General
DEFINITION
What is skimming?
read the text quickly
My mother was very sick for six months. Luckily, Nurse Celia helped her get better.
Who does her refer to?
My mother
What does it mean to "summarize something?"
Tell a short statement of the most important events or ideas in a story or text putting it in your own words.
Read the text quickly and match the topic to the
paragraphs. (p.24)
C. The use of digital photography and emailing of digital images are popular among PC users both young and old. A third of the over-55s use their PCs for storing/sending and receiving digital photographs - almost the same as 15- 24-year olds.
1. education
2. space exploration
3. family matters
4. business and work
5. medical matters
6. technology
7. crime and punishment
6. technology
For the final part of a summary, you should...
State why the events in the story took place/state key ideas and a conclusion.
DEFINITION (P.25)
What is the purpose of skimming?
A. to find specific information
B. to get the main idea or the topic of the passage
B. to get the main idea or the topic of the passage
When the children finished playing, the security guard told them to go back home.
who does them refer to?
the children
What is a "main idea"?
What the story is mostly about.
Read the text quickly and match the topic to the
paragraphs. (p.24)
E. The death of Liu Yang-Wan at the age of 103 brought an end to the world's longest marriage. Mrs Liu had been married to her husband Liu Tung-Yang for 86 years and four months. They had 110 children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
1. education
2. space exploration
3. family matters
4. business and work
5. medical matters
6. technology
7. crime and punishment
3. family matters
For the second part of writing a summary, you should...
State what the text is about/state the main idea of the text.
DEFINITION (P.25)
What should we read in each passage? Choose 2 answers.
A. title / heading
B. proper name
C. subtitle / subheading
D. number
E. technical term
A. title / heading
C. subtitle / subheading
When my sister turned 18, my brother helped my mom build her entire kitchen.
Who does her refer to?
my mom
What is meant by "important details"?
Important details support the main idea of the story.
Read the text quickly and match the topic to the
paragraphs. (p.24)
B. Hospitals must urgently change the way they work or some could be forced to shut at night when new European rules come in, the leader of Britain's doctors warned. From August next year, under the European Working Time Directive, junior doctors must spend no more than 58 hours a week working.
1. education
2. space exploration
3. family matters
4. business and work
5. medical matters
6. technology
7. crime and punishment
5. medical matters
When you are highlighting or taking notes of the text you are reading, it is important to include what?
Who it is about, what happened, where it happened, when and why it happened, main idea, and supporting details.
DEFINITION (P.25)
What should we focus on each paragraph? Choose 3 answers.
A. topic sentence of each paragraph
B. bold or indent words
C. repeated words
D. synonyms (words with the same meaning) and antonyms
A. topic sentence of each paragraph
C. repeated words
D. synonyms (words with the same meaning) and antonyms
I really want to get to know my classmates! I met them several months ago but the teachers moved me to a different class. What if they don't like me?
Who does they refer to?
My classmates
For the first part of a summary, you should...
State who it is about/what the topic of the text is.
Read the text quickly and match the topic to the
paragraphs. (p.24)
I. NEARLY 20% more women than men are now applying for a place at university in Britain, new figures have revealed. A record 437.615 people have applied to begin degree courses in October, the Universities and Colleges Admissions said.
1. education
2. space exploration
3. family matters
4. business and work
5. medical matters
6. technology
7. crime and punishment
1. education
Explain the difference between an introduction and a conclusion.
An introduction introduces what/who you will be reading about and gives some information or facts. A conclusion is a restatement of what was just read and closes the story off.
DEFINITION (P.25)
What should we ignore? Choose 3 answers.
A. article (a, an, the)
B. proper name
C. relative clause
D. keywords
E. time and place
A. article (a, an, the)
C. relative clause
E. prepositional phrase
When my identical twin girls, Ashley and Chelsea, were about a month old, Chelsea developed a very high temperature, so I took her to the hospital where SHE spent the night.
Who does she refer to? Chelsea or Ashley?
Chelsea
After you have written a summary, what should you make sure you have included?
The author or text you are summarizing, main ideas and important details.
Read the text quickly and match the topic to the
paragraphs. (p.24)
M. Police had no difficulty apprehending a gang of thieves who stole money from a football club. The robbers made their escape on a pitch-marking machine, but forgot to switch off the line painting mechanism. Officers simply followed the white line to find them.
1. education
2. space exploration
3. family matters
4. business and work
5. medical matters
6. technology
7. crime and punishment
7. crime and punishment
What is Paraphrasing?
Rewrite a sentences using a different vocabulary and/or with different order.