1. Unit 4 Summaries and Book Reports
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Unit 4 Summaries and Book Reports
Lesson 1 Summaries
Lesson 2 Book Reports

2. Basic Structure of Lesson 1
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Looking Ahead
Understand the significance of summary writing
Know about the requirements of a summary
Practice writing summaries
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Lesson 1 Summaries
Warming up
What is a summary?
A brief, concise statement of the main facts of a passage or a book.
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Approaching the topic
A summary must be based on full understanding of the passage
Summary writing is quite helpful to improve the student’s writing skills
A summary can be written in the form of an outline
We’d better limit our summary no longer than a third of the original passage
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Ready to Write
A summary must:
be shorter
include the main idea in your own words
include major details in your own words
be without including your knowledge, ideas or opinions
give the information of the author, the title of the article and the publisher …
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My Writing
Step 1
Read and understand a passage.
Step 2
Write down or underline the key points while you are reading
Step 3
Decide whether rearrangement is necessary. Is yes, do some planning.
Step 4
Now Write your summary.
Step 5
Work in pairs and cross check the draft with the checklist on P. 52
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Further Practice
1. Here is a summary of the well-known novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Study and discuss it with your partner.
2. After you have read the summary of Jane Eyre, write a summary of a novel you like best.
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Self-assessment
Reflect yourself，
encourage yourself,
and improve yourself!
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Thank you!
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