Prime Time 6, Coursebook mit Audio-CD und DVD
Useful tips Starting off Read the text carefully. Find out the main idea and write it down (notes). Step 2 Read the text again and write down three facts and arguments for each paragraph that support the main idea (notes). Step 3 Start writing your summary. First write down the main idea in one or two sentences. Step 4 Summarise the paragraphs. Leave out everything that is not important. Your own ideas/ arguments/opinions do not belong in a summary. Step 5 Check your summary. Are you sure you have summarised the main points correctly? Always think of the reader who does not know anything about this topic. An article Page 25 Articles inform the public in an unbiased way. As total objectivity is not possible, they should at least be fair, with all the relevant points included. Checklist: Article • Consider the purpose of your article (entertain, inform, persuade, etc.). • Use fairly objective prose language. • Include dates, facts and information about the topic. • Remember the structure: introduction (should attract the reader’s interest) – body – conclusion. • Use paragraphs. • Include questions to/Involve the reader. • Include examples or direct speech. • Express your opinion if required. • Think of a catchy title. Example question The teen magazine WHAT’S UP ? is looking for articles about being a teenager today. As a prize for the best entries you can win a weekend in London. You have decided to send in an article to the magazine. In your article you should: • explain the positive sides of being a teenager • discuss the negative sides of adolescence • illustrate your arguments with examples Give your article a title . Write around 200 words . 2 163 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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