Learning Strategy Basic Paraphrasing One of the challenges that many people face when trying to speak English more fluently is lack of vocabulary. When you are trying to express a concept or idea and you dont have the vocabulary for it, then what happens? You pause, you think, you stutter, you stop speaking. Right? And when you start to approach a topic for which you know you lack vocabulary, sometimes you just avoid it altogether and change the subject. This is not good for fluency. One of the solutions to this problem is paraphrasing. In its most basic form, paraphrasing simply means describing the difficult concept or idea using easy language that you already know. We ask you to memorize and practice simple sentence patterns to help you with this. Then, in those moments in which you lack the vocabulary to express your desired concept, you can jump immediately into your memorized and practiced paraphrasing patterns and communicate the concept effortlessly, without ever having to pause or hesitate. Being able to paraphrase quickly will help you become more confident and fluent when speaking English.

How to Do Paraphrasing In this download, in addition to the document you are now reading, there are three other PDF files. Open the one called Paraphrasing Patterns first. Then, follow the instructions below: 1. Familiarize yourself with the paraphrasing patterns for nouns. Make sure you understand how to form the sentences. N=noun, V=verb, and Adj=adjective. 2. Open the PDF called Paraphrasing Word Lists Basic. In it you will see lists of nouns, verbs, and adjectives in groups of ten. The words are all easy. This is important for building speed and confidence. You can practice with more difficult words when you get better. 3. Focus on nouns at first and start with List A. Choose the first word and use the paraphrasing patterns to describe the word. Speak out loud. Try to use 3 or more patterns each time you paraphrase. You have to get good at using multiple patterns in rapid succession. 4. After you have practiced all 10 words in List A, stop and take a rest before moving onto List B. This is important. 5. When you are feeling confident with the paraphrasing patterns for nouns, repeat the steps above with the patterns for verbs and adjectives. 6. Once you are confident in all three types of paraphrasing patterns (nouns, verbs, and adjectives), then open the PDF called Paraphrasing Cards Basic. Print it, cut out the cards, shuffle them, and place them face down on the table. It is now time to start speed paraphrasing.

7. Turn over the top card and start paraphrasing all 10 words in rapid succession. Try to use at least 3 paraphrasing patterns for each word. Give yourself a time limit that forces you to paraphrase quickly. Start with 2 or 3 minutes. After practice, reduce the time limit to under 2 minutes. If you can paraphrase all 10 words in under 90 seconds, then you are doing great! In this first month, we are providing you with basic word lists. Most of the words you already know. And this is very important! You must practice with easy words to learn to use the patterns quickly and effortlessly. Then, you can easily use the patterns with more difficult concepts, for which you dont have the proper vocabulary. If you find these paraphrasing patterns useful, let us know in our private Facebook group for Fast Fluency Formula members. If so, we will give you some advanced paraphrasing techniques in an upcoming month. Good luck and have fun improving your English fluency! Aaron and Dan Deep English