1、Unit 6 The Admirable Writing Workshop What is a summary? Activity 1 A brief statement or account of the main points of something. How do you write a summary? 1. Read the article to be summarised and be sure you understand it. 2. Highlight important information and take notes. 3. In your own words, w
2、rite down the main points of each section. 4. Write down the key support points for the main topic, but do not include minor details. 5. Write a first draft of the summary without looking at the article. Tick () the statements that are true about summary writing. ( ) 1. A summary should include all
3、the main and supporting information. ( ) 2. A summary should leave 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. Activity 2 Read the summary of “A Medical Pioneer”, and answer que
4、stions. 1. What main points of the original text are included? 2. What information of the original text is left out? Why? 3. Does the summary include the opinion of the summary writer? Tu Youyou was awarded a Nobel Prize for her discovery of artemisinin. The key life events about Tu Youyou introduce
5、d in the news article： she was born in Zhejiang Province，China in 1930. she studied medicine at Peking University and then studied Chinese medicine for two and a half years. her team tested the chemical on animals. she was selected as one of the most influential figures of science in the 20th Centur
6、y. No. Activity 3 1. Divide the text “A Medical Pioneer” (pages 5253) into four parts and write out the relevant paragraphs for each part. Part 1 ( ) _ Part 2 ( ) _ Part 3 ( ) _ Part 4 ( ) _ Paragraph 2 Paragraph 1 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 the Nobel Prize Award personal information her mission and re
7、search her attitude towards fame 2. Match each part with the correct focus. personal information her attitude towards fame her mission and research the Nobel Prize Award Activity 4 Read the summary. Find out the main information included in each paragraph. Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Para
8、graph 4: Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize Award. Personal information of Tu Youyou. Tu Youyous mission and research. Tu Youyous attitude towards fame. A Medical Pioneer Article Summary Part 1 ( ) _ Part 2 ( ) _ Part 3 ( ) _ Part 4 ( ) _ Paragraph 2 Paragraph 1 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 the Nobel Prize Aw
9、ard personal information her mission and research her attitude towards fame Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragraph 4: Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize Award. Personal information of Tu Youyou. Tu Youyous mission and research. Tu Youyous attitude towards fame. Activity 5 1. How many parts can
10、it be divided into? The Superhero Behind Superman 2. What does each part focus on? Part 1 ( ) _ Part 2 ( ) _ Part 3 ( ) _ Part 4 ( ) _ Paragraphs 23 Paragraph 1 Paragraph 45 Paragraph 6 general introduction life before the accident a superhero in real life his death Activity 6 Read the text again. Underline the key words. Summarise each part in one sentence. The Superhero Behind Superman Activity 7 Compose your writing. 1. Drafting 2. Editing use the Peer Editing Sheet on page 90. The Superhero Behind Superman Thank You
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