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NEWS STORIES THEME 7

D. Below is a jumbled list of the events in the news story. Work in pairs and put them into
the correct order.

F Fatma moved her eyelids.
F A doctor unplugged the device.
F The family let the doctors disconnect Fatma from the life support unit.
F Fatma fell on the ground.
F People gathered together in the village square.
F Her husband found her lying still and called the emergency.
F The ambulance arrived.
F Fatma recovered miraculously.

E. The reporter who interviewed Sultan to learn the details of the news paraphrased some
statements for the newspaper. Work in groups and decide on Sultan’s original
statements. Refer to the news story and circle the better option in italics.

1. When/Before my mother collapsed, she was working in the garden.
2. As I was waiting at the door of the intensive care unit, villagers kept calling me because they knew/didn’t
know the truth.
3. Before/After the doctors told the family members it was impossible for her to recover, they had tried
everything.
4. My mother was able to move her eyelids as soon as/before the doctor unplugged the unit.

Compare Sultan’s original statements in Part 1 C to the paraphrased forms in
Let’s the news story and circle the choices that are true about paraphrasing.
Explore While paraphrasing a statement ...
a. synonyms and antonyms can be used.
b. alternative phrases and grammatical patterns can be used.
c. the general meaning of the statement changes.
d. all the specific details are kept the same.
e. some parts can be removed, omitted or replaced.

2 A. Below are some statements with their paraphrased forms. Work in groups and study the
pairs to find out how paraphrasing was achieved. Write the change/s in brackets, as in
the examples.

E.g. 1. While Jane was walking down the street, she bumped into an old friend.
When Jane encountered one of her old friends, she was walking down the street. (synonyms,
alternative grammar patterns)
2. Jane woke up to the noise from the construction workers at 7 am. on Sunday morning.
The noise from the construction workers caused the girl to wake up early on Sunday morning.
(alternative grammar patterns, omission, replacement)

1. The reason why I have come here is to help you.
I have come here to help you. (__________________________)
2. He took up yoga and this helped him recover soon.
If he hadn’t taken up yoga, he wouldn’t have recovered soon. (__________________________)
3. He was honest. This affected the director’s decision.
The director considered his honesty while making his decision. (__________________________)

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