Review of PAPER TWO
Section A
Summary Writing
As a reminder:
Techniques of Summary Writing
- Step one
Read and re-read passage
Step Two
- Look for the main points throughout passage.
Step three
List any 5 main points in complete sentences
For example
1. Cassava takes little less than a year to be harvested and is nutritious once preserved early.
(Point taken is fully understood as it is written in a complete sentence)
Step Four
Compose a ONE paragraph summary USING the 5 mains you listed as well as the reminding
points in passage...
Whilst you compose the paragraph
- Avoid illustrations (de nitions, etc)
- Delete statistical data (any in numbers)
- Omit examples (anything after such as, for example, etc)
* Retain writer's intention ( which may be to celebrate/to condemn/to criticize, etc)
* USE OWN WORDS...use synonyms to words in the passage
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* Stick to word limit (no more than 120 words)