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Reading and Language System: Summary Cloze

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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!!


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