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EXERCISE
1 For the short passage below, summarize the main points.
Eggs are a great breakfast food. I like them mostly because they taste great.
They are also very good for health.
Main Point:
2 Look at the summary sentences below. Shorten them to make interesting
titles for essays.
a. It is very common for people to be afraid of heights.
➔ Many people fear heights.
b. Playing video games helps me deal with stress.
➔
c. A dog can be the best friend of all.
➔
3 R ead the paragraph below.Then summarize the main points and make a
good title.
It is important to get along with all a. Summary:
kinds of people. First of all, we can all b. BestTitle:
learn a lot from each other. Everyone
has different wisdom to share. Also,
many tasks in life require the help of
other people. If we can’t get along,
these tasks are much harder to do.
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1 For the short passage below, summarize the main points.
Eggs are a great breakfast food. I like them mostly because they taste great.
They are also very good for health.
Main Point:
2 Look at the summary sentences below. Shorten them to make interesting
titles for essays.
a. It is very common for people to be afraid of heights.
➔ Many people fear heights.
b. Playing video games helps me deal with stress.
➔
c. A dog can be the best friend of all.
➔
3 R ead the paragraph below.Then summarize the main points and make a
good title.
It is important to get along with all a. Summary:
kinds of people. First of all, we can all b. BestTitle:
learn a lot from each other. Everyone
has different wisdom to share. Also,
many tasks in life require the help of
other people. If we can’t get along,
these tasks are much harder to do.
Unit 4. ORGANIZATION ✷ 47
