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课件网) Unit 2 Lessons in life Developing ideas Writing To read the summary of The Blue Bird To learn to write a summary of a play Learning objectives When writing a summary of a long story, your purpose is to convey the basic ideas of the original: what is it about and what does the author want to communicate First, identify the title and author of the piece. Then use your own words to describe relevant details that lead to the climax of the story. State the central idea of the story but don't give your own opinion of it. A good summary needs to be concise, precise and to the point. You can say the details in another way or use the words with the similar meanings. objective 简明恰当，简洁中肯 title and author main characters start of the play Read the summary of The Blue Bird and find the following items in the summary. climax conclusion Now answer the questions based on the summary. 1. Which paragraph introduces the main characters, setting and start of the play The first paragraph. 2. What is the climax of the play The climax of the play happens when Tyltyl discovers the Blue Bird has been there in his home all the time. 3. What is the theme of the play The theme of the play is that happiness is to be found not in luxuries, but in simple things, such as family life, acts of friendship and kindness. 英文概要(summary) 简单地说就是用尽可能少的词汇集中展现原材料的主要思想及观点。概要是简写或再现其他人的观点、思想，是再现(representation) 。 写概要无须加评论，只需：提取文本的关键信息，用自己的语言对关键信息重新措辞，最后要清晰、有逻辑、连贯地呈现要点。 1. 先要读懂、读透原作。然后在概要中，应包括原文中的主要事实，略去不必要的细节。 2. 安排好篇幅的比例，概要应同原文保持协调，用较多的文字写重要内容，用较少的文字写次要内容。 3. 注意要点之间的衔接，要用恰当的关联词语贯通全文，切忌只简单地罗列一些互不相干的句子。 4. 多用短句，多用概括性词语，少用具体描述性词语。不排斥用原文的某些词句，但不要照搬原文的句子。 概要写作注意事项 表顺序：first(ly), second(ly), third(ly), initially, what’s more, moreover, furthermore, additionally, finally, last but not least… 表因果：because (of), due to, thanks to, as, since, for, thus, so, therefore, as a result (of), consequently, accordingly… 表转折：however, but, rather than, yet, unfortunately… 表让步：although, though, after all, despite, in spite of, even if/though… 衔接过渡词汇 表对比：while, whereas, by contrast, on the contrary, on the other hand, instead… 表总结：in conclusion, in a word, to sum up, in brief, in summary, to conclude, to summarize, in short… Choose another play you have read and write a summary of it. Organise your ideas by completing the table. Title and author of the play Main character(s) Start of the play Climax Conclusion 写戏剧故事梗概可按以下步骤进行： 1. 介绍戏剧的基本情况 (故事发生的时间、地点、背景等)。 2. 介绍戏剧中的角色。 3. 介绍故事情节、结局。 注意： 人称常用第三人称； 时态以一般现在时为主 (尤其是介绍剧情时)。 The Merchant ... ...
