3. Make a list of these points in your own words.
4. Work out a logical sequence for the listed words.
5. Write the summary linking the key points together.
Possible outline.
1-the topic
2– the problem and its topicality
3-5– the main points of the article (here some of the author`s examples can be mentioned)
6– the author`s conclusion (not your own)
Useful expressions:
• The text (article) under review is about…(or gives the information about)
• The article deals with the problem…
• The subject of this text is…
• At the beginning the author describes…(explains, touches upon, analyses, comments
• The article begins with the description of….
• The article opens with…
• Then (next, after that, further on) the author describes, passes on to…, gives a detailed (thorough) analysis (description), goes on to say that…
• To finish with, the author points out…
• At the end of the article the author comes to the conclusion that…, sums it all up by saying…
• In conclusion the author…
Sample Summary. Read the summary of text B from this unit and put some of the expressions from the list above to complete this summary.
The article ‘Air Pollution and Intelligence’ _______about how pollution affects intelligence. _______the author ________ research conducted for the WHO that showed that pollution was responsible for the worse students’ test results in language and arithmetic. _________on/________, the author ________that polluted air impedes cognitive ability and _________ some examples to prove his point of view. _______ the author _______ that governments need to take measures to reduce air pollution as it is one of the worst forms of pollution.