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Paraphrasing

Published on Nov 29, 2015

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PARAPHRASING

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Summarizing text in different words

Giraffes like acacia leaves and hay and they can consume 75 kilos of food a day.

A giraffe can eat up to 75 kilos of acacia leaves and hay everyday.

Any trip to Italy should include a visit to Tuscany to sample their exquisite wines.

Be sure to include a Tuscan wine-tasting experience when visiting Italy.

A Life with Numbers

What is the name of the girl in the story?

Sophie Germain

Where is she from?

France

What were the 2 problems that stopped her from studying math?

1. Middle-class family
2. A girl in the 18th century

What did she use when she studied at night?

A candle (candlelight)

How did she communicate with the math teachers?

She wrote them letters.

Engineers used her ideas to build what?

The Eiffel Tower in Paris.

What is unfair about the names of important mathematicians on the base of the Eiffel Tower?

Sophie's name is missing!