概要写作说明文学案.ppt

Summary writing
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A summary is a short statement that gives only the main points of sth, not the details 《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
读者在正确理解文章的基础上, 在不改变原文中心思想、
体裁和结构的前提下，用简明、精练的语句高度浓缩文章的主要内容和观点。
It is a brief, thorough and objective restatement of the main idea and key points of a longer composition.
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What is a summary?
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a 60-word summary
use your own words
in the third person
with a brief sentence
connection between sentences(句子衔接)
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Requests of Summary Writing
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Step 1. Read for the style, topic and structure
Step 2. Divide the passage & summarize the main idea of each part
Step 3. Highlight the key information of each part
Step 4. Paraphrase（改写）
Step 5. Write the first draft
Step 6. Polish the summary
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Steps of Summary Writing
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阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60 词左右的内容概要。
We shouldn’t judge a person by their appearance but we do. In fact, the experts say that when we meet someone for the first time we make a decision about what that person is like in three seconds. But what do we look at? One of the most important things is clothes, but it isn't the brand of clothes that people wear that is important. The important thing is to wear the right clothes for the occasion.
Schools have always understood this and a lot of them ask their students to wear a uniform. Why? A lot of teachers think a uniform makes students feel that they are part of their school and that their uniform helps them to be serious about their studies. Teachers say that uniforms can help in other ways too. If all the students wear uniforms, they can't judge each other because of their clothes. It also avoids arguments about who or what is fashionable.
However, it is not only schools that want people to dress in a certain way. We all have fixed ideas about what the people in a certain profession should wear. If we visit a doctor, we expect to see respectable clothes under the doctor’s white coat. When we go into a bank we expect the staff