大學(xué)英語學(xué)習(xí)課件About summary writing

Unittask:DevelopmentIntroductionofsummaryListeningskillsWritingasummaryStepsofsummarywritingWorkingoutasituationIntroductionofsummary1.Whatisasummary?Itisashort—butthorough—objectiverestatementofthemainideaandkeypointsofapassage.Asummarymayalsomentionsomeoftheexamplestheauthorusedtoillustratekeypoints.2.Whatdoesnotbelonginasummary?Youropinionsandthoughts,aswellasthedetailsofthepassage.Unittask:DevelopmentStep1:FirstreadingAsyouread,lookoutforthemainideaandpoints.Step2:Secondreading

Dividethepassageintothoughtprogressions(lookingatparagraphdivisionswillhelpyoutoidentifythesestages).Youmayindicateeachnewprogressionbyusingbracketsinthemargins,orhighlighting.Underlineorhighlightmainideasandterms.StepsofsummarywritingMoreUnittask:DevelopmentStep3:SummariesWriteasummarysentenceforeachthoughtprogression.Step4:ThesisstatementWriteasummaryoftheentirepassagethatisoneortwosentenceslongandincludesthemainideaofthepassage(thewho,what,where,how,andwhen).Forapersuasivepassage,thisshouldincludetheauthor’sconclusion.Foradescriptivepassage,thisshouldincludewhatisbeingdescribedanditsimportantcharacteristics.StepsofsummarywritingMoreUnittask:DevelopmentStep5:FirstdraftCombineyourthesisstatementwiththeone-sentencesummariesofeachthoughtprogression.Takeoutrepetitiousparts—useasfewwordsaspossible.Takeoutminordetails,orrewritetheminmoregeneralterms.Step6:ThirdreadingMakewhateveradjustmentsthatarenecessaryforaccuracyandcompleteness.Makesurethesummarycapturesthemainideaoftheentiretextinyourownwords.StepsofsummarywritingMoreUnittask:DevelopmentStep7:FinaldraftChecktoensurethattransitionsbetweensentencesaresmooth.Makesurethesummaryiscoherentasawhole.Checkgrammar,spelling,andpunctuation.StepsofsummarywritingUnittask:DevelopmentSummarisingInthefallofourfinalyear,ourmoodchanged.The____________________haddisappeared,andthe____________________toworkhardwasstrong.Meanwhile,_______________________________waswhatwewoulddonextaftergraduation.Asforme,Iwantedtotravel,andIwantedtobeawriter.I_________myselfforsome_____________totheideafrommyfather,whowantedmetogotolawschool,and________________throughlife.Summarisethetextbyfillingtheblanks.Morerelaxedatmospherepeergrouppressureatthebackofeveryone'smindbracedresistancefollowhispathSummarisingHowever,hesupportedwhatIwantedbuthemademethinkaboutitby_____________________.Thecagewasfullofcrabs.Oneofthemwastryingtoescape,buteachtimeit__________________theothercrabs______________Intheenditgaveup_________________toescapeandstartedtopreventothercrabsfromescaping.Bywatchingcrabs,myfathertoldmemenotto__