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How to paraphrase the Task 1 question

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Change the sentence structure, keep the specific terms, and never copy the instruction itself. Same real question from Tutorials 6–8.

The original question

"The chart below shows what Anthropology graduates from one university did after finishing their undergraduate degree course. The table shows the salaries of the anthropologists in work after five years."

Your paraphrase

"The pie chart illustrates the destinations of Anthropology graduates from one university after completing their degree, while the accompanying table shows their salaries in three employment sectors five years later."

Kept exactly the same

Anthropology graduates one university salaries

Never write this in your report

"Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant."

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4 things to know about paraphrasing

  1. Why can't I just copy the question?Proves nothing, and doesn't count toward your word count.
  2. What actually needs to change?Sentence structure — not just single words.
  3. What's safe to keep the same?Specific terms with no natural synonym.
  4. What should never appear at all?The instruction sentence itself — never.

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