USE THE TABLE TO RETELL NEWSPAPER ARTICLES:
The plan for rendering the text |
Some expression to be used while rendering the text |
1. The title of the article |
The article is head-lined ... The head-line of the article I have read is ... |
2. The author of the article;
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The author of the article is ... The article is written by ... It is (was) published in ... It is (was) printed in ... |
3. The main idea of the article
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The main idea of the article is ... The article is about ... The article is devoted to ... The article is dedicated to ... The article deals with ... The article describes ... The article opens with the description of ... The article gives the description of ... The article contains the description of ... The article points out that ... The article is concerned with ... The article dwells on ... The article draws the reader’s attention to comments on ... The article discusses the events ... The article reviews the events ... The article stresses ... The article touches upon ... The purpose of the article is to give the reader some information on ... The aim of the article is to provide the reader with some material (data) on ... |
4. The contents of the article:
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a) The author starts by telling the reader (about) that ... b) The author writes (states, stresses, thinks, points out) that ... The article describes ... c) According to the text ... Further the author reports (says) that ... The article goes on to say that ... d) In conclusion ... The author comes to the conclusion that ... |
5. Your opinion of the rticle | I found the article interesting (important, dull, of value, too hard to understand ...) |