TASK DEFINITION: In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
PROBLEM: He was the first Chair of the British Association for Applied Linguistics , 1967 70 , and was instrumental in developing the field of applied linguistics in the United Kingdom .

SOLUTION: He was the first chairman of the British Association for Applied Linguistics , 1967-70 .

PROBLEM: In cryptography , Triple DES ( 3DES or TDES ) , officially the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm ( TDEA or Triple DEA ) , is a symmetric-key block cipher , which applies the DES cipher algorithm three times to each data block .

SOLUTION: In cryptography , Triple DES is a block cipher created from the Data Encryption Standard ( DES ) cipher by using it three times .

PROBLEM: He has judged on the British TV talent competition series " Pop Idol " , " The X Factor " and " Britain 's Got Talent " , and the American TV talent competition shows " American Idol " , " The X Factor " and " America 's Got Talent " .

SOLUTION:
He is well known as a judge on television programmes " Pop Idol " , " The X Factor " , " American Idol " and " Britain 's Got Talent " .