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Writing Workshop
Unit 6 The Admirable
What is a summary
LEADING IN
What is a summary
LEADING IN
A summary is a conclusion of a text which is written in your own words to write and which should only include the main information and avoid unnecessary details and your own opinions.
Pair Work You are going to write a summary of the text "The Superhero Behind Superman". Tick (√) the statements that are true about summary writing.
GET READY FOR WRITING
1. A summary should include all the main and supporting information.
2. A summary should leave out unnecessary details like examples and explanations.
3. You can add your own opinion in a summary.
4. It is important to use your own words in the summary.
READ FOR WRITING
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Read the summary of "A Medical Pioneer", and answer the following questions.
1. What main points of the original text are included
READ FOR WRITING
Tu Youyou was awarded a Nobel Prize for her discovery of artemisinin.
2. What information of the original text is left out Why
READ FOR WRITING
The key life events about Tu Youyou introduced in the news article:
-she was born in Zhejiang Province, China in 1930.
-she studied medicine at Peking University and then studied Chinese medicine for two and a half years.
-her team tested the chemical on animals.
3. Does the summary include the opinion of the summary writer
READ FOR WRITING
-she was selected as one of the most influential figures of science in the 20th Century.
Because these are unnecessary details.
No.
FOCUS ON STRUCTURE AND LANGUAGE
Divide the text "A Medical Pioneer" (pages 52-53) into four parts and write out the relevant paragraphs for each part. Then match them with the correct focus.
personal information
her attitude towards fame
her mission and research
the Nobel Prize Award
FOCUS ON STRUCTURE AND LANGUAGE
Divide the text "A Medical Pioneer" (pages 52-53) into four parts and write out the relevant paragraphs for each part. Then match them with the correct focus.
Part 1 (Paragraph 1) the Nobel Prize Award
Part 2 (Paragraph 2) personal information
Part 3 (Paragraph 3) her mission and research
Part 4 (Paragraph 4) her attitude towards fame
FOCUS ON STRUCTURE AND LANGUAGE
Read the summary again. Find out the main information included in each paragraph.
Paragraph 1: Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize Award.
Paragraph 2: Personal information of Tu Youyou.
Paragraph 3: Tu Youyou's mission and research.
Paragraph 4: Tu Youyou's attitude towards fame.
How to write a summary
FOCUS ON STRUCTURE AND LANGUAGE
While writing a summary, you should first read the text and divide it into parts, then summarise each part in one or two sentences covering the key information.
FOCUS ON STRUCTURE AND LANGUAGE
Look at "The Superhero Behind Superman". How many parts can it be divided into What does each part focus on
Four parts.
Part 1 (Paragraph 1) general introduction
Part 2 (Paragraphs 2-3) life before the accident
Part 3 (Paragraphs 4-5) a superhero in real life
Part 4 (Paragraph 6) his death
Read the following paragraph from the text. What's the main idea of this paragraph Underline the key words. Summarise the paragraph in one sentence. Do the same for the other parts of the text.
FOCUS ON STRUCTURE AND LANGUAGE
FOCUS ON STRUCTURE AND LANGUAGE
"Reeve starred in four Superman films from 1978 to 1987. He realized that his roles in these films had given him the opportunity to be a real-life superman, and he soon gained a reputation for raising awareness for good causes. He visited sick children in hospitals and worked with organisations such as Save the Children, speaking out about health, education and child protection to help those most in need."
