USE YOUR OWN WORD
HOW WILL YOU WRITE IT ?
=> It is very easy if you just know it and follow the steps given below. Now let's follow 2 strategies to write a summary.
STRATEGY: 1
• read the text thoroughly
• ask questions with who, when, what, where and how
• mark/underline only the main points, words, phrase etc.
STRATEGY: 2
• use your own words
• use appropriate sentence pattern (simple, compound, complex etc.)
• arrange your idea in such a way that they develop gradually
• use connecting words like as, because, moreover etc to connect ideas together
• maintain length (summery should not be longer than one third of the text)
• revise your write – up
BUT YOU MUST –
# AVOID copying the whole sentence from the text
# AVOID repeating the same idea
# AVOID explain anything
# AVOID quotation marks
Writer: Adib Ahmed
SILSWA College Ambassador
Dhaka Commerce College
HOW WILL YOU WRITE IT ?
=> It is very easy if you just know it and follow the steps given below. Now let's follow 2 strategies to write a summary.
STRATEGY: 1
• read the text thoroughly
• ask questions with who, when, what, where and how
• mark/underline only the main points, words, phrase etc.
STRATEGY: 2
• use your own words
• use appropriate sentence pattern (simple, compound, complex etc.)
• arrange your idea in such a way that they develop gradually
• use connecting words like as, because, moreover etc to connect ideas together
• maintain length (summery should not be longer than one third of the text)
• revise your write – up
BUT YOU MUST –
# AVOID copying the whole sentence from the text
# AVOID repeating the same idea
# AVOID explain anything
# AVOID quotation marks
Writer: Adib Ahmed
SILSWA College Ambassador
Dhaka Commerce College