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Unit 6
Writing Workshop
A Summary (1)
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Do you know how to write a summary?
Which statements should be included?
the main and supporting information
leave out examples and explanations
use your own words
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Get ready for writing
You are going to write a summary of the text “The Superhero Behind Superman”. Tick ( √ ) the statements that are true about summary writing.
( )1 A summary should include all the main and supporting
information.
( )2 A summary should leave out unnecessary details like
examples and explanations.
( )3 You can add your own opinion in a summary.
( )4 It is important to use your own words in the summary.
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Read the summary of “A Medical Pioneer”.
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Then answer the following questions.
1 What main points of the original text are included?
2 What information of the original text is left out?
3 Does the summary include the opinion of the summary writer?
Tu Youyou’s mission of finding a cure for malaria, and her achievement of wining the Nobel Prize are included.
Tu Youyou’s biography and details of her work are left out, because a summary should be short and concise.
No, it does not include the opinion of the writer.
Divide the text “A Medical Pioneer” (pages 52-53) into four parts and write out the relevant paragraphs for each part. Then match them with the correct focus.
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personal information her attitude towards fame
her mission and research the Nobel Prize Award
Part 1 ( )
Part 2 ( )
Part 3 ( )
Part 4 ( )
the Nobel Prize Award
personal information
her mission and research
her attitude towards fame
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3-4
Para. 5
Read the summary again. Find out the main information included in each paragraph.
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P1
Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize.
P2
Personal information of Tu Youyou.
P3
Tu Youyou’s mission and research.
P4
Tu Youyou’s attitude towards fame.
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