(共21张PPT)
M1U6 At one with nature
Summary Writing
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Water trickles pastorally off of the tips of cut bamboo stalks. A gentle breezes sways the branches of a grove of trees as a Chinese flute plays softly in the background. It’s just a day in the life of Li Ziqi, who may be the most famous YouTuber you haven’t heard of.
The phenomenally popular Chinese food blogger, with almost 10 million YouTube subscribers and 24 million followers on Sina Weibo, posts almost fairy-tale-like videos of her life in rural Sichuan -chatting with her grandmother, foraging, cooking rustic, positively perfect-looking food, and also maybe wearing a giant red cape and riding through the forest on horseback.
Q1: What's the news mainly about
Q2: Which sentence gives the core information?
Q3: What are the other sentences intended for
Learning to learn
A topic sentence is a sentence that states or suggests the main idea or
topic of a paragraph. Often, a topic sentence comes at the beginning of a paragraph; sometimes, it appears in the middle or at the end.
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Learning to learn
A supporting sentence is a sentence with information that supports a main idea or claim. Supporting sentences give a reader details to understand a main idea, or evidence to show why a claim is true or correct.
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herbal tea
Read and pick out the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Work out the logic between the topic sentence and its supporting sentences.
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British people love to make tea with fruit and herbs. With pleasant flavors and scents, and coming in a variety of colors, fruit and herbal teas make a nice change to traditional teas. Many people grow their own tea gardens, in which they plant easy-to-grow herbs such as mint and lemongrass.
topic sentence
reason
fact
their popularity
Herbal tea has various health benefits. Many people enjoy herbal tea because it can have a positive effect on energy levels. If you need a good night's sleep, choose a tea that helps you relax. If you haven't been feeling very well, drink some ginger tea to give your immune system a helping hand. Mint tea, meanwhile, is good for digestion.
topic sentence
example1
example2
example3
health
benefits
reason
Flavors such as lemon and ginger have long been popular in the UK. However, recent years have seen more and more unusual flavors come onto the market. Fruit teas now include mango, strawberry, apple and pear. Herbal teas include blackberry leaf and dandelion.
fact
topic sentence
example1
example2
unusual flavors
Think and decide
what information is supposed to be put in the summary.
Fruit & Herbal Teas
their
popularity
unusual
flavors
health
benefits
topic sentence
reason
fact
fact
topic sentence
example1
example2
topic sentence
reason
example1
example2
example3
British people love to make tea with fruit and herbs. With pleasant flavors and scents, and coming in a variety of colors, fruit and herbal teas make a nice change to traditional teas. Many people grow their own tea gardens, in which they plant easy-to-grow herbs such as mint and lemongrass.
topic sentence
reason
fact
their popularity
Flavors such as lemon and ginger have long been popular in the UK. However, recent years have seen more and more unusual flavors come onto the market. Fruit teas now include mango, strawberry, apple and pear. Herbal teas include blackberry leaf and dandelion.
fact
topic sentence
example1
example2
unusual flavors
Herbal tea has various health benefits. Many people enjoy herbal tea because it can have a positive effect on energy levels. If you need a good night's sleep, choose a tea that helps you relax. If you haven't been feeling very well, drink some ginger tea to give your immune system a helping hand. Mint tea, meanwhile, is good for digestion.
topic sentence
example1
example2
example3
health
benefits
reason
change words and phrases
(替换字词)
change the part of speech
(改变词性)
change sentence patterns
(改变句式)
…
Ways to paraphrase
概括要点
同义表达
How to write a summary
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Summarize each paragraph with one sentence and make sure
①the subject of the sentence matches the topic of the whole passage;
②the whole sentence focuses on the main idea of the paragraph.
连接成文
British people love to make tea with fruit and herbs. With pleasant flavors and scents, and coming in a variety of colors, fruit and herbal teas make a nice change to traditional teas.
Fruit and herbal teas, with pleasant flavors, scents and colors, _____________________________________________ .
① gain great popularity among British people
② are popular with British people
their popularity
替换字词
改变词性
However, recent years have seen more and more unusual flavors come onto the market.
More unusual flavors _________________________________________.
unusual flavors
替换字词
改变语态
① have become available in the UK
② can be found in the UK
Herbal tea has various health benefits. Many people enjoy herbal tea because it can have a positive effect on energy levels.
Herbal tea can bring people many health benefits,
① for _________________________________
② ______________ one's energy levels can be positively adjusted.
health
benefits
it can positively affect one's energy levels.
with which
改变句式
改变语态
A possible version:
With great flavors, scents and colors, fruit teas and herbal teas, gain great popularity among British people. __________________, more unusual flavors have become available in the UK. Herbal tea, _____________, can bring people many health benefits, for they can positively affect one's energy levels.
In recent years
in particular
Item Check if they Done Put a tick √
1. cover enough key points.
2. ensure the subject of each sentence matches the topic of the whole passage and the whole sentence focuses on the main idea of each paragraph.
3. use synonyms to substitute some of the main words.
4. leave out the unnecessary words, quotes, examples.
5. have used accurate language (grammar, spelling, punctuation)
Share your summary
Assignment
法国姊妹高中的代表教师和学生近期在我校体验生活,了解中国文化。你将作为代表向他们简要介绍中国的草本茶(herbal teas)。介绍完毕后,有简短的提问环节,请做好相应准备。
请注意:
1. 内容简洁;
2. 结构清晰;
3. 语言流畅。
Reflection
A topic sentence + supporting sentences
A topic sentence is __________________________________________________________________
Supporting sentences are ____________________________________________________________
Steps to write a summary:
Ways to paraphrase:
1.I can paraphrase __________________ by changing the words.
2.I can paraphrase __________________ by ____________________________.
3.I can paraphrase __________________ by ____________________________.
I want to learn more:
_____________________________________________________________________
Step 1 Read the passage and figure out topic sentences in paragraphs.
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Thank you
for listening!