summary

To hold her birthday party at the weekend, she bought a lot vegetables.
4: Use general words instead Skill ___________________ of specific words
Writing skill 5
a fairly brief restatement, in your own words, of the content of a passage. Note: you simply report back what the writer has said, give the gist of the author’s exact and essential meaning, without making value judgments.

not in the words of the original selection.
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Step 2: Writing

A summary gives only main points of the text. You should follow the logical order of the original passage, if possible (and desirable). Ideas and facts need not be rearranged.
Step3: Modifying
Revise the rough draft, inserting transitional words and phrases where necessary to ensure coherence until you are sure that you have an accurate summary which flows logically.
Combine sentences, using phrases instead of sentences and words instead of phrases. Here are two examples:
Writing skill 5
His courage in battle might without exaggeration be called lion-like. He was very brave in battle. He was hard up for money and was being pressed by his creditor. He was in financial difficulties.
Summary:
There are many tips for you to manage your temper.
3: Omit the examples Skill ___________________
Writing skill 4

Use general words instead of specific words. Here is an example:
Summary:
She bought a lot of vegetables such as cabbage, carrots, tomatoes, potatoes and some eggs. She intended to invite all his friends for her birthday party at the weekend.

Some Skills of Writing a Summary Skill 1 : Omit the details Skill 2 : Omit the repetitions
Example
Nowadays more and more teenagers try to be more independent from their parents and sometimes become very rebellious. They always want to wear long and strange hair style, which their parents complain about a lot. They also spend too much time on the Internet and playing computer games. Summary: Nowadays, there is an increasing tendency that more and more teenagers try to behave independently and differently.
reading
writing
modifying
Step 1: Reading
Read the original passage carefully to get the gist of it.
Step 1: Reading
Decide what parts of the passage are essential and what parts are comparatively unimportant and can be omitted without much loss. Jot down in brief notes the main points--the subject, the title, and the details which you consider essential or important.
Reading comprehension. Develop the ability to grasp quickly and accurately what is read, or heard, and to reproduce it in a clear and concise way
Procedures of summary writing
what is a summary?
Definition
A summary is a shortened version of an originally longer text. Focus on the central idea of the original and indicate all the main points.
Summary Writing
Summary
Definition and features of a summary Uses of summary writing Procedures of writing a summary
Summary
A bridge between reading and writing
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Example
You can think of a way to manage your temper. Here are some tips: 1) We should try to calm down and figure out what we are really upset about. 2) Keep a diary. It can help you understand more about yourself and your feelings. 3) We can try to talk with our best friends to release stressful emotions.
Step 2: Writing
Dos and dont's when writing a summary

The length of a summary: one-third to oneA summary is written in your own words,
quarter of its original size.
Features of a good summary
a summary should be concise a summary should be coherent a summary should be objective
a summary should be complete
Uses of summary writing
1: Omit the details Skill ____________________
Writing skill 3
Reduce or omit the examples. Out of five or six examples given in the original passage one or two may be chosen for the summary; the rest are to be omitted.