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When you paraphrase, try to use one of these placeholders. Look at the following example:
One of the major problems with shopping online is that there are loads of err... what is called...
You may think this is not a very good way to impress your examiner, but this is exactly what native speakers do when they forget a word.
When you paraphrase you need to first let the examiner know that you have forgotten the word (or you don't know the word in English). Use the following linking phrases to begin paraphrasing:
I can’t remember the English word; I’ll have to explain what I mean here.
Actually, I can’t seem to remember the word; let me try to put it into plain words.
The word has slipped my mind; I’ll try to paraphrase it for you.
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