Practice 3 - Writing Paraphrase

Practice 3

Writing a Paraphrase

 

A.     

1.       

      1.      Notes:

            A.     One language—universal use.

1.      Some experts have made language for international.

2.      Universal language is essential.

3.      Esperanto language and Interlingua language.

B.     The elements of new language.

1.      English, German, Romance, Latin, and Greek.

2.      Paraphrase:

            Some experts in linguistic have tried to create new languages since the past time. They thought that universal language is essential. One of them, who come from Poland, had made a universal language named Esperanto. Esperanto has been used by many people in the world. This language is derived from English, German, Romance, and Latin. Another new language has been made is Interlingua but it is not well-known as Esperanto (Pei 175-176).

2.       

1.      Notes:

A.    New human-created languages have been opposed.

1.      These new languages are regarded as temporary language.

2.      The new human-created languages are looked like presented only for American and European people.

2.      Paraphrase:

          The new human-created languages, such as Interlingua and Esperanto have been opposed because they are considered  as temporary language. The other reason for this opposition is that those language looked like presented only for American and European people. Interlingua and Esperanto are not suitable used for Slavic, Asiatic, and African (Pei 176).

B. 

1.      Paraphrase of the paragraph “Americans”:

            The cultural differences in the United States has been changed into one culture. Therefore, the Americans have same behavior and attitude. The characteristics of them are kind, frank, powerful, creative, and optimist (Hall and Hall 140).

2.      Paraphrase of the paragraph “The Work Ethic Americans and Europeans”:

       It can be said that Americans are hard worker, especially the people who have high position in controlling business. Americans do not have much time to take vacation or holiday. Their time is used for working. This is why the French and German businessmen think that Americans businessmen are workaholics. Although they are very busy in working, actually they care to their family very much, especially in healthy. In contrast, the European still have some time to take a rest or holidays with their family on the ends of the week.

Practice 1 - Direct Question

 

Practice 1

Direct Quotations

A.  Turn back to the model paragraph about drug use among Olympic athletes on page 83 and answer the following questions.

1.   How many direct quotations are used in the model paragraph?

Three direct quotations

2.  What reporting verbs and phrases are used to introduce the direct quotations?

State, say, according to

B.   Add punctuation to the following direct questions. Change the capitalization if necessary. (The sentences in this practice are about black holes, which are invisible masses in space larger than giant stars.)

1.   Dr. Yixuan Ma, a well-known astrophysicist, who has been studying black holes, said, “It is one of the most interesting phenomena we astrophysicists have ever studied.”

2.   As she explained, “In black holes, the laws of nature do not seem to apply.”

3.  “A black hole is a tiny point with the mass 25 times the mass of our sun,” explained Ma’s associate, Chun-Yi Su. “Black holes are created by the death of a very large star,” she stated.

4.  “It is an invisible vacuum cleaner in space,” she added, “with tremendous gravitational pull.”

5.  According to Dr. Su, “If a person falls into a black hole, he will eventually be crushed due to the tremendous gravitational forces.”

6. “Time will slow down for him as he approaches the event horizon¹,” she said, “and when he reaches the event horizon, time will stand still for him.”

Fifth Assignment - Punctuate the Text!

 The Lioness

A Fox was boasting to a Lioness. “You should see my four pretty cubs!” she said, “I had them all at once, you know? And what about you? How many cubs do you have?”

“I have only one,” replied the Lioness gently, “but that one is a Lion.”

The Wild Boar and the Fox

A Wild Boar was sharpening his tusks against a tree one day when a Fox came by.

“What are you doing that for?” asked the Fox. “There are no hunters around. Everything looks very peaceful to me.”

“Quite true,” said the Boar, “but when the hunter does come with his dogs, I shall be too busy running away to have time for this. So, let me sharpen my tusks while I can.”