1. Reading and Language System: Summary Cloze
Use of English

2. Introduction In this lesson, we are going to…
Review the skills in doing the summary cloze exercise in Section C
Try to do some exercises in the lesson

3. Reminders
Format:
A passage in 2 different versions: Version 1 (V1)+ Version 2 (V2)
V1: Original version
V2: Rewritten version
Task: To fill in the blanks in V2 with the help from V1
1 blank for 1 word (Pay attention to the length of the blank)

4. Reminders Order of paragraphs in V1 ≠ Order of paragraphs in V2
Clue: The keywords in the topic sentences
No marks for grammatically wrong answers
Hyphenated words (e.g. full-scale) = 1 word

5. Reminders Types of answers: Direct copying
Direct copying with changes in:
Tenses (e.g. go – went)
Plural form (e.g. child – children)
Parts of speech [e.g. develop (v.) – development (n.)]
New words
Synonyms (e.g. fast – quickly)
Antonyms (e.g. fast – slow)

6. Steps
Locate keywords in the topic sentences (the first two sentences) in each paragraph of V2
Example:
V2: “They mention _______ and ______ ______ as being their main concern.”
Keywords:
“main concern”
Match the keywords with those in V1
V1: “Some restaurant owners are worried about food safety and transportation.”
“worried about”
Answers: “They mention transportation and food safety as being their main concern.”

7. Steps Mark the paragraph number of V1 next to the paragraph in V2
Long paragraphs in V2 = 2 – 3 paragraphs in V1
Find the keywords in the middle of the paragraphs in V2 (a sentence with no blanks)

8. Steps
Look for the cue words around the blanks (may not look the same as they are in V1)
Example:
V1: “A tree trunk has been hollowed out and filled with drugs.”
V2: “The man used a hollowed-out _____ _____ to hide drugs.”
Answer: tree trunk
Make the answers grammatically correct
V1: “a really good tune”
V2: “few good ____”
Answer: tunes (plural form)

9. Other Possible Forms of Answers
Synonyms / Transformed words
V1: “That talented man became famous at the age of 41.”
V2: “That talented man has become a household name in his early _____.”
Answer: forties / 40s

10. Other Possible Forms of Answers
Shortening phrases
V1: “Some chefs would keep the food left over and re-cook it for animals.”
V2: “Any leftovers usually became _____ _____.”
Answer: animal food

11. Other Possible Forms of Answers
Hyponyms
Collective nouns (names for a group of people / things)
Examples:
China, Canada, Australia
Countries
Butterflies, Bees, Ants
Insects
V1: “Ice-cream and cakes don’t interest today’s ladies any more.”
V2: “What many women don’t care for these days are _______.”
Answer: Snacks / Desserts / Sweets

12. More examples of Hyponyms
Chairs / cupboards / sofa / table
Furniture
Brothers / sisters
Siblings
Chinese / British / American / Canadian
Nationality
Mathematics / Geography / History
Subjects / disciplines

13. Now, let’s try the exercise!!