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