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Fruit tea
Herbal tea
Task: Writing a summary about Fruit and herbal teas.
Fruit and herbal teas
What is a summary
Writing a summary means shortening a passage without changing its meaning but by using different words and sentences.
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How to write a summary
The R-PLAY Steps
Read for the topic, writing style and structure
Get the points by spotting the topic sentences and key words
List all the points in our own words
Analyze the structure to use proper linking words
Yoke all the points to complete the summary
Read for the topic, writing style and structure
British people love to make tea with fruit and herbs. With pleasant flavours and scents, and coming in a variety of colours, fruit and herbal teas make a nice change to traditional teas. Many people grow their very own tea gardens, in which they plant easy-to-grow herbs such as mint and lemongrass.
Flavours such as lemon and ginger have long been popular in the UK. However, recent years have seen more and more unusual flavours come onto the market. Fruit teas now include mango, strawberry, apple and pear. Herbal teas include blackberry leaf and dandelion.
Herbal tea has various health benefits. Many people enjoy herbal tea because it can have a positive effect on energy levels. If you need a good night's sleep, choose a tea that helps you relax. It you haven't been feeling very well, drink some ginger tea to give your immune system a helping hand. Mint tea, meanwhile, is good for digestion.
What’s the passage mainly about Can you use one sentence to summarize the passage
The passage talks about the , ,
and of fruit and herbal teas.
popularity
unusual flavours
health benefits
The passage is: A. Narration B. Expostion C. Argumentation
Fruit and herbal teas
popularity
unusual flavours
health benefits
What type of text is the passage
How does the writer organize the passage to convey the main idea
parallel structure
Tip 1: Getting the main idea can help you locate the topic quickly and lay the foundation for your summary writing.
British people love to make tea with fruit and herbs. With pleasant flavours and scents, and coming in a variety of colours, fruit and herbal teas make a nice change to traditional teas. Many people grow their very own tea gardens, in which they plant easy-to-grow herbs such as mint and lemongrass.
Flavours such as lemon and ginger have long been popular in the UK. However, recent years have seen more and more unusual flavours come onto the market. Fruit teas now include mango, strawberry, apple and pear. Herbal teas include blackberry leaf and dandelion.
Herbal tea has various health benefits. Many people enjoy herbal tea because it can have a positive effect on energy levels. If you need a good night's sleep, choose a tea that helps you relax. It you haven't been feeling very well, drink some ginger tea to give your immune system a helping hand. Mint tea, meanwhile, is good for digestion.
Find out the topic sentence and key words of each paragraph.
Get the points by spotting the topic sentences and key words
British people love to make tea with fruit and herbs. With pleasant flavours and scents, and coming in a variety of colours, fruit and herbal teas make a nice change to traditional teas. Many people grow their very own tea gardens, in which they plant easy-to-grow herbs such as mint and lemongrass.
How can we interpret/paraphrase the topic sentences and key words in our own words
British people love to make fruit and herbal teas.
Many people plant easy-to-grow herbs in their own tea gardens.
major fact
evidence
British people love to make fruit and herbal teas. Such a habit is so popular that many people plant easy-to-grow herbs in their own tea gardens.
popularity
List all the points in our own words
Flavours such as lemon and ginger have long been popular in the UK. However, recent years have seen more and more unusual flavours come onto the market. Fruit teas now include mango, strawberry, apple and pear. Herbal teas include blackberry leaf and dandelion.
How can we interpret/paraphrase the topic sentences in our own words
major fact
examples
unusual flavours
In recent years, many unusual flavours have come onto the market.
The unusual flavours include mango, strawberry, apple, pear, blackberry leaf and dandelion.
In recent years, many unusual flavours have come onto the market, including mango, strawberry, apple, pear, blackberry leaf and dandelion.
List all the points in our own words
Herbal tea has various health benefits. Many people enjoy herbal tea because it can have a positive effect on energy levels. If you need a good night's sleep, choose a tea that helps you relax. It you haven't been feeling very well, drink some ginger tea to give your immune system a helping hand. Mint tea, meanwhile, is good for digestion.
How can we interpret/paraphrase the topic sentences in our own words
health benefits
Herbal tea
has various
health benefits.
Some help people relax.
Ginger tea is good for immune system.
Mint tea is beneficial for digestion.
Herbal tea has various health benefits. Some help people relax, and some, like ginger tea, is good for immune system, while others, like mint tea, is beneficial for digestion.
List all the points in our own words
major fact
details
Analyze the structure to use proper linking words
Fruit and
herbal teas
Popularity
Unusual flavours
Health benefits
help people relax
be good to immune system
be beneficial for digestion
however, istead, but, nevertheless,
in contrast, in spite of...
additionally, besides, futhermore, moreover, apart from...
Tip 2: Use some linking words to make the summary coherent.
Yoke all the points to complete the summary
British people love to make fruit and herbal teas. Such a habit is so popular that many plant easy-to-grow herbs in their own tea gardens.
In recent years, many unusual flavours have come onto the market, including mango, strawberry, apple, pear, blackberry leaf and dandelion.
Herbal tea has various health benefits. Some help people relax, and some, like ginger tea, is good for immune system, while others, like, mint tea, is beneficial for digestion.
British people love to make fruit and herbal teas. Such a habit is so popular that many people plant easy-to-grow herbs in their own tea gardens. But in recent years, many unusual flavours have come onto the market, including mango, strawberry, apple, pear, blackberry leaf and dandelion. Besides, herbal tea has various health benefits. Some help people relax, and some, like ginger tea, is good for immune system, while others, like, mint tea, is beneficial for digestion.
(77 words)
Tip 3: Within 80 words
Practice
Use R-Play steps to write a summary about Longji Rice Terraces
Read for the topic, writing style and structure
Get the points by spotting the topic sentences and key words
List all the points in our own words
Analyze the structure to use proper linking words
Yoke all the points to complete the summary
Evaluation standards:
The Piano Rule
All the points should be included
Language should be independent (in our own words)
Language should accurate
Coherence should be natural
Language should be objective (without our own views)
Possible version
Longji Rice Terraces show different colors in different seasons. They were built by Zhuang and Yao people between Yuan and Qing Dynasty. As for the reasons, people built them to increase the planting areas and keep the soil. The most important is that these terraces reflect that man have worked in harmony with nature. Today, these terraces serve as a valuable tradition and a tourist attraction. (66 words)
Conclusion
“R” “play” the “piano”
Read for the topic, writing style and structure
the writing steps
the rule for writing a summary
Homework
Write a summary about A Love of Gardening
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