C5 Summarizing 总结写作.pptVIP

---Make phrases do the work of clauses or sentences e.g. Beautiful mountains like Mount Tai, Lushan Mountain, and Yellow Mountain, were visited by only a few people in the past. Today, better wages, holidays with pay, new hotels on those mountains, and better train and bus services, have brought them within reach of many who never thought of visiting them ten years ago. (53 words) Summary One afternoon my neighbor’s children were playing hide-and-seek outside the post office. Finding that the letter-box had been left open, young Ian climbed into it and locked himself in. His sister, Janet, realized where he was hiding when she heard his crying so she ran to tell the postman. After letting him out, the postman made Ian stop crying by telling him that next time he wanted to hide in a letter-box he should remember to stick a stamp on himself. (81 words) * * Chapter 5 Summarizing summary definition: the gist or main theme of a piece of writing expressed in as few words as possible requirements: clear, brief, and complete, with all the essential points included, so that the general effect of the original is achieved. Focus 1 Uses of Summary-Writing Summary writing enables people to get more out of their reading. Why ? forcing us to pay attention to what we read, for no one can write a summary of any piece of writing unless he has clearly grasped its meaning. So summarizing is excellent training. It makes us read with the mind as well as the eye. 2. Summary-writing is also a very good exercise. It teaches us to express thoughts clearly, concisely and effectively. Why ? Since we are required to express the main information in as few words as possible, we must learn to choose our words and construct our sentences carefully and to write in strictly logical order. 3.? Summary-writing has great practical value. Why ? The ability (to grasp quickly and accurately what is read or heard and to reproduce it briefly, c