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Unit 6
The Admirable
Writing Workshop:
A summary
--GXY
Acquire English Wisely; Apply English widely.
In the class, you will be able to:
read and talk about writing a summary about “A Medical Pioneer”;
read for writing;
summarise information;
write a summary about “The Superhero Behind Superman”.
Learning Objectives
Lead-in
Lead in
Introduce the admirable you learned in the unit....
The admirable
How to make a summary about the admirable?
What do you know about summary writing?
Tick ( √) the statements that are true about summary writing.
A summary should include all the main and supporting information.
A summary should leave out unnecessary details like examples and explanations.
You can add your own opinion in a summary.
It is important to use your own words in the summary.
√
√
√
Lead in
Read for writing
1 What main points of the original text are included?
2 What information of the original text is left out? Why?
3 Does the summary include the opinion of the summary writer?
Check your preview
Tu Youyou was awarded a Nobel Prize for her discovery of artemisinin. (Para 1)
To Yoyo’s biography and details of her work are left out, because a summary should be short and concise.
No. A summary only provides facts and opinions from the original text.
Read for writing
personal information
her attitude towards fame
her mission and research
the Nobel Prize Award
the Nobel Prize Award
personal information
her mission and research
her attitude towards fame
Skim the summary. Find out the main information included in each part or paragraph.
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②
③
④
4 parts, 4 paragraphs
Read for writing
A. personal information
B. her attitude towards fame
C. her mission and research
D. the Nobel Prize Award
Part 1 ( )
Part 2 ( )
Part 3 ( )
Part 4 ( )
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②
③
④
⑤
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3-4
Para. 5
the Nobel Prize Award
personal information
her mission and research
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