How to paraphrase effectively / academic paraphrasing

This is a short 10-minute video on the 4 key stages of paraphrasing and includes two practice activities. The 4 key stages are:
1) Highlight important words / key terms (words that cannot be changed).
2. Find synonyms / alternative words for high frequency words.
3. Change grammar: this is changing the sentence structure, active to passive, nouns to verbs, adjectives to adverbs, word order, etc...
4. Check meaning.
For more information and worksheets / lessons:
academic-englishuk.com/paraph...
Website links in video:
Longman Dictionary
www.ldoceonline.com
Thesaurus.com
www.thesaurus.com
Ozdic
www.ozdic.com
Academic English Useful Website video:
• Useful Academic Writin...
All aspects of academic English writing:
academic-englishuk.com/writing

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It is precise but crystal clear! Wow

[@AcademicEnglishUK]

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[@ryanhilmanaziz]

This explanation means a lot for my academic writing journey. Thank you!

[@AcademicEnglishUK]

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[@AcademicEnglishUK]

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[@_Chafia]

Thank you so much... very useful.

[@AcademicEnglishUK]

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[@David01.d]

Was my attempt okay?
A lengthy sequence of research on non verbal behaviour directed by Paul Ekman with the University of California might uncover a chance of real internal states.

[@AcademicEnglishUK]

Well done! This is really good.

[@pharmclare]

Crystal and valuable

[@AcademicEnglishUK]

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Great.

[@AcademicEnglishUK]

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Thank You so much

[@AcademicEnglishUK]

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[@AcademicEnglishUK]

Thank you

[@sergmanprime]

It's a bit harder than I imagined. Maybe I should try it in my native language, but this was very helpful anyways. Thanks a lot, I'll keep practising.

[@AcademicEnglishUK]

Thank you - it takes lots of practice and time 😀

[@misrahmaqboolofficial]

Mayer( 2021) narrates that number of practiclas have been carry out by Californian Professor Paul Elman unveiling the connection oc non verbal attitude with the internal conditions.

[@AcademicEnglishUK]

Again thank you for engaging with the video. A nice paraphrase well-done. The reporting verb 'narrates' is unusual as this would indicate a narration. I would suggest using 'states' or 'reports'.
Please compare yours to mine and check for the changes in vocabulary and grammar. Mayer( 2021) states that a number of practicals have been carries out by Californian Professor Paul Elman unveiling the connection of non verbal attitude to internal conditions.

[@misrahmaqboolofficial]

Ok thanks for feedback

[@letien6834]

Mayer (2021) states that the original inner conditions may be clarified thanks to the series of experiments on nonverbal action made by Paul Ekman who came from the University of California.
Is my sentence okay? I think it's too long and difficult to understand.
This is a great video, thank you very much.

[@AcademicEnglishUK]

Yes much too long and wordy: perhaps start with 'Paul Ekman, a University of California professor, demonstrated ....' Please have another go.

[@misrahmaqboolofficial]

I have composed
Jones (2021) quotes that approximately 4000 plant species are consumed as a source of food and medicine.

[@AcademicEnglishUK]

Hi thanks for engaging with the content. Great paraphrase BUT the reporting verb 'quotes' is inaccurate because it is Jones who says this and he is not quoting anyone. So perhaps use 'states' or 'reports'.

[@Hablas-hi6vl]

Nonverbal behavior can uncover someone's mood and emotions as proven by Paul Ekman's investigation at California University.

[@AcademicEnglishUK]

I think you will need to include ‘real inner states’ as you made the connection to mood and emotions but is this what Ekman meant when he used the term ‘real inner states’?

[@hassamizmail2899]

Teacher, can I get your contact. You're so talented.

[@AcademicEnglishUK]

Thank you for your comment. You can contact us through our website.academic-englishuk.com

[@Hablas-hi6vl]

Is my paraphrase good? Tribal people rely on more than 4000 plant species to develop medicine and make food, according to experts.

[@AcademicEnglishUK]

Thanks for your paraphrase. It’s probably best to start with ‘According to experts,’… but everything else is perfect ✅

[@Picotrain]

You really need to be careful with proper nouns. The Univeristy of California really ought not to be changed.

[@AcademicEnglishUK]

Thank you for your comment. Yes, of course that is true BUT I wanted to show that it could be changed and offer students a variety of choices when paraphrasing. Being an academic English tutor I see a lot patchwork / mosaic plagiarism so the video is designed to offer student possible alternatives to avoid this.