leaders in fields of science,
IUCN’s headquarters in Morges, Switzerland. H.R.H. Prince business and politics.
Bernhard became the organization’s first president.
3 Several leaders arranged the key organizational meeting for the new
venture. Those involved include noted biologist and African wildlife
enthusiast Sir Julian Huxley, IUCN vice president Sir Peter Scott
and director-general of the British Nature Conservancy E. M.
Nicholson. The decision was made to establish World Wildlife Fund
as an international fundraising organization that will work in
collaboration with existing conservation groups to bring substantial
financial support to the conservation movement on a worldwide
When you have a little time after you are done with your
comprehension, the worst thing you can possibly do is put
your head down on the table and have a little cat-nap.
Out of all the times you can choose to have a nap, this is the
time you pick!? It’s utterly ridiculous and shows your lack of
care. After all, your exam only lasts for lesser than 2 hours,
while you usually spend at least 7 to 8 hours every night
sleeping.
There is only so much your teachers, tutors, class lessons, ► Learn to love the English language. It is a fantastic
summary packages can do for you. You may have the skills, language, full of little twists and turns, and yet can be so
but without the practice, you remain a novice. rich at the same time. When you love something, you will
be more willing to invest time and effort into improving
your skills.
If you want to become an expert, then practise. There is no
other way around it.
Imagine your secondary school years as being on an island.
During these years, you are trained to ‘jump’ on a boat
General suggestions: called Chance and Opportunity that will only come by the
island once, sometime in the future.
► Mark your completed answers. Then FIND OUT WHY you
have made the mistakes.
If the boat passes you by and you are not ready to jump,
► Don’t make the same mistakes again. then you will be stranded. So you must make sure you are
well prepared for the day when you have to make that leap.
► Try to practise at least once a week. Forty minutes once a
week is not too heavy a demand on your time. Compare
that to your time Facebooking, listening to music, playing
computer games and watching TV.
11 The water in the pipe and the air around the fan
were both flowing rapidly. It is not like white noise,
which is a predictable hissing sound. Instead, there
are constant unpredictable changes, some of which
can sound like vocal tones. This confusing sound 55
seems to deceive us into hearing whispering that is
not there.
Adapted from
http://www.assap.org/newsite/htmlfiles/Naturalcauses.html