Summarising a text

Summarising a text: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: ecrire-mail-formelPass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will recognise and use “Summarising a text” correctly.

2. Discover

Compare: garder le sujet; garder les idées principales; supprimer les détails secondaires; reformuler. Which clue helps you recognise résumer un texte?

3. Understand

To understand “Summarising a text”, start from the examples rather than an abstract definition. Read the task first so you know what to look for. Then collect only the useful clues.

garder le sujetgarder les idées principalessupprimer les détails secondairesreformulerrespecter l’ordre logiquerelire la cohérence

Watch out

Base your answer on a precise clue from the document: a word, a fact, a logical relation or the text structure. Do not add information that is not there.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Say what you want to mean first, then express it with “Summarising a text”. Read it again as if you were receiving it.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

For résumer un texte, identify the context first, then the form carrying the useful information. Always check your answer in a complete sentence.

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9. Now I can…

I can recognise “Summarising a text” in a new example.
I can justify my choice and create an example.