Paraphrasing and Synonyms

B2 · Upper-intermediate57 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 7 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: say the same idea three different ways - synonym swaps, structure flips, word-form changes - fast enough to use in the test.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Never echo the examiner

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: The Art of Paraphrasing

    Read a 239-word text about The Art of Paraphrasing

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Synonym Clusters

    6 items

  3. Practice7 min

    Practice: Paraphrasing Pitfalls

    Error-correction exercise, 5 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Restructured Paraphrases

    Word-ordering exercise, 5 items

  5. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Paraphrasing in Action

    Role-play: Answer questions while actively paraphrasing the examiner's language (2 lines)

  6. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your paraphrase mission

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

In a Tuton account these words become your student's vocabulary deck, so they come back in practice between lessons.

important / significant / crucial / pivotalproblem / issue / challenge / obstacleincrease / rise / surge / escalatedecrease / decline / diminish / dwindlebelieve / contend / maintain / assertcause / trigger / give rise to / stem from

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