How to write a good essay: Paraphrasing the question
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2016
- Do you sometimes struggle to begin writing an essay when taking an exam? Good news! There is an important writing skill that will help you improve your essay introductions. This technique is called "paraphrasing", and it means rewriting something using different words. In this lesson, I will teach you how to paraphrase successfully and how to change essay questions into your own words. These skills are very useful for university and high school students, as well as any students writing English proficiency exams like the TOEFL or IELTS.
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Hi, there. My name is Emma, and in today's video I'm going to teach you something very important for if you're taking any type of test that has a writing component. So, if you are taking the IELTS, the TOEFL, the CELPIP, even just a university test, it can be any type of test, but if you're asked to write something like an essay or a paragraph, this video is for you. Okay? So I'm going to teach you a very important skill that will help improve your marks when it comes to writing on tests. So, let's get started.
So, I have here an essay question. This question is actually... I've seen it on the IELTS. You know, you have similar types of questions on the TOEFL, sometimes in university. The question is this: "Education is the single most important factor in the development of a country. Do you agree or disagree?" Or maybe: "To what extent do you agree or disagree?" So, this is an example of a question you might be asked.
Now, a problem a lot of students have is in their answer to this question. They see this, and they think: "Okay, education is the most important factor in the development of a country, yes, I agree." So then they... Or: "I disagree", and they start writing. And what do they write? Usually the very first thing students will write is this: "I agree that education is the single most important factor in the development of a country because..." So, what is the problem with this? Is there any problem to start off your essay with something like this, or to start off your answer? There's a big problem. So I want you to take a moment and think: "What could be the problem with starting your essay off with this sentence?" Okay, well, if you noticed, you have here the word: "education, education, is, is, the single most important, most important factor". If you notice, these are the same. They're the exact same, except for: "I agree that" and "because". The student, here, has used the exact same wording that is in the question. So, if you do this on the IELTS-and many students do this, same with on the TOEFL-you actually will lose marks, and same with in university, because you're not showing your abilities; you're just copying what somebody else has said or what the essay question is.
So, in this video, I'm going to show you first off... First off, I'm going to tell you: Don't do this, don't copy. And I'm going to teach you ways in order to improve yourself and your answer by changing this wording. How can you change your introduction so it's different than what the question is? Okay? So, let's look at how to make these changes.
Okay, so what we are going to do in order to change the question into a proper answer that doesn't just copy the question, is we are going to paraphrase. So, the word here is: "paraphrase". This might be a new word for you. What does it mean to paraphrase something? Well, when we paraphrase, it means we take a sentence that, you know... We take somebody else's sentence and we change it into our own words. Okay? So, we change the words of a sentence, we also change maybe the sentence structure, but we keep all the same meaning. Okay? So, the meaning from the sentence you copy, it stays the same, same meaning, but different words and different sentence structure. Okay? So it's in your words, but this other person's meaning.
So, we are going to paraphrase this example of a question into our own words. So, first we're going to look at how to do that using vocabulary and synonyms. So, we have here the same question: "Education is the single most important factor in the development of a country." How can we put this into new words or our own words that keep the same meaning? Well, we can use synonyms. So, this might be a new word for you, too. A "synonym". "Synonyms" are words that have the same meaning, but are different words.
Teacher like Emma are the important factor in development of education
Really?
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I agree
Teacher like Emma is the most significant element in the advencement of education.
Yes
I send my dad an essay and this is what he sends in return.
HAHA LMAOOOO I FEEL SORRY
he probably thought that ur essay was bad but no offense at least u tried ._.
He might just want you to improve, but the way you phrase it makes it sound like he hate it lol
Your profile photo makes it even funnier😂
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Teachers like Emma play a significant role in improving the writing skills of many students
Absolutely
You are right
Appreciated your effort
EVEN though the majority would argue that education improves by teachers, in my perspective is that teachers like Emma are just the ones who play schooling developments
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Although many would argue that youtube learning videos are not to the point, i think teachers like Emma are the gamechangers.
