TAILIEUCHUNG - Toefl ibt internet based test 2006 - 2007 part 18

Am I teaching TOEFL prep or am I helping stu¬dents achieve their career goals? As I prepare each new edition of my books, I aek myself: Am I writing TOEFL preparation books or am t making tools that will help students succeed on the TOEFL and afferthe TOEFL? It is a very different perspective and inspires in a different way. | 114 ACADEMIC SKILLS SUMMARIZING__ Summarizing is related to paraphrasing because you are using your own words to express an idea that you have heard or read. Remember that when you paraphrase you are including all of the information but when you summarize you are including only the main ideas. A paraphrase is about the same length as the original but a summary is shorter than the original. There are three problems that you will confront when you are summarizing. 1. A summary does not Include everything in the original. This means that you should not try to write too much. 2. Details and examples that support the main points are usually not included in a summary. This means that you have to be able to discriminate between the main points and the details or examples. 3. The author s point ot view must be maintained. This means that you cannot express your opinion when you report the information. This chapter will help you improve your summarizing skills. You will learn how to Condense the Ideas Identify the main points Report the information How will these strategies help you on the TOEFL By learning to summarize you will be able to answer the questions that are worth the most points on the Reading section. There are also questions that require you to produce summaries on the Writing and Speaking sections. Moreover research demonstrates that students who understand how to summarize and use this skill when they prepare for tests will be able to remember information better. CONDENSE THE IDEAS Strategies to Use Be brief Combine sentences Be brief A summary is a shorter version of the original. For example if the original is 1000 words a summary would be 200-500 words. A paraphrase is about the same number of words as the original but a summary should be brief and concise. Practical Strategy Details and examples are used to explain and extend the main points in a reading or a lecture. To be brief delete .

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