Competencias V

Paraphrase each sentence. There may be more than one way to rewrite each one. Remember to change vocabulary, phrases and sentence structure wherever you can.

1. Despite their massive size, elephants are known for being agile.

Elephants are notorious to be nimble because of their huge size

2. Because elephants consume up to 500 pounds of food a day, they are able to strip a forest bare in no time.

Daily, elephants can eat a maxim of 500 pounds of food, so they can remove a forest bare in one second.

3. Over the centuries, lions have been used in art to represent power and magnificence.

Lions have appeared in art in order to symbolize dominion and glory during the centuries.

4. Lions are social animals with one dominant male in each pride.

Lions are considered to be convivial animals, in every pride, there is one leading male. .

5. George Washington Carver was a dedicated teacher, in addition, he was known as a talented artist, musician, and researcher who made valuable contributions to his people and his country

The gifted artist who carved George Washington statue was a devoted educator who also was recognized as a brilliant musician and investigator who did important contributions to his people and his nation.

6. Archibald McLeish, known for his poetry, was appointed head of the Library of Congress by President Roosevelt in 1939

In 1939, Archibald McLeish who was notorious because of his poetry was chosen chief of the Library of Congress by the president of that year.

Read each paragraph and state the main idea in your own words. If you find the main idea stated directly in the paragraph, be sure to use the paraphrasing techniques that you practice in exercise one.

1. There is plenty of water on the earth. In fact, there is enough water in this planet for everyone to have a huge lake. The trouble is that the water is not always found in the place where it is needed. In addition, much of water is polluted or salty. Because of these problems, there are many people without sufficient water.

Main idea: On the planet, there is a lot of water.

2. New oil supplies need to be found to replace those that have been used up. There is a constant search for new oil fields. Oil hunters sink their wells wherever there are signs of oil. Each of these drillings costs thousands of dollars, and often there is not enough oil to make it profitable. Nevertheless, the search for new oil never ends.

Main idea: It is necessary to find new oil provisions.

3. Quakers, a religious group known as the Society of Friends, have always worked for human causes. Before the Civil War in the United States, they were against slavery and led the movement to help slaves escape from the southern part of the United States and seek freedom in the northern part. Today, they fight hunger and disease around the globe and still aid people fleeing tyranny and war. Their beliefs are based on the principles of pacifism and simple living.

Main idea: Quakers is a religious group that works doing charity.