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CHECKING YOUR SUMMARY

◆ Make sure you understand the passage you are to
summarise.

◆ Select the relevant points.

◆ Always write the summary in your own words.

◆ Write in clear, concise prose.

◆ Avoid unnecessary detail and examples.
◆ Keep to the correct number of words if told to do so.

CHECKING YOUR REPORT

◆ Plan your report so the points follow logically.

◆ Produce a title page.

◆ Use a contents table with page numbers.
◆ Write an introduction.

◆ Write a summary of the report.

◆ Use headings for each section.

◆ Write a conclusion including, if relevant, your recom-
mendations.

PRACTISING WHAT YOU’VE LEARNT
1. Summarise the following passage in approximately 50
words.
Josephine continued to entertain lavishly and spent a