A SUMMARY
概要就是用你自己的話概括壓縮你讀過的東西，是對一篇文章主題思想的簡單陳述。概要不包括你自己對你所讀的東西的看法，它用最簡潔的語言概括了原文的主題。
概要的特征是簡潔、客觀、全面。具體步驟如下：
1. 寫之前，需要認真仔細地讀幾遍原文材料，讓理解更深刻。
2. 遵循原文的邏輯順序，對重要部分
A SUMMARY
分的主題、標題、細節(jié)進行概括，全面清晰地表明原文信息。
3. 盡量使用自己的話完成，不要引用原文的句子，篇幅控制在原文的三分之一或四分之一長。
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4. 寫概要時可以采用下列幾種小技巧：
（1）篩選1～2個例子。
（2）避免重復，刪除細節(jié)，只保留主要觀點。
（3）把長段描述壓縮變成短小精悍的句子。
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（4）可以使用詞組代替整句或者從句。
（5）使用概括性的名詞代替具體的詞。
（6）把文章中的第一人稱轉(zhuǎn)換成第三人稱，把對白簡化。
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（7）使用最短的連接詞。比如,可以使用but, then, thus, yet, though,不使用at the same time, in the first place, because of these, on the other hand等較長的連接詞。
A SUMMARY
COMPOSE YOUR WRITING
1. Drafting
Draft your summary based on Activity 6. Use the Writing Help to help you.
Writing Help
Writing a Summary
It's important to:
· read the text and divide it into parts;
· summarise each part in one or two sentences covering the key information;
· avoid including examples and explanations;
· avoid adding your own ideas;
· use linking words where necessary.
COMPOSE YOUR WRITING
COMPOSE YOUR WRITING
4. Editing
Edit your summary in pairs. Then share what you have written in class.
Does the summary cover all the main points
Does the writer leave out unnecessary information
Does the writer use his/ her own words
Does the writer use transition words to link the writing
PRACTICE
閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容寫一篇60詞左右的內(nèi)容概要。
Why do some animals die out
In the past two hundred years, many kinds of animals have died out. People keep building houses and factories in fields and woods. As they spread over the land, they destroy animals' homes. If the animals can't find a place to live, they may die out. Sixteen kinds of Hawaiian birds have become extinct for this reason. Other animals, such as the Florida Key deer, may soon die out because they
PRACTICE
are losing their homes. Hunters have caused some animals to become extinct, too. In the last century, hunters killed all the passenger pigeons in North America and most of the buffalos. Today they are fast killing off hawks and wolves.
Pollution is killing many animals today, too. As rivers become polluted, fish are poisoned. Birds that eat the poisoned fish can't lay strong, healthy eggs. New birds aren't born. So far, no animals have become extinct
PRACTICE
extinct because of pollution. But some, such as the bald eagle and the brown pelican, have become rare and may die out.
Scientists think that some animals become extinct because of changes in climate. The places where they live become hotter or cooler, drier or wetter. The food that they eat cannot grow there any more. If the animals can't learn to eat something else, they will die. Dinosaurs may have died out for this reason.
In the past two hundred years, many kinds of animals have died out. There are several reasons for it. First, people keep building houses and factories in fields and woods, which destroys animals' homes. Then, hunters' killing has also caused some animals to become extinct. Besides, some animals aren't able to bear strong offspring and nor do they have enough food to eat because of pollution and climatic changes.
One possible version:
PRACTICE
VOCABULARY
1. summary
表“總結(jié)；總之”的其他表達：
all in all; in short; in brief;
in a word; to sum up; in summary;
to summarize; in conclusion;
to draw a conclusion
練習：The following is a ___________ of our conclusions.
summary
VOCABULARY
2. major
major adj. 較大的；較多的；主要的　vi.(in) 主修
majority n. 多數(shù)；大多數(shù)
minority n. 少數(shù)；少數(shù)派
in the/a minority占少數(shù)；成為少數(shù)派
minor adj. 較小的；較少的；較次要的 vi.(in) 兼修
練習：Our guests today are representatives from six of the ___________ international film festivals.
major
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3. set up
set down 讓……下車；記下
set off 出發(fā)；動身；引爆
set back 使……退后;使……延遲
set about (+ n./doing sth) 著手做……
set out to do sth. 出發(fā)；動身；著手做某事
set aside 保留；儲蓄；暫時把……放在一邊
練習：The company was ___________ 10 years ago.
set up
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