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Kanou Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Rephrasing

As always I am having a hard time with this kind of exercises.

Complete the following sentences. The meaning should be the same as that of the first sentence.

1. The Slow Movement has more members in France than in Spain

There aren't...

There aren't more members of the Slow Movement in Spain than in France.

2. Oppose government funding of genetic engineering or the naturalness of your products will be lost.

Unless...

Unless we oppose funding of genetic engineering, the naturalness of our products will be lost.

3. It's a pity that consumers are not educated about the risks of fast food.

I wish...

I wish that consumers would be educated about the risk of fast food.

4. This movement was the first established part of broader Slow Movement. It has since expanded globally to over 150 countries.

This movement...

I don't know what to write here...

This movement has been expanded globally to over 150 countries ever since the first established part of the broader Slow Movement.

Thank you for your time and effort!
  

Top answer

1. The Slow Movement has more members in France than in Spain There aren't as many members of the Slow Movement... 2.

  • 1.
  • The Slow Movement has more members in France than in Spain There aren't as many members of the Slow Movement...
  • 2.
  • Oppose government funding of genetic engineering or the naturalness of your products will be lost.
  • Unless...
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1. The Slow Movement has more members in France than in Spain
There aren't as many members of the Slow Movement...

2. Oppose government funding of genetic engineering or the naturalness of your products will be lost.
Unless...
Unless you oppose funding of genetic engineering, the naturalness of your products will be lost.
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Thank you for correcting the exercise! I have to practise more!
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KanouI have to practise more!
Practising is of limited value with this types of exercise. At least as important is reading as widely as possible and, if you have someone to correct your work, writing.

These exercise are not designed to test your ability to paraphrase as such. They are intended to see whether your passive knowledge of lexis and struct
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fivejedjonreading as widely as possible and, if you have someone to correct your work, writing.
You are right, my reading comprehension is adequate, but my writing needs to get improved. Teechr is helping me out with that part =)

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