The document provides tips for writing a summary, including preparing by reading the original text carefully and understanding the main ideas and purpose. It recommends including only the key points and leaving out extras details and examples. Transitional words and phrases should be used to link the sentences together in a concise yet clear way. The summary should be written in your own words and be significantly shorter than the original.

1. SUMMARIES

2. LINKERS
Write the sentences again using one of the words in the box.
CONSEQUENTLY BECAUSE (OF) SO THEREFORE SINCE
AS AS A RESULT AS A CONSEQUENCE
The headline was really interesting, so he read the whole article.
She didn’t want to talk tohim today as they’d had an argument last night.
• REASON • RESULT
– BECAUSE (OF) – AS A RESULT (OF)
– AS A CONSEQUENCE
– AS
(OF)
– SINCE – CONSEQUENTLY
– SO
– THEREFORE

4. Which is the best summary?

5. HOW TO WRITE A SUMMARY

6. TO PREPARE IT YOU SHOULD...

7. USEFUL LANGUAGE