1、 To read and talk about writing a summary about“A Medical Pioneer”To read for writing To summarise information To write a summary about“The Superhero Behind Superman”What is a summary?It is a short,but thorough and objective restatement of the main idea and key points of a passage.A summary may also
2、 mention some of the examples the author used to illustrate key points.n.概要；摘要；总结概要；摘要；总结 His courage in battle might without exaggeration be called lion-like.He was very brave in battle.John fell into the river and,before help could reach him,he sank.John was drowned in the river.He was hard up for
3、 money and was being pressed by his creditor.He was in financial difficulties.You are going to write a summary of the text“The Superhero Behind Superman”.Tick()the statements that are true about summary writing.1 A summary should include all the main and supporting information.2 A summary should lea
4、ve out unnecessary details like examples and explanations.3 You can add your own opinion in a summary.4 It is important to use your own words in the summary.Read the summary of“A Medical Pioneer”,and answer the following questions.1 What main points of the original text are included?Tu Youyou was aw
5、arded a Nobel Prize for her discovery of artemisinin.(Para 1)2 What information of the original text is left out?Why?The key life events about Tu Youyou introduced in the news article include the following:she was born in Zhejiang Province,China in 1930.(pare 2)she studied medicine at Peking Univers
6、ity and then studied Chinese medicine for two and a half years.(para 2)her team tested the chemical on animals.(para 4)she was selected as one of the most influential figures of science in the 20th Century.(para 4)3 Does the summary include the opinion of the summary writer?No.Divide the text“A Medi
7、cal Pioneer”(pages 52-53)into four parts and write out the relevant paragraphs for each part.Then match them with the correct focus.personal information her attitude towards fame her mission and research the Nobel Prize AwardPart 1()Part 2()Part 3()Part 4()personal information her attitude towards f
8、ame her mission and research the Nobel Prize AwardPart 1()Part 2()Part 3()Part 4()the Nobel Prize Awardpersonal information her mission and research her attitude towards fameRead the summary again.Find out the main information included in each paragraph.Part 1()Part 2()Part 3()Part 4()Tu Youyou won
9、the Nobel Prize Award.Personal information of Tu Youyou.Tu Youyous mission and research.Tu Youyous attitude towards fame.Look at“The Superhero Behind Superman”.How many parts can it be divided into?What does each part focus on?Part 1(Paragraph 1)general introductionPart 2(Paragraph 2-3)life before t
10、he accidentPart 3(Paragraph 4-5)a superhero in real lifePart 4(Paragraph 6)his death Read the following paragraph from the text.Whats the main idea of this paragraph?Underline the key words.Summarise the paragraph in one sentence.Do the same for the other parts of the text.Draft your summary based o
11、n Activity 6.Use the Writing Help to help you.Draft:is the first version of a piece of writing and that it is also called a rough draft because it is not“smooth”or finished.Writing a SummaryIts important to:read the text and divide it into parts;summarise each part in one or two sentences covering t
12、he key information;avoid including examples and explanations;avoid adding your own ideas;use linking words where necessary.Edit your summary in pairs.Then share what you have written in class.1.Examples,details,and minor support omitted?2.Your ideas included?3.Plagiarize(抄袭抄袭)?4.Important parts left
13、 out?5.Any grammar,spelling,or punctuation mistakes?Checklist阅读阅读下面一段文字并试着写一段概要。下面一段文字并试着写一段概要。Some people think that childrens learning mistakes should be corrected by themselves.Children often learn by comparing their behavior,including their speech,with more skilled people.But in school teachers
14、always point out and correct their students mistakes,making the students dependent on them.So children should learn by correcting their own mistakes and helping each other instead of having their mistakes corrected by their teachers.One possible version:The author says that childrens learning mistak
15、es should not be corrected by their teachers.He takes a child learning to talk as an example.And he believes that children would become dependent on the teacher if they were made to correct their mistakes with the teachers help.So children should be allowed to work out their problems all by themselves.
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