How to write a good summary.ppt

How to write a good summary? Can you tell me the main idea of the following news as quickly as you can in Chinese? How can you grasp the main idea in such a short time? What is summary? By summary, we mean a brief restatement, of your words, of the content of a passage, an article, a chapter or a book. A summary should be brief, complete, accurate, coherent and objective. Note: Do not include your own ideas or emotions on the topic. The summary should reflect the content of the original passage only. How to write a good summary in task writing? Styles of passages Styles of Passages Task 1: Please glance through the 3 given passages and recognize the styles of them. How to find the key sentences or key words? How to rewrite the passage? (1)定时态：如果阅读材料是过去时，那么基本时态用过去时；如果是现在的，那么基本时态用现在时； (2)定人称：一般情况下采用第三人称来写作，特殊如书信的，可能会使用第一、二人称； (3)定技巧：结合相关技巧，重新组句。 Task 2： (1)Use words of similar meanings同义替换法 I didn’t catch any fish owing to the fact that I was not patient. I didn’t catch any fish_________ I was not patient. (2)Adopt the opposite way when saying a sentence正话反说法 You will fail. You will ____________. (3)Change the part of speech词性转换法 Getting up is of great importance . Getting up is _____________________. (4)Change the structure of a sentence句式变化法 语态变换： Parents should give children more praise. Children should__________more praise. 简单句变复合句： Children should be encouraged more. This will help them learn faster. Children should be encouraged more, _______ will help them learn faster. Children are given more praise. They will achieve more success. When _________________, children will achieve more success. (5)Use the shortest possible transitions连词衔接法 注意使用一些短而精的连词，如but, and, so, while, however, then, thus, yet, for, therefore, including, instead of 等。 We should encourage children. We should not scold them. We should encourage children__________ scolding them. (6) Change the order of the words. 词序改变法 The secret of success was patience. ________