Who else has essays to do during the quarantine.
ME! and i fricking hate it
Damn
Essay
me
@@VlogsOfSiennaIfillWhite me too....and please help me
i have a 600-800 word essay due tmr and i only wrote 3 paragraphs smh
When your teacher sucks at teaching so you go to youtube
Honestly
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haha reality
When you suck at school so you go to youtube
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I am currently enrolled in a college, and for the past weeks I was struggling with essay writing, and this video changed my mindset. thank you.
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And teachers like Emma are the single most important factor in the sucess of education.
Exactly. 💐🌹
Yup ! 👍
Paraphrase: The most significant aspect of being successful in education are educators like Emma.
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Indeed!
Paraphrasing is so much handy when writing an essay, but it takes words, which takes improving vocabulary, which takes researching, which takes reading. For those who like to read, dictionaries can be pretty handy with their definitions in order to put these synonyms into practise, too. By the way, thanks teacher Emma. This lesson is very important.
by the way
Emanoel Pereira Hi how are you? please could you send me some samples of paraphrasing enclosed responses to practice with?
+dyab nirmine I don´t have them here with me now because I left them at school, but in the meanwhile you can go to the website at www.engvid.com, search for paraphrasing, watch the lessons and get a lot of materials about it. Good luck ;)
thanks so much Emanoel Pereira
Paraphrasing is so hard especially for people whom second language is English, but you easily improve that by vocabulary just like you said
Hello, I'm here again because I wanted to thank you for making this video! I just passed my English written exam (C2), thank you once again!
A mediocre teacher tells, a good teacher explains but a great teacher inspires. Ma, you inspire!
Who else is watching this in 2020?😃
Yea i have to write a 500 word easay and im still in year 7
I understand you because I had to write a 640 word college SA to apply to Princeton University. so I understand you're pressure.
This lady is intelligent 😍😍😍.
me
I havent been in school for 15 years and I have until the 17th to do my assessment test. Lol and this is the first video I've watched . I'm going to get coffee wasted tonight hahaha
Me watching this after my essay exam then realize everything is wrong
😂
What score you got?
LOL you just wrote all those common mistakes she just pointed out.
me too!!
You can do better next time
XD
Eventhough learning alone is important, I think teacher Emma sheds more light on one's ideas
Instructors like Emma play a significant role in the advancement of education.
You can use these structures for starting paragraphs
Body 1: One compelling argument stems from the idea is that...
Body 2: Moreover...
Counter argument body: Nevertheless, it might be argued by some that ... ; Despite this, ....
Conclusion: By way of conclusion, after taking aforementioned argument into consideration, I hold onto the idea that...
Thanks for reading!
Thanks man! hope to hear more tips from you!!
Rustem Qarayev thank you))
@@infinitedeathloop5517 😂
You forget the introduction ☺
omg thank you so much
Thank you, Emma.
And lucks who are watching this in quarantine.
Haa yordam beryapti
😝
Me
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I'm trying to improve my writing skills by my own and this video came in handy. Some great ideas that are exposed here, hoping for improvements in my writing quality. Thanks, Emma.
Hi Stefane, are you currently a student?
@@ericwriter4901 No, not anymore. I finished high-school one year ago :)
@@stefane2153 when are you joining college?
Chup
Hi, y’all.
I’m looking for a book that help me writing skills.
Education = schooling
Important = significant
Factor = element, aspect, part, role, impact
Development = advancement, progression, evolution
Country = nation
Concession: adding another factor of opposite opinion
Thank you so much mam your teaching is very amazing...
Hotel = Trivago
nah I'll never let school stop my education
It's hard 😭 ididnt now non of the words she sed
@@AliBhai-yq1ye 😭😭😂😂💔 wait wait 😭😂😂😂😂
Emma is a great teacher and free for everybody's interested to learn perfect English like a native speaker. Thank you so much Ms Emma.
