Lead-in
Discuss the following question with your partner.
What skill shows that you have understood the content ?
Summarizing
So…we are going to learn how to summarize…
Tips :
If you can summarize a passage or a section of a passage, this shows
that you have understood the content and can paraphrase (i.e. write it
in your own words) it. Summarizing is a key reading skill in academic
study.
SUMMARIZING
Objectives
In this lesson, we are going to learn…
one skill
•
Paraphrasing
two types of summary questions
using words from passage
•
Summary
using words with a box
Preparation
How to paraphrase…
Read this opening paragraph and then complete the sentence
below, which summarizes the main idea of the paragraph.
(handout 1)
A new book on music compares it to a _______________.
Answers:
household utility.
Summaries aim to provide a shortened version of the information
given in a text. To do this, summaries are the paraphrases of a
text.
Teacher-led practice
Read the second paragraph of the text to complete the
following two sentences. (handout 1)
[Link] to the writer, fees to musicians will come
from__________.
[Link] future, the two issues of ______________ will be very
important to consumers.
Answers:
1.a subscription pool
[Link] and quality
Preparation
Underline the relevant sections of the second paragraph on
handout 1 where you found the missing words. How have the
ideas in the paragraph been paraphrased in sentences 1 and 2?
Words in paragraph: Words in questions:
[Link] will be paid fees to musicians
[Link] never before in future
in terms of two issues
engage listeners will be very important
Teacher-led practice
A summary of the two paragraphs on handout 1 might look like this:
(handout 2)
Answers:
household utility
a subscription pool
price and quality
IELTS test preparation/practice
First type of summarizing: summary completion using words from the passage.
Take 8 minutes to complete the summary of the rest the passage. (handout 3)
Answers:
subscription 2. 18-24 3. fans 4. online/ interactive 5. album (format)
1.
6. single-track purchases
Tips :
This type of summary is made up of a number of gapfilling sentences that
you need to complete the blanks by using words from the passage. Read
the instructions carefully to see how many words you can use.
How to approach the task:
• Read the summary heading and mark the part of the passage it relates
to.
• Read through summary first and try to predict the missing words.
• Use key words in the summary to help you find the information you
need.
• Make sure you copy words or numbers correctly from the passage and
don’t include unnecessary words.
IELTS test practice
Complete the table to see which parts of the passage have been paraphrased and
which parts have used the same words in the summary. (handout 3&4)
Answers:
2. 18-24 age group
3. Build online communities/feel engaged in the creative process
4. Live concert downloads/forums
5. Are increasingly
unimpressed with/
however cleverly the
songs are arranged and
attractively designed the cover art is
6. William Higham/digital music sales
Tips:
There may be some words in the summary that are the same as those in the
passage. This is done to help you scan for the part of the passage where the
answer to the gap can be found.
IELTS test preparation
How to locate information in paragraphs…
Before you read the passage on the handout 5, complete the meanings for each of the
words in this table (handout 6) using no more than two words.
Answers:
Antibiotic: a type of drug that destroys bacteria in the body
Micro-organism: a very small organism that must be seen using a microscope
Microbe: a micro-organism that can cause disease
Bacteria: very similar to microbes
Resistance: ability to fight against something, e.g. disease
Toxin: something that is poisonous, e.g. dangerous chemicals
Epidemic: outbreak of disease among a lot of people or animals, e.g. flu
Tips ：
Passages about health-related issues are common in IELTS and this vocabulary relates
closely to this topic.
IELTS test practice
Take 7 minutes to read the passage on the handout 5
and answer questions 1-5 on hand 7.
Answer:
1.E 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.E
IELST test preparation
We just learnt two types of questions, they’re summary completion
by using the words from the passage and the matching that match
the information to the relevant paragraph.
Now, let’s move on the second type of summarizing: summary
completion with a box.
How to approach multiple choice questions:
Read through the summary first and try to predict the missing words.
•
Go back to the passage and decide what the summary covers- a section of
•
the passage or the ideas across the whole passage.
Use key words to help you decide on the correct option from the box.
•
Re-read the summary when you have finished to make sure you have
•
selected the right words, and that the words you have chosen fit the
grammar, as well as the meaning of the sentence.
IELST test practice
According to the passage on handout 5, take 8 minutes to
complete the summary on handout 8.
Answers:
1.K 2.O 3.D 4. G 5. M 6. H
Final Task
Read the passage on the Cambridge IELTS 9 test 3 reading passage 1
Review
In this lesson, we learnt…
one skill
•
Paraphrasing
two types of summary questions
using words from passage
•
Summary
using words with a box
Homework
IELTS 10, TEST 3, PASSAGE 3: 27-31
IELTS 10, TEST 4, PASSAGE 2: 14-18
Have a nice day!
