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    LANGUAGE BANK

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    LANGUAGE BANK

    I- USEFUL PHRASES FOR SUMMARY WRITING


    1. Phrases in the topic sentence:
    The text In the text
    Is about… The readers get to know…
    deals with… The reader is confronted with…
    presents… The reader is told about…
    describes… The reader is introduced to…

    2. Phrases for the narrator:


    Says, states, points out that… Contradicts the view
    Claims, believes, thinks that Criticizes/analyses/comments
    on…
    Describes, explains, makes clear Tries to express…
    that…
    Uses examples to confirm/ prove Argues/ suggests that…
    that…
    Agrees/ Disagrees with the tries to convince the readers that
    views/thesis …

    3. About the structure of the text:


    The text consists of… may be divided into…
    The introduction goes as far as the In the first paragraph/ exposition
    line… the author introduces…
    In the second part of the text/ Another example can be found in
    paragraph the author describes line…

    4. Phrases to summarize:
    As a result… To sum up/ to conclude…
    In conclusion, starting from the the author sums up the main
    line… ideas/thesis…
    In his last remark/ with his last in essence/ summary
    remark/ statement, the author
    concludes that
    To recap/ restate in a nutshell/ short
    The bottom lines/ main This essay talks/ illustrates about
    points/overall message

    II- USEFUL WORDS FOR SUMMARY WRITING:

    Verbs Adjectives
    Analyze Brief
    Identify Concise
    Illustrate Comprehensive
    Interpret Unopinionated
    Convey Unbiased
    Discuss Well-organized
    Evaluate Accurate
    Highlight Factual

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