Thank you Emma for the simplicity of clarification. You must be awarded an Oscar for your academic teaching pedagogy.
This is not why people get an Oscar awards
Teacher like emma are the important factor in development of education
I'm watching this because I have the worst grammar and phrasing sentences.
Vincent1324. Same
Same problem😂😂😂🤣😂😂🤣😂😂😚😋☺🤣😎😎
I have the same problem!HAHAHA
abhishek singh, your English is bad, bro. Learn actual English. You can’t be talking.
Nice
when your teacher sends you so many different links to learn stuff in quarantine
super excited about your lesson app
Imagine the sheer amount of time your teacher used watching a lot of these before deciding they are actually useful before sending those links.
It's so annoying
@Ishika Vishwas oó
@Ishika Vishwas ioooo
Legends are here one day before exam
This is me😊
Here 2 hours before exam 😅
Also me🖐
@@KolTona-bv9twGood luck everyoneeee
Legend are watching one day before exam 🤣🤣
I'm currently sitting comfortably on this table😂😂
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Thank you Emma for your effective, informative, and easy to follow delivery. Eng Vid should be proud to have you on the team. Keep up the good work and best of luck.
A lot of students do that because that's what they are taught by teachers. My teacher told me to do that to keep your writing focused on the details of the question. Interesting....
Exactly
True
Yes, that is true. I now believe that is elementary and middle school levels. If you agree like my comment.
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Very impressive Emma,
Ur teaching method is very effective that by watching this video just once, One can improve his/her Essay writing skills much more than expected.
This is really really the best piece of work for me, fantastic teaching. Thank you ! Now I have learned what to do next time I paraphrase.
Thanks Emma..I scored a 8.5 on my IELTS.. found your tips really beneficial
Congratulations Sahsha !!!
I'm taking the test the next month, can you help me with some tips to get at least 7 in each band?
Many thanks
Hasan AL-Qadi ... All the very best to you
1. For the speaking test, I would suggest practicing with a friend. Ask your friend to act as an evaluator and time you. Try this atleast 5-6 times before your IELTS
2. Reading / Writing : there are plenty of tests available on the internet. While the reading section is pretty easy to grade yourself, get someone to grade the writing section for you.
3. Listening - Since I took the IELTS offered by BC, it was more of a British accent. So make sure you are acquainted with the same. Try watching BBC. and Practice. practice is the key
Thanks a lot Sahsha
I'll try those tips ... pray for me
thanks again
gl, Hasan
Sahsha DMello hi can you help me write part?
schools starting back up and i totally forgot how to write an essay DJSNDN
JAJAJA SAME :'(
Same and I’m very skilled in the writing area. I just don’t like writing anymore
Please I think it was only me
same
Skaksksksks same
More than simply excellent!
Actually, this lesson (class) is so good that it becomes unmissable.
A real master class!
HATS OFF TO YOU, super teacher!
This has most precisely advanced my knowledge in regards to accurately and skilfully paraphrasing an essay question.
Good advice! I have been teaching IELTS for over 10 years and my students have benefited from your tips
How do u join your ielts group??
how do I join this group
Better: I have Ben teaching... for more than. "Over" refers to the duration... I have been teaching during a 10-year period. "More than" refers to time exceeding a decade. Sound better? The latter is precise to your intent...:)
@@deborahanafo5207 yes i also want to join
I strongly believe that teachers like Emma are the key to a successful IELTS score.
I am so lucky to find your channel! This is the first video I've watched on your channel and I immediately subscribed without a second thought!
This lesson gives me a bunch of ideas when I speak English.
Thank you so much!
I wish I had you as my English teacher in high school.. Writing an essay sounds easy but trying to get my thoughts on paper and to have it organized is a bit confusing..
Hi
Oof
True
If it's hard for you, think about those who are learning english as a second language (me).
true
Sadly, many students are TAUGHT to copy the question exactly the way you demonstrated. They are also taught to use a hook in the form of a question. They are also taught to write "I believe" and "In conclusion".
