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Summary In the past two centuries, many kinds of animals have died out because of human beings’ activities ,killing ,pollution and the change of climate. (24 words) FeedbackEvaluation of a Summary * How to write a summary? NMET 读写任务之 What is a summary? A summary is a shortened passage with the main information of the original in your own words but without your own opinion. II:Brainstorming: How to make a summary Find key words Find key sentences Find the main idea Lets’s share opinions on summary writing: 1.Mainly use the words and phrases in the original passage. 2.Mainly use our own words. 3.Write it in the first person or the third person. Sample Step1. Read the article carefully and try to get its main idea with the help of the Key Words and Topic sentence. Example 1. Trouble with the Hubble The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars.Right from the start there was trouble with the Hubble. The picture it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty!NASA is now going to put the telescope right, so it will soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it. The shuttle Endeavour will be taking the astronauts to the Hubble. A robot-arm from the Endeavour will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs. Of course the Hubble is above the earth’s atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen. The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the universe. By the time you read this, the Hubble’s eagle eye will have sent us thousands and thousands of wonderful pictures. Trouble with the Hubble 1.The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars. 2. Right from the start there was trouble with the Hubble. 3. The pictures it sent us were very disappoi