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Writing: Summing up


A Summary is a brief account of a text.It is a long text distilled to its essentials.The sentence structure and the vocabulary have been changed, but the main ideas remain.
The length of a summary must provide all the necessary information contained in the text but in few , simple words.

When you write a summary you mustn't copy words or sentences , especially those of the author. You should re-organize and re-write the main points trying to give the same impressions and ideas as far as possible. Never write personal opinions: objectivity is essential.

Writing a summary you should:
-Keep to the text ;
-Follow the logic of the text,
-not write your personal ideas or commentaries
- be clear

Methodology
- Read the text twice and highlight the main points
- Eliminate all the words , details, passive forms and expressions that are not useful or relevant.
-Highlight keywords and key sentences
- Write down the summary and verify weather it keeps to the general ideas and contents of the text
- Use connectors to start and finish the summary (the connectors are words or phrases used to organize cohesive and coherent texts)


 
BASIC CONNECTORS

ENGLISH ITALIANO
According to Secondo ( opinione altrui)
Moreover/Besides Inoltre
As a consequence/as a result/consequently Di conseguenza/come conseguenza
Then poi
Eventually Per finire
however Comunque/tuttavia
while mentre
For example/for instance Ad esempio
For what concerns Per quanto riguarda
First of all / Firstly / To begin with
Finally / in short / to sum up / in conclusion / lastly / last but not least…
Per prima cosa
Per concludere/ concludendo/ In breve
On the other hand D'altro canto/d'altronde



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