You are right madam
So what do you want to recommend miss?
You're absolutely incredible
@@andersonilyas158 1) REWRITE the question into a statement (maybe using words that are slightly different). 2) Never write a question in an essay unless it is very profound and rhetorical. A hook should be a statement that makes the reader curious. (Example: Not "Do you know which animal is the most dangerous?" Instead, write, "You may be surprised to learn which animal is the most dangerous." 3) Just say what you believe (without the statement "I believe" and write your concluding paragraph (without saying "In conclusion".)
@@NicoleTeacher I appreciate it
im leaveing high school in a few months and thank GOD i had teachers like emma to get me through it.
This is very helpful, I'm struggling to write an essay this past days. I have several quizzes to take and you explained it so well. Good job to you all. Thank you so much 💛
I can help write your essay
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I was just trying to remember how to start an essay but i got a whole new essay lesson. Thank you, miss Emma!
This is the first video i have watched of you and honestly your ways of teaching are so clear and concise and easy to understand. This will help a lot in my preparation for the SSAT!
for, incase you get stuck. Just hit me up
@@nerdyj8283 I did the SSAT already so it's fine.
@@arthurau2763 hope you passed. positivity
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@@arthurau2763 my brother-law is Arthur
I highly appreciate your consistently efforts to enables your followers to upgrade their English skills.
Great! I love the way you teach English.
I am in the advanced level of my English journey.
I came across one of your videos on UA-cam.
Thank you for these precious resources!
I am Patrick, from Haiti
The most effective lesson i have learn for this month. Thank you a lot
@Ishika Vishwas Sorry guy, l can do it just for $4.99
@@JA-cc6ib I can for $4.98 🙄😏
pov:you got an essay to write but you dont remember how to write one so you go on youtube to help you
Bruh how u know
This is my first time enjoying your UA-cam channel. Great content! Looking forward to hearing more from you! Your video was so informative. Thank you so much!
I love your all your presentations. Every time you show up you bring your hands full of Gould. Thank you Emma.
Emma I love the way u explain, through your way of teaching I used to stay concentrated at what you explain.
Ma’am I just want to thank you for helping me out because I have been finding it very difficult to correctly organize my essays you are a great teacher. THANK YOU SOOO MUCH 🙏🏾💯
I'm greatly benefitted from your videos, Emma. Hope you to shoot many such videos in future.
Great video! The content was informative and well-presented. I learned a lot and enjoyed watching it.
i have been watching your videos several months ago, and they are so helpful, i will be taking the IELTS at the end of the year and i need to prepare!
Thank you for all your useful videos Ms. Emma. It helped me a lot before taking my IELTS exam. 😊🙏
Hello.
My name is Miguel Angel.
How doy feel?
I am a math teacher but I like too many speak english
Your presentation is so clear and beautiful. Thank you so much. Now i know something that i haven't think about.
ema is such a good teacher and also sharing her idea to how to become a good writing on essay
Emma is so wholesome we must protect her at all costs-
What
Wtf?
She's really helpful fr
Lol. Why do I feel like you're referring to some anime MC... ('・ω・')
Emma best girl
English is my favourite subject but i would have definitely improved a lot if i had a teacher like Ms Emma when i was in school. Thank you
Educators like emma play a crucial role in the development of today's writers.
Thank you so much Emma for the explanation.
Your one of a kind that students will surely amaze and transform because of your abilities in teaching english. All this time i really admire you.
Dear Emma, You are just great! I have been living in an english speaking county and working with english speakers for the past 30 years and I still watch your videos and learn new things. Thank you!
As a high school student who is also learning a second language, which is English I'm grateful to you❤
I also do
which country?
Very nice video! No wonder this has more than 9M views.This helps me with my recount writings in 4th grade. Keep up the amazing work! Thank you so much Ms.Emma. God bless you😊💘
Hi ChocoSoph, are you still a student?
are you in 5th grade now?
