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Reading and LanguageSystem: Summary Cloze

Use of English


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Introduction

In this lesson, we are going to

Review the skills in doing the summary cloze

exercise in Section C

Try to do some exercises in the lesson


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Reminders

Format:

A passage in 2 different versions: Version 1 (V1)+

Version 2 (V2)

V1: Original version

V2: Rewritten version

Task: To fill in the blanks in V2 with the help from

V1 1 blank for 1 word (Pay attention to the length of

the blank)


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Reminders

Order of paragraphs in V1 Order of

paragraphs in V2

Clue: The keywords in the topic sentences

No marks for grammatically wrong answers

Hyphenated words (e.g. full-scale) = 1 word


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Reminders

Types of answers:

Direct copying

Direct copying with changes in:

Tenses (e.g. gowent)

Plural form (e.g. childchildren)

Parts of speech [e.g. develop (v.)development (n.)]

New words Synonyms (e.g. fastquickly)

Antonyms (e.g. fastslow)


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Steps

1. Locate keywords in the topic sentences (the firsttwo sentences) in each paragraph of V2

Example: V2: They mention _______ and ______ ______ as being

their main concern. Keywords:

main concern

2. Match the keywords with those in V1 V1: Some restaurant owners are worried about food

safety and transportation. Keywords:

worried about

Answers: They mention transportationand foodsafetyasbeing their main concern.


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Steps

3. Mark the paragraph number of V1 next to

the paragraph in V2

4.

Long paragraphs in V2 = 23 paragraphsin V1

5. Find the keywords in the middle of the

paragraphs in V2 (a sentence with no

blanks)


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Steps

6. Look for the cue words around the blanks (may notlook the same as they are in V1)

Example: V1: A tree trunk has been hollowed outand filled with

drugs. V2: The man used a hollowed-out_____ _____ to hide

drugs.

Answer: tree trunk

7. Make the answers grammatically correct

Example: V1: a really goodtune

V2: fewgood____

Answer: tunes (plural form)


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Other Possible Forms of

Answers

Synonyms / Transformed words

V1: That talented man became famousat theage of 41.

V2: That talented man has become a household

namein his early _____.

Answer: forties / 40s


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Other Possible Forms of

Answers

Shortening phrases

V1: Some chefs wouldkeep the food left overand re-cook it for animals.

V2: Any leftoversusually became_____ _____.

Answer: animal food


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More examples of Hyponyms

Chairs / cupboards / sofa / table

Furniture

Brothers / sisters Siblings

Chinese / British / American / Canadian

Nationality

Mathematics / Geography / History

Subjects / disciplines


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Now, lets try theexercise!!

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