HOW TO MAKE A GOOD SUMMARY!!

IDENTIFY STORY

ELEMENTSSETTING (scene, surroundings…)PLOT

(story of a book,

novel..)

WHAT is the book talking about?The book talks about…

The book tells us…

The book shows us…

ORGANISE YOUR THOUGHTS

CONNECT IDEAS AND SENTENCES WITH TRANSITION WORDS!!!!

•First of all•At the beginning•At first•Initially•First•To begin with/start•It started when•Once upon a time

•Secondly•After that•Then/next•Later•Meanwhile•Moreover•Also•Besides•Furthermore•In addition•In fact

•In conclusion•Finally•At the end/in the end•Lastly•To sum it up•Last, but not least.

•However•Although•But•Nevertheless

CONTRADICTION TERMS

ADJECTIVES•amazing •astonishing •exciting •sensational •thrilling • impressive •Awesome•Incredible •Remarkable•Great•Nice•Fabulous

MORE ADJECTIVES•Marvelous •Surprising•Wonderful•Unusual

Useful vocabulary

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