II. Scan the text and fill in the table
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III. Read the text once again and complete the sentences.
1. By teenages we mean … .
2. In the old days children used to grow up … .
3. According to ‘the older generation’ teenagers … .
4. The author thinks that … .
5. There are certain preoccupations such as … .
6. The vast majority of young people … .
7. The author finds teenagers … .
8. It’s true, of course, that sometimes teenagers … because … .
Grammar Spot
1. Go to Grammar Focus to revise the material about numerals
2. Describe how social attitudes have changed in Great Britain
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Tips for writing a summary
1. First, read the text or article to get a general idea of the subject matter as well as the author's attitude.
2. Then read through a second time to identify the main points – either paragraph by paragraph, or heading by heading / sub-heading.
Identify the topic sentences. These are usually the first sentences of each paragraph. They give the main idea for the paragraph (with the following sentences supporting this main idea). Also look for the concluding sentence in the paragraph, as this often summarises the paragraph.
3. Now write the main idea of each paragraph (or section) in one sentence. Use your own words, rather than the author's words. This is important: if you copy what the author has written, you risk writing too much!
4. Start pulling out key facts or findings from the text which support the author's main idea (or ideas). You may need to either summarise these (if there are a lot of them) or decide which are the most important or relevant.
However, if you are summarising a number of texts or articles, start to look for common themes running through all the texts. Are the texts broadly in agreement, or do they have different points of view or findings? Choose only a few supporting details to illustrate similarity or contrast.
5. When you have written all your sentences, you should be able to get a good overview of the whole text. This overview can be your introduction to your summary. In your introduction, you'll also need to give the author's name and the title of the text you are summarising.
Your summary should now look like this:
Text / author information
Your overview (the introduction)
The single sentences summarising the main ideas, with the key facts or figures that support the ideas.
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6. At this point, you'll need to organise all the information in the most logical way. You might also have repeated ideas or details that you'll need to delete.
7. Don't forget to include linking words so your reader can easily follow your thoughts. This will help your summary flow better, and help you avoid writing short sentences without any connection between them.
Important points to remember
ü Don't copy the article. Instead, paraphrase. For example, “the author claims / states / suggests …”
ü If you quote directly from the original text, use quotation marks. (Minimise how often you do this.)
ü Don't give your opinion.
ü Edit what you write. Check your English grammar, spelling and punctuation mistakes.
(From http://www.english-at-home.com/business/how-to-write-a-summary/)
Writing
I. Make a summary of the text.
Use the following phrases
| The article is headlined…. | – Статья называется… |
| The headline of the article I have read is… | – Название статьи, которую я прочитал… |
| The author of the article is… | – Автор статьи… |
| The article is written by… . | – Статья написана… |
| It's published in… | – Она опубликована… |
| It's printed in… | – Она опубликована… |
| It's printed in… | – Она напечатана… |
| The main idea of the article is… | – Основная мысль этой статьи… |
| The article is about… | – Статья о… |
| The article is devoted to… | – Статья посвящена… |
| The article deals with…. | – Статья связана с … |
| The article touches upon…. | – Статья затрагивает… |
| The purpose of the article is to give the reader some information on… | – Цель статьи – ознакомить читателя с … |
| The aim of the article is to provide the reader with some material (data) on…. | – Цель статьи ознакомить читателя с материалами/данными о… |
| The author starts by telling the reader that | – В начале статьи автор пишет … |
| The author writes (states, stresses, thinks, points out) that … | – Автор пишет, (утверждает, подчеркивает, полагает, выделяет), что… |
| The article describes … | – Статья описывает … |
| According to the text ... | – Согласно тексту… |
| Further the author reports (says)… | – Далее автор сообщает… |
| It is important to note (stress, underline)… | – Важно отметить, (подчеркнуть)… |
| In conclusion…. | – В заключение… |
| The author comes to the conclusion that… | – Автор приходит к заключению, что… |
Speaking
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Discuss the following
1. Should parents restrict their children freedom? Do you think teenagers have too much freedom in our country?
2. in Russia you may see many teenagers in the streets late at nights? What are they doing there? Is it safe?
3. Sometimes teenagers find it difficult to communicate with their parents. Why? Who should help teenagers to solve the problems? Could parents be helpful? How should parents communicate with their teenage children? Should they try to share their interests, pop music for instance?
4. Would you agree that these are some of the important problems of teenagers? “Who am I”, “I’m bored”, “They don’t understand me”, “People are laughing at me”, “I don’t know what to do”, “I haven’t any good friends”.
5. Some teenagers try hard to distinguish themselves by wearing unusual clothes, or having unusual habits. On the other hand, some teenagers tend to unification wearing similar clothes; having similar, following similar behavioural patterns habits. Give examples.
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6. Many teenagers are ready to take part in different protest actions. Why? Are they really interested in politics? What are they protesting against?
7. Are there any political organizations for teenagers in Russia?
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