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to make definite assertions
a means of denial
a means of evasion
to discard the passive voice

2. Explain the meaning of the following words: plagiarism, balanced, antithesis

Stage II
1 Speak on paraphrasing, its common strategy, recommendations for a good
restatement of the ideas of the original.
2 Give definitions of “summary”, “synopsis”, “abstract”, “resume”.
3 Tell about precis-writing, distinguishing features of this technique as compared
with summary.

Stage III
1 Render the following text in Ukrainian in writing.
2 Provide a title for your translation.
3 Precis the text in English preserving its important points; write your precis three
times smaller than the original.
3 Write a few sentences that might be presented as a summary over the same
given text.

Journalists argue over the functions of a newspaper. I can only offer you an idea
of what a provincial paper should be and should do. Its purpose is not only to present
and project the news objectively and imaginatively, but to help its readers to express
themselves more effectively, canalizing their aspirations, making more articulate their
demands. A newspaper should reflect the community it serves – warts and all. When the
mirror it holds to society reveals neglect, injustice, inhumanity, ignorance or
complacency, the mirror should not be clouded but polished, so that these things can be
eradicated rather than ignored. And the newspaper should help to eradicate them. It
would be pretentious to think that a local paper (or even a national) can change the
course of world affairs – but at the local level it can exert influence, it can probe, it can
help to get things done. Though, of necessity, it must concentrate on local affairs it
should also try to broaden its readers’ horizons, discarding the parish-pump mentality.
In its columns its readers should be encouraged to express their opinions, their fears,
their hopes – and, just as important, air their grievances. In these days of the big
battalions, the individual’s voice should not be stifled; the local newspaper should
provide the individual with a platform. In short, readers should be encouraged to
participate in the newspaper. The paper should become part of their lives, and, as such,
its contribution to the community can be that much greater. A citizen with a grievance
can always write to his local paper. If the newspaper is doing its job properly, that
grievance will be investigated – and the paper will help to put it right.
(E. Loring, A.H. Lawley, English Language Today)

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