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课件网) Reading for Writing Summary A summary is a short statement that gives only the main points of something, not the details 《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》 读者在正确理解文章的基础上, 在不改变原文中心思想、 体裁和结构的前提下，用简明、精练的语句高度浓缩文章的主要内容和观点。 It is a brief, thorough and objective restatement of the main idea and key points of a longer composition. What is a summary What is the information status in an essay 概要技巧 1.读：细读原文材料，准确理解原文 (1)main idea/ theme (2)basic sturcture； (3)important imformation 2.思：确定大纲框架，盘点要点信息 （1）problem--solution （2）Argument--supporting （3）claim--counter claim (4) cause--effect 3.写：关注内在逻辑，整合修改成文。 简而言之，概要(summary writing)的写作步骤可以概括为： ①Finding topic sentence(s) ② Paraphrase( words, sentnse patterns) ③coherence and cohesion Brainstorming What shall we cover when talking about natural disaters Skimming Features and the structure of a news report On Sunday, 26 December 2004. Along the coastlines across Asia. a strong earthquake. a tsunami More than 6,500 not clear buildings and cars were swept away grow foreign aid food and supplies difficult to deliver a magnititude of 9 Scanning Summary writing 1. Sentence writing On Sunday, 26 December 2004. Along the coastlines across Asia. a strong earthquake. a tsunami a magnititude of 9 On Sunday, 26 December 2004, a tsunami that was caused by a strong earthquake of a magnititude of 9 happened along the coastlines across Asia. On Sunday, 26 December 2004, a tsunami caused by a strong earthquake of a magnititude of 9 happened along the coastlines across Asia. On Sunday, 26 December 2004, a tsunami triggered by a strong earthquake of a magnititude of 9 hit the coastlines across Asia. Combine the following information into one or two sentences. More than 6,500 buildings and cars were swept away grow More than 6,500 people were killed and the number was still growing. The buildings and cars were swept away . Over 6,500 people lost their lives and the number was still increasing. The buildings and cars were completely destroyed . Over 6,500 people lost their lives with the number still increasing. What's more, the buildings and cars were completely destroyed . Combine the following information into one or two sentences. foreign aid food and supplies difficult to deliver Foreign aid is being organized for the tsunami-hit countries. However， dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies. With foreign aid organized，food and supplies are still difficult to deliver . Combine the following information into one or two sentences. On Sunday, 26 December 2004, a tsunami triggered by a strong earthquake of a magnititude of 9 hit the coastlines across Asia. Over 6,500 people lost their lives, with the number still increasing. What's more, the buildings and cars were completely destroyed . With foreign ... ...
