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课件网) Unit 6 At one with nature a summary 1. What did we learn in the last lesson 2. How can we find the top sentence To learn about the habit of the British drinking fruit and herbal teas. To write a summary of the passage about fruit and herbal teas. Read the passage and locate the topic sentence of each paragraph. Para 1 British people love to make tea with fruit and herbs. With pleasant flavours and scents, and coming in a variety of colours, fruit and berbal teas make a nice change to tradittional teas. Many people grow their very own tea gardens, in which they plant easy-to-grow herbs such as mint and lemongrass. 香味 Para 2 Flavours such as lemon and ginger have long been popular in the UK. However, recent years have seen more and more unusual flavours come onto the market. Fruit teas now include mango, strawberry, apple and pear. Herbal teas include blackberry leaf and dandelion. 姜 蒲公英 Para 3 Herbal tea has various health benefits. Many people enjoy herbal tea because it can have a positive effect on energy levels. If you need a good night’s sleep, choose a tea that helps you relax. If you haven’t been feeling very well, drink some ginger tea to give your immune system a helping hand. Mint tea, meanwhile, is good for digestion. Now make notes under the heading. Fruit and herbal teas Their popularity _____ Unusual flavours _____ Health benefits _____ _____ Many people grow their very own tea gardens with easy-to-grow herbs. mango, strawberry, apple, pear, blackberry leaf and dandelion. It can help people relax. It can help people’s immune systems. It can be good for digestion. Write a summary of the passage. Use the notes in Activity 5 to help you. What is a summary It is a short, but thorough and objective restatement of the main idea and key points of a passage. A summary may also mention some of the examples the author used to illustrate key points. Learning to learn When writing a summary, don’t just combine all the topic sentences. Instead, reconstruct the key information to make the paragraph coherent (连贯的), concise (简洁的) and natural. Some hints for writing a summary: 1. Concentrate on main ideas and omit examples, details, and minor support. 2. The summary should be all in your own words. 3. Do not include your own opinion in the summary. 4. Write in the present tense. 5. Introduce the author or title of the work in the opening sentence of your summary. 6. Summary writing is an exercise in compression (压缩). In writing a summary, you may: omit the details or categorize them; reduce the examples; simplify the description; eliminate all repetitions (减少重复). Examples: ▲His courage in battle might without exaggeration be called lion-like. →He was very brave in battle. ▲John fell into the river and, before help could reach him, he sank. →John was drowned in the river. ▲He was hard up for money and was being pressed by his creditor. →He was in financial dif ... ...
