Contemporary College English
现代大学英语基础写作
Content
?Summary?Paragraph?Narration?DescriptionSummary Writing
?1.What
a short piece of writing----the main facts or ideasof a story or article2.Features:objective , complete , balanced
3.Goal
to give readers an objective,complete,accurate and balanced4.Where : examination questions
newspaper or TV reportsemployees’report
?5.Tips
read
master the main ideas figure outimportant details not addingextra thinglimitthe number of words
preservethe mood and the tone
Gathering essential facts—summarize the main idea?1.essential facts and main actions?2.necessary background ?3.leave out unimportant things
?4.indirect speech and straightforward language?5.in chronological (time) order
