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Exercise 1.
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Exercise 1.
Applauding was cited as an example of
a.
b.
c.
d.
A signal
A sign
A symbol
A gesture
b.
c.
d.
Writing: Summarizing
Writing: Summarizing
What is summary?
A summary is a shortened version of a longer reading that tells the basic ideas
of the reading.
How to summarize?
To be able to summarize properly, you will need
1. Understand the reading material
2. Identify main ideas, write down in a note
3. Close the reading, then
4. Write only view sentences, use your own words and key words
from the reading
5. Do not include your opinion or how you feel about the topic.
Sample summary
Levy explains how 4.5 billion years ago, a large planet, located
close to the Earth, violently collided with the Earth.
Summarizing
Listening (1)
Listening (2)
conventional
Conventional, eliminates, superior, energy-efficient, enhanced, reduces