| This is a very common problem for people who are | | | | 3. Paraphrase |
| learning English as a second language. The question is | | | | Next you have to paraphrase the paragraph. To do |
| how do you do it? During my experience in the English | | | | this I would suggest you have an English - English |
| teaching industry I believe that I have found a method | | | | dictionary and a Thesaurus available to help you. The |
| that can work for many people. | | | | thesaurus will help you find synonyms of the words |
| I like to call it the 'Paraphrase method'. It is actually very | | | | you want to paraphrase. |
| simple to execute and I know that many English | | | | 4. Sentences |
| language students have already achieved through this | | | | Now make your own sentences with the new words. |
| method. | | | | This will check your understanding of these new |
| There are five stages to the process. | | | | words. If you have an English teacher then check your |
| 1. Article | | | | sentences in your next lesson. |
| You first need to choose a suitable article, letter, report | | | | 5. Practice |
| etc. Actually any body of writing will do. Be sure to | | | | In the final stage you practice using your new words. |
| choose an article that suits your level of English. | | | | This means actively using them in everyday |
| 2. Decide | | | | conversation as often as possible. I would recommend |
| When you have chosen your article you then need to | | | | using the words a minimum of three times each day |
| choose a paragraph of writing from the article. As | | | | for one month. |
| above choose a paragraph that suits your level, don't | | | | So that is what I call the 'Paraphrase method', I hope |
| make the mistake of choosing something too hard. | | | | that you find it useful. |
| Don't choose something too easy either. | | | | |