Summaries: generalizing and cutting detail
Writing · Summaries · C1 · 20 min. Replace lists and details with general terms, choose umbrella phrases and condense a long sentence.
About this worksheet
Replace lists and details with general terms, choose umbrella phrases and condense a long sentence.
- Level
- C1
- Category
- Writing
- Topic
- Summaries
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Exercises
- Gap-fill, Multiple choice, Speaking / writing task, Writing lines
- Answer key
- Included
- Access
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On the sheet
- Gap-fill: Complete the second sentence with one general word. The first letter i
- Multiple choice: Choose the best general term for each list.
- Speaking / writing task: Rewrite this sentence in no more than 20 words.
- Writing lines: Write your sentence here.