Proved very very beneficial during my essay test.... So good to convey this
I haven't been to school in 6 years and I'm in my freshman year of college. This definetly helped me to understand sentence structures.
You can do it.
Thank you it does really help I am about to write an essay for my assessment and they require everything that you just explained so thank you
Your tutorial on paraphrasing has enhanced my understanding of this subject matter
Hi, good day Ms. Emma
When do I put hyphen in sentence? For example: ' nation-building' vs. Team Building?
Thank you so much
This is really helpful it clears my mind, because I often do the same mistake. Copying the question and just adding it, it had enlighten me hahaha
This is my first time watching this video. I didn't want to watch this video at first but now I can't stop watching. It's great &I love it!!!
Wow, the teacher is incredible. I can watch her videos all day, Thank you sooo much.
i'm watching this in the waiting room before the exam exactly!! omg i'm so cold wish me luck
Rahav how'd it go?
ई विश यु flunk इन थिस exam
i am having my exams in 1 hour or so😭😭
I wish u luck
Good luck everyone
Thanks Emma, this really helped me. This was my first essay and it was really hard,had no idea till I watched this
It's really very helpful, thanks Mrs Emma,you are great.
Thanku for giving us wonderful learning skills. I am watching your vedios for the first time and seems it helps me to get easier to understand .Hope to get more tips in upcoming vedio. The content you provide helps many students including me to secure good marks .
Awesome! Thanks for such insightful tips and for all your time and effort!
This video refreshed my English knowledge. Although I believe I am quite efficient in using English but this video gave me more deep insight in paraphrasing. Thanks for this great share Emma.
Hello, Emmama'am. Your paraphrasing tips are very nice. Thank you so much.
Now I understand the paraphrasing very well. Thank you Emma.
Hello, Emma, this is Shafi Khan from Sweden thank you for being a good teacher. Today I learn what means by synonym: I head this word thousands of time but meaning I understood today
Education has been played a crucial role in development of every country hands down
Today, I'll be writing in the Commonwealth essays. This will help me so much 😃
Actually for paraphrasing you shouldn't change the main idea ,and must change difficult words .And the main idea here is education, you shouldn't replace it with other word ,even if it is a synonym 🙂🙂💙
I was going to write exactly this
You outlined well what it should be . Thanx
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Thanks Emma much clear .I understood a thing.
Teacher: tUrn tHe qUeStiOn aRoUnD
sounds pretty counterproductive.
we may be in quarantine we can use this time to improve the way we write our essay. We just need to put our hearts into this like or not we will be asked to write it.
makes sense though
I'm trying to improve my writing skills by my own and this video came in handy some great ideas that are exposed here, hoping for improvements in my writing quality. thanks emma
paraphrasing is so much handy when writing an essay, but it takes words, which takes improving vocabulary, which takes researching, which takes reading. for those who like to read, dictionaries can be pretty handy with their definitions in order to put these synonyms into practice,too by the way , thanks teacher Emma this lesson is very important
Very interesting, I love the format , how you explain how words can be cahange and still have the same meaning
I'm a Nigerian and a grammarian. Thanks for this helpful tutorial, kudos to u mam
This is really practical. I enjoyed watching your video and I got many useful tips. I always looking for ways to improve my English as English it’s not my mother language.
Keep up the great work and I look forward to seeing you in the next video.
Mmmmm.... wow...very helpful....teacher like her are rare.....if you get a teacher like her you won't go wrong
You are one of the exceptionally talented teachers:) Thank you, Emma
for real, hope the video helped you
Education is one of most effective part for the progress of the country
ok
Yes
Yes
one of the most effective parts*
Wow, great advices! I really apply these tips not only in a test, but speaking English too... Thanks so much!
It is the first time I have learnt more about an essay
I always watch your lessons. I like your speech because it is clearly understandable to me. Thank you😊