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A peacock was very unhappy with his ugly voice; and he spent most of his days complaining about it.
"It is true that you cannot sing;" said the fox, "but look how beautiful you are!"
"0b,but what good is all this beauty;" cried the bird, "with such an unpleasant voice!"
"Listen," said the fox, "each one owns something good: You have such beauty; the nightingale has his song; and the owl has his eyes. Even if you had a sweet voice, you would still complain about another thing. Why can't you just be happy about what you have already got?"
Story
Summary
Each one owns something good.
At the end of this lesson you will learn to wirite a better summary and this will be your strength and something good you own
Theme
Summary writing
A summary is a account of the of an article in your .
What is a summary?
brief
main points
own words
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About 30 words
All main points
No copy of the material
Language
FOCUS:
Main points
Use the second person instead of the third person
The story is about a peacock with beautiful feathers. The peacock, always feel unhappy because of his unpleasant voices. The because of his unpleasant voice.The fox comforted him by examples of the nightingale and the owl .The fox added that you will be happy if you stop complaination and treasure what you have already got.
Common mistakes
Use too many original words or sentences from the passage.
A peacock was unhappy with his ugly voice. Other birds said that it is a pity for peacock to have ugly voice. However he is beautiful . At last the fox said :"Everyone owns something , each one should be happy about what you have got."
Common mistakes
Use too many specific details
In the article above, a peacock is always complaining about not having a sweet voice until the fox points out that everyone has his strength ,for example,the nightingale has his song; the owl has his eyes and the peacock has his beauty.