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Duc Giang Votran Posted 9 years ago
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[IELTS WRITING PART1] Paraphrasing - Please help me to check if the paraphrased sentences are correct and give the better ones if there are some.

Question 1: The chart shows the incidence of low birthweight in a number of regions of the world.

Paraphrase: The chart illustrates the extent of low birthweight in several regions throughout the world.

Question 2: The table shows percentage attendance figures for 7 types of cultural event in Great Britain between 1986-7 and 2001-2.

Paraphrase: The table gives percentage attendance figures relating to 7 types of cultural event organised in Great Britain from 1986-7 to 2001-2.

Question 3: The chart shows the number of underweight children aged 5 or below in seven regions of the world.

Paraphrase: The chart shows how many children who were underweight at the age of 5 or below in seven regions in the world.

Question 4: The chart shows UK citizens' spending on three types of reading materials.

Paraphrase: The chart illustrates the expenditure of UK citizens on three reading material types.

Question 5: The chart illustrates the world's mobile phone subcribers in 2006, showing their distribution between six geographical regions.

Paraphrase: The chart shows the distribution of the subscribers to moblie phones between six geographical regions in 2006.

Question 6: The chart gives information about the activities on weekdays of adults in the UK aged 16 and over at various times throughout the 24-hour cycle.

Paraphrase: The chart shows data about the British adults' weekday activities aged 16 and over at many different times during the day.

Question 7: The table and chart show regional and global population changes between 1950 and 2000 as well as the increase in urban populations in the same period, with a projection for 2050.

Paraphrase: The table and chart illustrate changes in regional and global population for a 50-year period beginning in 1950 and projection for the growth in urban populations in the next 50 years.

Question 8: The chart shows the percentage change in serious crimes recorded by the police in EU countries between 1996 and 2000.

Paraphrase: The chart gives percentage change in dangerous crimes that the police recorded in EU countries from 1996 to 2000.

  

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) that you can take a paraphrase from the original, such as: Question 1: The chart shows the incidence of low birthweight in a number of regions of the world. Paraphrase: The chart compares the global frequencies of low weights for newborns.

  • ) that you can take a paraphrase from the original, such as: Question 1: The chart shows the incidence of low birthweight in a number of regions of the world.
  • Paraphrase: The chart compares the global frequencies of low weights for newborns.
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IELTS will judge you on the distance (in good grammar and vocabulary, not in meaning!) that you can take a paraphrase from the original, such as:

Question 1: The chart shows the incidence of low birthweight in a number of regions of the world.

Paraphrase: The chart compares the global frequencies of low weights for newborns.

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