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Assignment Week 11: Paraphrasing and Summarizing 

Leonar Herazo Vélez

Código: 1051734108
Grupo: 450058-S1 COM121 -

Presented to:
Leyda Alviarez (Professor)

Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia de Colombia UNAD

Escuela de Ciencias de la Educación - ECEDU
Licenciatura en inglés como Lengua Extranjera.
ENGLISH COMPOSITION II 955-1605)
CEAD La Guajira.
Riohacha January 2022
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Activity

Do the following Comparison Exercise:

Read the following three paraphrases and compare them with the original text.
Do they express the same meaning from the original one? (Support your answer if it is yes
or no).
Did writers use their own words writing the paraphrases? (Support your answer if it is yes
or no).
Which is the best paraphrased? (Support your answer saying why it is the best)

Original text

Pop culture and fashion have been influenced for many years by Eastern culture. In part,
this is due to the flourishing textile industry in countries such as China, Pakistan and India.

Additionally, fashion has been inspired by colours and patterns that are prevalent in the
East, with many Western designers including them in their ranges, [taken from a book by
Wood, published in 2011]

Paraphrase 1

China, Pakistan and India have had a great influence on the West. One example is their
textile industry, which is growing and therefore influencing fashion and popular culture.
Western designers are also using colours and patterns that influence the East (Wood, 2011).

Paraphrase 2

Western fashion is familiar with Eastern culture, for example, typical Eastern colours and
patterns have often been used in fashion designs. One reason for this is the success o f the
Eastern textile industry (Wood, 2011).

Paraphrase 3

Clothing trends and popular culture have been affected for a long time by the culture from
the East. The Chinese, Pakistani and Indian clothing industries are thriving, ivhich can
partly explain this influence. Moreover, stylists from the West have added Eastern colours
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and designs to their collections, which shows how the fashion industry has been influenced
(Wood, 2011).

The best written in number 1 and it has many relation with written real

In everyone of the paraphrases, the writers used their own words, and the paraphrases 1 and
2 are related to the written original, but paraphrase number 3 are the opposite to the original
written, for example and the Paraphrase 1 If realcionated with the original written, because
the writer uses a clear and proper language without straying from the original meaning.

And the Number 2 No, because in reality the West is becoming familiar with oriental
fashion, and in this text it is stated that Orientals have western influence in fashion where
the opposite is true.

And the Number 3, No, because it is text in this paraphrase, it is the opposite of what the
original text expresses.