summary

Zitat:
If you can write a summary of a text, you show that you have understood the main points of the text quite well.
A summary is first of all, an objective(!) version of the original text. It does not add anything new in the way of interpreting the text or giving a personal comment on it.

How to write a Summary


Step 1:Read the text slowly and carefully, if necessary more than once

Step 2:Then put the text aside and ask yourself what does the author want to say?
Answer this question in one sentence as to form a clear idea of the subject.

Step 3:Divide the text into adequate sections, the paragraphs will help you to find the main parts

Step 4:Now make a rough draft, listing the author´s major ideas in key words or phrases for each section

Step 5:Start your Summary with a heading and a sentence which inform the reader about the text you are summarizing (author, title, source,date+ topic of the text)

Step 6: Fill out your rough draft in your own words so as to achieve a readable, logical and coherent text


Useful Phrases for Summaries

The author...

starts out/ starts off with = beginnt mit
points out = weist darauf hin
deals with = beschäftigt sich mit...
stresses = betont
underlines = unterstreicht, stellt heraus
concentrates on = konzentriert sich auf...
continues with = fährt fort mit
weighs the pros and cons = wägt die vor und nachteile ab
gives examples = bringt Beispiele
tries to convince the reader= versucht den Leser zu überzeugen
concludes by saying that = schließt mit den Worten
draws the conclusion = zieht die Schlussfolgerung

Ja genau das wäre es. Vor allem dann wenn man grade drei stunden lang wasserpfeife geraucht hat dann noch ins fitnessstudio gegangen ist und danach nix besseres zu tun hat als für ne english klausur zu lernen^^

Comment writing:

A. Preparation:

1.) Define the problem/subject
2. Gather and select arguments
3.)Group them according to their relevance and importance and
their logical connection

B. Writing the comment:

1.) Say what the problem/subject is.
2.) Introduce your opinion in a general evaluation of the problem.
3.) Prsent your arguments in detail.
Give reasons for your view. Two possible kinds of structure:

- one argument follows the other,
the strongest
argument ist put forward at the end

- an argument for a view is immediately followed gy the argument against it.

4.) Draw a conclusion.


How to write a comment:

Step 1:

As we have seen in...
As we know from...
The author of... holds the view that...


Step 2:
In my opinion/view...
To my mind...
I think....
There is noc question that..
I cannot really believe that...
I would say....
As far as I can see....


Step 3:

The first point I would like to mention...
When we have a closer look at...
In contrast to....
On reason is that...
Another argument is...

Step 4:

Therefore I would say/ think / don´t think / cannot agree with /
As a result...
In short....
All in all....
To summarize....


Das dürfte dir ganz gut weiterhelfen denk ich :)

das freut mich
dann wünsch ich dir ganz viel erfolg für morgen, schreibe
morgen nämlich auch englisch ;)

Oha...überlebt...und es war sogar recht einfach^^