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SUMMARY WRITING


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How much do you know about

Summary Writing?

How much time do you

have for this section?How long must you

write?


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How much do you know about

Summary Writing?

How many paragraphs

must you write?

Can you write in note form?

How are the marksawarded?


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THE TIPS1. Read the instructions / questions carefully .

2. Read the passage first to get the general

idea.

3. Bracket the relevant part of the passage.

4. Read the question again to make sure

you know what you have to summarise.

5. Read over a second or third time ifnecessary to get a better understanding of

the passage.


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6. Underline in pencil the important points.

7. Jot down in order the main points in the

passage.

8. Write a rough copy of the summary as far

as possible in your own words, if you can,

without changing the meaning of the original

passage. If you cant, just replace words with

their synonyms or long expressions withone word or two.


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9. Omit all examples.

10. There should be continuity of ideaswritten in simple English. It should not

be a patch work of sentences and

phrases taken here and there from the

original passage.

11. Do not exceed the number of words

allowed.


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12. Use the same tense as that in the passage.

The summary should be written in the third

person and in the past tense for narrative.

(Third persons are: he, she, it and they). For

expository writing, use the present tense.

13. Indirect speech is used for the dialogues.

14. Write the exact number of words at thefoot of the summary. Do not cheat.


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15. Do not waste time during the examination.

You only have a limited time. To save time

draw column lengthwise and write one

word in each column in your rough copy.

16. Finally, read the neatly written summaryand check if :

a) there are mistakes in spelling or grammar.

b) the summary is accurate.


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1. Durians, bananas, pineapples, mangoes fruits.

2. Tables, chairs, beds, cupboard ...3. Fork, spoon, knife ...

4. Orchid, lily, daisy, rose ...

5. People of no fixed home

6. not fit to be eaten

Strategies for Summary Writing

TASK 1: GIVE A GENERAL TERM


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1. go into - ___enter____

2. take out - ___________

3. go with - ___________

4. talk about - ___________5. talk softly - ___________

6. asked for - ___________

7. picked out - ___________8. put emphasis on - ___________

9. go beyond - ___________

10. write down - ___________

TASK 2: ONE WORD FOR TWO


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TASK 3: ONE WORD FOR A PHRASE1. in a short while - soon/shortly

2. all of a sudden - ______________3. little by little - ______________

4. as time passed - ______________

5. last of all - ______________

6. for the time being - ______________

7. time and again - ______________

8. once in a while - ______________

9. all the time - ______________

10. Now and then - ______________

TASK 4 REPLACE THE UNDERLINED


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TASK 4: REPLACETHE UNDERLINEDWORD WITH A WORD FROM THE BOX

witnesses instantaneous peak hourswift-footed function launched investigate

threefold thronged needed

1. This medicine has an immediate effect on the

user.

2. It is very difficult to hunt fast animals.

3. The main use of this gadget is to provide

purified water.


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4. The population of Kuala Selangor has

increased three times.

5. Traffic is very slow because this is thebusiest time.

6. A large crowd saw the arrival of the latest

technology solar car.7. Hundreds of people congregated at the small

temple.

8. The school carried out a cleanlinesscampaign last week.


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ANSWERS FOR TASK 4

1. swift-foote

2. function

3. threefold

4. peak hour

5. witnessed

6. thronged

7. launched

8. instantaneous


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2 important cr iter ia

ability to rephrase

ability to reorganise


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abil i ty to rephrase

to say the same thingusing different words to

make the meaning clear


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abil i ty to reorganise

using the words fromtext and rearranges

them


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MARK SCHEME

Style: paraphrase

Use of English: grammar

Content : 5 marks

Language : 5 marks

Total : 10 marks


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FAQS about summary-writing

1. If you exceed, any points

that come after the 60th

word will be ignored.

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2.You will be penalizing

yourself! You need the 60

words to write yoursummary.

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3. Yes!

4. No. The examiner will count

dont as two words. Youshould stick to formal

language for summary-avoid

contractions e.g. cant,wouldnt, mustnt, dont


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5. No. However the words are

designed to lead you to the

first available point. Also, theexaminer will count the first

word as no. 11, so you have

not gained extra 10 words!!


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6. You should write in

one paragraph


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7. You will be given marks

for content but you

automatically do notgain marks for

style/language. Answers

in note form are not agood idea!



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