IELTS Reading: paraphrasing practice

Let's look at some examples of paraphrasing, using the text below.

What is an 'elevator pitch'?

An “elevator pitch” is an overview of a product, service, person, group, organisation or project, and is often part of a fund-raising, marketing, brand or public relations program. The name "elevator pitch" reflects the idea that it should be possible to deliver a short but effective presentation in the time span of an elevator ride from the ground floor to the directors’ boardroom on the top floor of a building.

An elevator pitch is often used by an entrepreneur pitching an idea to an investor to receive funding. Venture capitalists often ask entrepreneurs to give an elevator pitch in order to quickly weed out bad ideas and weak teams. Other uses include job interviewing, dating and professional services. Proposals for books, screenplays, blogs and other forms of publishing are often delivered via an elevator pitch, which may be presented in oral, written or video formats.

Which words or phrases in the passage are similar to those below?

1. a summary
2. succinct
3. gain financial backing
4. eliminate
5. spoken

Comments

[habib]

1 and 2 .

[Shaza]

1. a summary = an overview
2. succinct =a short but effective presentation
3. gain financial backing= receive funding
4. eliminate= weed out
5. spoken= oral

[Ehssan]

a summary = an overview
succinct = short but effective
gain financial backing = fund-raising
eliminate = weed out
spoken = oral

[Danila]

1. a summary = an overview
2. succinct = short but effective
3. gain financial backing = receive funding
4. eliminate = weed out
5. spoken = oral

[Joe]

Now I know what is "succinct"

[BoXiangWang]

1. a summary: an overview
2. succinct: short but effective
3. gain financial backing: receive funding
4. eliminate: weed out
5. spoken: oral

[Tinh]

1 a summary = an overview
2 succinct = short but efective
3 gain financial backing = receive funding
4 eliminate = weed out
5 spoken = presented in oral

[Mirabella]

1. a summary - an overview
2. succint - short
3. gain financial backing - receive funding
4. eliminate - weed out
5. spoken - oral

[Keiko]

1. a summary = an interview
2. succinct = short
3. gain financial backing = receive funding
4. eliminate = weed out
5. spoken = oral

[Güneş]

1. a summary = an overview
2. succinct = short but effective
3. gain financial backing = receive funding
4. eliminate = weed out
5. spoken = oral

[Simon]

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

1. a summary = an overview
2. succinct = short but effective
3. gain financial backing = receive funding
4. eliminate = weed out
5. spoken = oral

Note:

I really like the word 'succinct' and the verb 'weed out'!

[Caroline]

1. A summary = an overview
2.succint = a short but effective presentation
3. Gain financial backing = receive funding
4.eliminate = weed out
5.spoken = oral format

[Sajan]

1.summary = an overview
2.succinct = short but effective
3.gain financial backing = receive funding
4.eliminate = weed out
5.spoken = oral

[Lucas-]

1.summary = an overview
2.succinct = short but effective
3.gain financial backing = fund-raising
4.eliminate = weed out
5.spoken = oral

[Do Thi Lan Anh]

1 summary= overview
2succinct=short but effective
3gain financial backing = receive funding
4eliminate= weed out
5spoken =oral

[Danial]

1.Summary: overview
2.succinct: $hort but effective
3.gain functional backing:receive funding
4.eliminate:weed out
5.spoken:oral

[Md.nazmul haque]

1)summary= an overview
2)succinct= short but effective
3)gain functional backing= raised funding
4)eliminate=sort out or select
5)spoken=oral

[minh]

1. an overview
2. short but effective
3. receiv funding
4. weed out
5. oral

[TRUNG]

summary= an overview
succinct= a short but effective presentation
gain financial backing= receive funding
elimiate= weed out
spoken= oral

[hwj]

1. a summary = an overview
2. succinct = short but effective
3. gain financial backing = receive funding
4. eliminate = weed out
5. spoken = oral