How To Write a Summary
(记叙文概括)
What is a summary?
Summary is a short passage giving the main points of an original article. What should we pay attention to when we write a summary? 主题 文体 记叙文 write a summary 人称 议论文 时态 说明文
记叙文的概括：
1、时态 2、人称 5要素 3、____________
11月月考读写任务：
时态、人称、5要素 Who What (a student) Alan Reed
was mistakenly given $50 extra by a bank clerk returned the money after consideration; impressed the clerk with his honesty
The author/writer, he
felt angry and upset because his parents forgot to celebrate his birthday with him understood his parents after talking with his grandmother
I felt angry at first and then upset. How could they treat me this way? They always forgot me just because they were busy with their work. Yes, they were always busy. They broke their promise and got home late. After that, my grandmother had a talk with me to help me understand my parents’ situation and that made me feel much better.
记叙文 文体：____________ 一般过去时 时态：________________
(The writer/author) He 人称：____________________ Exchange your answer with your partners
5要素 Who What How little boy is telling his Grandma how “everything” is going wrong. School, family problem, severe health problems, etc. Meanwhile, Grandma is baking a cake. She asks her grandson if he would like a cake, which, of course, he does. “Here, have some cooking oil.” “Terrible!” says the boy. “How about a couple raw eggs?” “Terrible! Grandma!” “Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?” “Grandma, those are all awful!”
* Read the criteria(评分标准) carefully
* Compare it with your version
* Find out how you can improve your summary
Practice makes perfect! Practice 1:
I don’t have many unhappy memories but one sad story took place on my last birthday. Before the birthday, I worked out a plan with my parents. We planned to have dinner together in McDonald’s, my favourite restaurant. Then we would go to the Xinghai Concert Hall for a concert given by a group of famous young singers. And the most exciting thing, of course, was the birthday presents. They promised to give me a new MP3 player. However, something unexpected happened on that day. I went home as early as I could. I waited and waited but my parents didn’t come back.
How
When where
A possible version:
The story was about Alan who was mistakenly given $50 extra by a bank clerk. He finally returned it after consideration. The clerk was impressed and contacted the newspaper to praise his honesty. (33 words)
on his last birthday
A possible version: The author described what happened on his last birthday. He felt disappointed because his parents couldn’t have the celebration with him. But he came to understand them after talking to his grandmother. Tips: 概括不用第一人称