Language Focus: Vocabulary
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Text 2
Text 1
Why might supermarket advertising have harmful effects on children's health?
What two things do children have difficulty in understanding?
How are the companies being irresponsible to children?
Why do children pester their parents?
What is the basic question in the debate about advertising?
2Look at the last two paragraph in text 2. Is the information given here new, or supporting detail for points already made?
5) The next step is to make notes. This is a very important rage. It will help you to:
- decide whether points made in the two texts are the same or different
- express the ideas in you own words
- rewrite the ideas within the limit given.
You should always end up with 4-6 main points.
1 The notes below are the main points from text 1. The underlined words have been changed. Find the words in the original text and compare them.
| Text 1 |
| things advertised may be bad for children |
| young children can't see the difference between adverts and ordinary television programmes |
| older children don't understand or care about the purpose of advertisements |
| advertisers are taking advantage of children to make money |
| Text 2 |
2 Now read text 2. One point from text 1 is repeated in text2. Tick this point in the notes above. One new point is made in text 2. Make brief notes on this point in the final box above. Try to use your own words.
6)
1 Look at the notes and decide if you want to re-order them or not. Then write out the notes as a connected paragraph. Leave plenty of space for corrections and amendments.
2 Now compare your paragraph with the following one. Underline the extra point that has been added from text 2. Is the order of points the same as in the notes above and if not, why do you think it has been changed?
| There are many reasons why advertisements aimed at children should be regulated. One argument against allowing advertising aimed specifically at children is that the things advertised may be bad for them. Young children can't see the difference between advertisements and ordinary television programmes. Older children may not understand or care about the purpose of advertisements. Advertising may lead children to try to persuade their parents to buy things which they can't afford. It seems wrong that advertisers are taking advantage of children's lack of understanding in order to make money. (90 words) |
7) The paragraph above has good content and organization, but it is too long and the ideas are not very well linked.
1 Look at the improved version below. Find an example of:
- something which has been deleted because it does not give essential information
- an expression which has been changed in order to use fewer words
- a linking word which has been added.
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2 However, the paragraph is still six words too long. Read through the edited version and find examples of the three techniques used in Exercise 7.1. Then discuss ways in which it could be further shortened to 70 words or fewer.
3 Now look back at your own paragraph. Check that the points are well ordered (they need to be the same as in the model above) and that your paragraph includes linking words to make the organization clear. Count the number of words. If there are too may, reduce the length using the techniques discussed in Exercise 7.1.
8) Read through your own paragraph once more and check that the grammar, spelling and punctuation are correct, and that it is legible and easy to read.
| Exam Strategy It is important for your summary to be tidy and legible. You will lose marks if it is difficult to read. It is best to write on alternative lines in order to leave yourself space to make any necessary corrections tidily and clearly. If your summary looks untidy and you have time, you may wish to make a final copy. |
Here is a procedure to follow for this task.
- Read the instructions. They will tell you the general topic linking the two texts.
- Read the opening and closing lines of each text to get a general idea of the content and style.
- Read through the first text at normal speed to understand the main ideas.
- Look at the two comprehension questions on the first text and reread all of part of the text again in order to find the answers. (If the question is on a specific section of the text, you will usually be told where to look.)
- Repeat these steps with the second text. Note: One question may ask you to compare ideas from both texts.
- Read the summary task and underline the key words.
- Go through each text again and underline the relevant information.
- Make brief notes of the main points. Use simple English, trying not to repeat the vocabulary used in the text. If the same point is made in both texts, only note it once. You should have 4-6 key points. If you have fewer than four, you have probably omitted some necessary information.
- Without looking back at the texts, write out your noted as a connected paragraph.
- Chock the length of your paragraph. Count the number of words. If your paragraph is too short, check again that you have included all necessary information. If it is too long. Shorten it by removing repetition or unnecessary words.
- Check that your grammar, spelling and punctuation are accurate.
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