Summary writing What is a summary? A summary is the short version of a text which only presents its most important information. It only contains the facts that a possible reader needs to know in order to get a clear idea of what the original text is all about‚ e.g. the development of the main plot in a short story of play‚ the main line of argument in a non-fictional text etc. What to do… … before writing: 1. Read the text carefully and make sure that you understand it in every detail.
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African Literature: What Tradition? by Es’kia Mphahlele It all started when Africa was shanghaied into the history of the West in the late nineteenth century. What were we coming into? ----- a long line of continuity going back some 9‚000 years since the civilizations of the great river valleys of the Nile‚ the Tigris and Euphrates‚ the Indus‚ and the Hwang-ho had launched man on a long intellectual quest. We had been discovered by an aggressive Western Culture which was never going to let us be
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THE FUNCTION OF CRITICISM AT THE PRESENT TIME Matthew Arnold THE FUNCTION OF CRITICISM AT THE PRESENT TIME Table of Contents THE FUNCTION OF CRITICISM AT THE PRESENT TIME.........................................................................1 Matthew Arnold.............................................................................................................................................1 i THE FUNCTION OF CRITICISM AT THE PRESENT TIME Matthew Arnold This page copyright © 2001 Blackmask
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With reference to at least 2-3 of Amichai’s poems‚ identify the main stylistic elements of his work and comment on their effectiveness. The main stylistic elements of the work of Yehuda Amichai greatly reflect the time in which he was writing and the place in which he was located whilst writing. Being born in Germany in 1924 and then living in Israel in the 20th century meant that Amichai was exposed to a turbulent stage in world history as Israel had only just been created as a separate state
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Radio Analysis 1. Introduction Every day‚ many people tune in to radio news. In Britain alone‚ every week over 12 million listen to news bulletins from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on five radio networks. The language of the news media‚ especially of radio news‚ offers a number of areas which are worth researching and investigating. An investigation of the linguistic features of the language in radio news - similar to any other investigation - needs a definition of what is to be
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refer to a dictionary and a grammar. Recommended grammar reference books and dictionaries: Practical English Usage – Michael Swan (Oxford University Press) How English Works – Michael Swan and Catherine Walter (Oxford University Press) Teaching Tenses – Rosemary Aitken (Nelson) Please complete this task in your own handwriting. Student Writing 1. Read the following piece of writing carefully. • Identify the errors by underlining them • Correct them • Choose
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when the teacher calls to talk with Daisy about Donny’s grades‚ and Daisy tells her to talk with Cal. What is your reaction to Daisy’s responses? 6. Re-read the story’s ending paragraphs. Why might there be a sudden shift to the narrator using present tense verbs? 7. Whom‚ or what‚ is to blame for Donny’s poor attitudes‚ rebelliousness‚ and his running away? 8. What characteristics – positive or negative – does Daisy possess that most parents possess to some degree? 9. What “lessons” might
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Many people think that a resume is only for white collar jobs. In our changing job market almost everyone will need a resume‚ including most blue collar workers. The resume is a selling tool that outlines your skills and experiences so an employer can see‚ at a glance‚ how you can contribute to the company. More to the point‚ what we are actually doing is applying for an interview. Only in the rarest of cases will a resume directly secure a job offer. The goal of an effective resume is to highlight
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further support this‚ the writer goes on to suggest that teachers are not the problem‚ as he sees it‚ but school as an institution “although teachers do care and do work very hard‚ the institution they work in is psychopathic”. The writer uses the present tense throughout the entire article to highlight the immediacy of the situation and convince the reader that reform is needed. Gatto’s use of repetition of words like “useless” and “absurd” are used part way through the text in order to not only make
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