English for Academic and

Professional Purposes

Name:________________________________________________________________________ Date:___________________

Task Objective
At the end of the activity, the learners should be able to paraphrase an abstract of a study.

Due
Task Instructions Date

General instructions:
1. Read the provided abstract.
2. Using the various techniques of paraphrasing, paraphrase the text.

Consumers today do not only seek to satisfy their needs any more, they also seek to create
the experience and symbols. One of the most important aspects of consumption that
allows individual expression is clothing. Since the clothing is able to provide the information
of one's social status, personality, or attractiveness, clothing can be defined as the medium
of communication which provides the wide array of social information. Among all
demographic segments, teenagers are the most sensitive group when it comes to clothing
since today's teenagers present themselves as the 'trend setters' who are going to accept
new trends faster than anyone. Authors assume that current cultural trends will be better
illustrated by this group. Furthermore, they represent experimental consumers who are
'fancy' to explore many new things. Therefore, teenagers are a very suitable marketing
target group, but very hard to analyse and predict.

Source: “Symbolic Consumption in Teenagers’ Clothing [abstract]” by Andrijana Vasic-Nikcevic et. al

(https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338459690_Symbolic_Consumption_in_Teenagers%27_Clothing)

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Activity Output
Place your paraphrased abstract in the box below.

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Rubric for Grading

1 2 3 4 Weights Points

Content There is no focus There is a lack of There is evident There is clear

on the content of focus on the focus on the focus on the
the paragraph. content of the content in the content in the 50%
paragraph. paragraph. paragraph.

Organization The paraphrased The paraphrased The paraphrased The paraphrased

text is not text is poorly text is organized, text is
organized, with no organized. with an evident flow well-organized, 35%
evident flow of of ideas. with an evident
ideas. flow of ideas.

Grammar and The paragraph is The paragraph The paragraph has The paragraph is
Mechanics poorly written, contains more than a few grammatical free of
with many a few grammatical errors. grammatical 15%
grammatical errors. errors.
errors.

Total 100%

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