Do we really change? Summarizing an article on personality
Students compare an article on how personality develops in adulthood with a model summary, then summarize a text on introversion.
C2Adults60 minSummary
About this lesson
A C2 writing lesson (summary). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Summary
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 60 minutes
- Topic
- Personality
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, True / False, Matching
- Key words
- The article argues that…, is only partly true, on average, The writer notes / suggests / concludes that…, to condense, to omit, a paraphrase, to underestimate
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Identify what a good summary keeps, omits and paraphrases
- Paraphrase ideas concisely using neutral reporting language
- Write an accurate 90–110 word summary of an article on personality