Summary Writing --- for an argumentation 三水华侨中学 何洁媚

GameGame Task 1

1. A hobby can be almost anything a person likes to do in his spare time. Hobbies can help a person’s mental and physical health. Find out the key words hobby

2. Everyone has its heroes. The heroes are the people the nation and especially the young people admire. Find out the key words heroes

3. There are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals. Find out the key words goals

Find out the topic sentence Insect come in many sizes. Some are big and some are small. The smallest ones are so small that it takes one hundred of them to form one inch. The biggest insects are not big, but they are one thousand times as big as the smallest. They are not ten inches in length! Insect come in many sizes.

One of the most important uses of gold is for money. Gold can be used to make rings, earrings, and other things. Gold is also used to make a gold leaf, a very flat ribbon of gold that is often used on picture frames. Cups and dishes can also be made from gold. Gold has many uses. Find out the topic sentence Gold has many uses.

Joe is happy about being on a bowling team that once a week. He also enjoys playing basketball twice a month. During the summer, he tries to play baseball on weekends. Joe really does enjoy all sports activities. He goes swimming as often as he can. Whenever he can’t participate directly, he loves to watch a football game or a golf or tennis match. Find out the topic sentence activities. Joe really does enjoy all sports

You no longer need to walk round hundreds of shops looking for the items you need. Nowadays, you can shop for just about anything from your armchair. All you need is a computer which is linked to the internet. We can shop on line.

Read 1st paragraph and get the topic sentence Task 2: summary writing

Honesty is one of the most treasured traditional values in China. The children are taught to be honest when they are very young. At schools the students are also instructed to be honest.

However, with the development of society, we often hear complaints about dishonesty. Reports with the theme of dishonesty often appear in the media. For example, some people try to get rich and live a comfortable life. But they do not work hard honestly, instead they cheat others. They sell something quite ordinary at a very high price. Some people's delaying paying back the loan can serve as another example. Some people, including some college students, get loan from the bank, and promise to pay within, say, 3 years. However, they don't do that.

The dishonest people sometimes can get benefit from their behaviors. So some people assert that dishonesty can bring people benefit, while honesty only makes people suffer. Is that so? Definitely not. It is always true that honesty is the best policy. It pays to be honest. The cheater selling "the treasure" mentioned above will surely be disclosed and punished some day.

On the contrary, if he had been honest, neither the buyer nor he himself would have suffered. The people who do not return money in time will sooner or later become infamous, and will not get the money from others again. If he had acted differently, he would have earned respect and trust, meanwhile, the bank would not have suffered from loss.

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disclosed punished respect trust benefit Writer’s View Negative Detail 1. If a person is dishonest, he will get ______ but will be _________and ________. Positive Detail A honest person will earn ________ and _________. Honesty is one of the most treasured traditional values in China. Honesty is one of the most treasured traditional values in China.

Example: One who gets benefit from dishonest behaviors will be disclosed and punished sooner or later. So it is of great value to be honest, which brings us respect and trust. (30 words)

What should you pay attention to when writing a summary? 1. No details or minor supports. 2. Do not include your own opinion, but be sure to use your own words. 3. Write it in the third person. 4. About 30 words Suggestions

Now, read Text 2 and then write a summary

Writer’s Veiw Positive Point Negative Point Conclusion Let students do it himself.. Children learn by comparing their behaviors with those of more skilled people. Teachers, who often correct students’ mistakes, make students dependent on them. Let children learn to judge their own work.

Children need to judge something they worked by themselves. They should find out some mistakes which they made and learn from those more skilled people. let children depend on their tearchers. work make Don ’ t let children depend on their tearchers.

Some people think that teachers should stop correcting students’ mistakes for them. Students are able to correct their own mistakes and teachers’ frequent correction will make children unable to judge their own work. (34 words)

Assignment Write a summary for Text 3.

How to write a summary for an argumentation?

Honesty is one of the most treasured traditional values in China. The children are taught to be honest when they are very young. At schools the students are also instructed to be honest. However, with the development of society, we often hear complaints about dishonesty. Reports with the theme of dishonesty often appear in the media. For example, some people try to get rich and live a comfortable life. But they do not work hard honestly, instead they cheat others. They sell something quite ordinary at a very high price. Some people's delaying paying back the loan can serve as another example. Some people, including some college students, get loan from the bank, and promise to pay within, say, 3 years. However, they don't do that. The dishonest people sometimes can get benefit from their behaviors. So some people assert that dishonesty can bring people benefit, while honesty only makes people suffer. Is that so? Definitely not. It is always true that honesty is the best policy. It pays to be honest. The cheater selling "the treasure" mentioned above will surely be disclosed and punished some day. On the contrary, if he had been honest, neither the buyer nor he himself would have suffered. The people who do not return money in time will sooner or later become infamous, and will not get the money from others again. If he had acted differently, he would have earned respect and trust, meanwhile, the bank would not have suffered from loss.