Unit2OutofthisworldExtendedreadingHowtowriteasummary

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ConceptStep1:ReadthetextStep2:BreakthetextdownintosectionsStep3:IdentifythekeypointsineachsectionStep4:Writethesummary

Summarizingmeansgivingaconciseoverviewofatext’smainpointsinyourownwordsAsummaryisalwaysmuchshorterthantheoriginaltext.Summarizingmeansgivingaconciseoverviewofatext’smainpointsinyourownwordswithoutmissinganyofthekeypointsaclear,objective,accurateaccountofthemostimportantinformationandideasinvolveanalysingthesource

Step1:Readthetext?Scanthearticlequicklytogetasenseofitstopic.?Readthearticlecarefully,highlightingimportantpointsandtakingnotesasyouread.?Skimthearticleagaintoconfirmyou’veunderstoodthekeypoints.Step2:Breakthetextdownintosectionsusuallyincludinganintroduction,methods,results,anddiscussionorconclusionascientificpaperStep2:BreakthetextdownintosectionsFromparagraph2tothelastparagraph,detailedreasonsarelisted.You’llfindsub-pointsinthefirstsentenceofeachparagraph.Whyweexplorestructuredaroundaseriesofsub-pointsorthemesreasonsforspaceexplorationStep3:IdentifythekeypointsineachsectionbackgroundinformationorsupplementarydetailsnotinvolveparaphrasingeverysingleparagraphStep3:Identifythekeypointsineachsection

IntroductionMethodsResultsDiscussionorConclusionWhatresearchquestionorproblemisaddressed??Whattypeofresearchisdone??Howisdatacollectedandanalysed?Whatarethemostimportantfindings??Whatistheoverallanswertotheresearchquestion??Howdoestheauthorexplaintheseresults?put“ourowninstinct,learningaboutuniverse,applicationoftechnologiesforspaceexploration,economicbenefits,educationandinspirationofthenextgeneration”put“Introduction”besidethefirstparagraphStep3:IdentifythekeypointsineachsectionReasonsforspaceexploration1.Itisinournaturetoexplore.2.Itenablesustolearnmoreabouttheorigin,evolution,andlikelyfutureoftheuniverse.3.TechnologiesfirstresearchedanddevelopedforspaceexplorationcanbeusedtosolvesomeofthebigproblemsontheEarth.4.Weprofiteconomicallyfromthespaceindustryanditalsocreatesjobs.5.Iteducatesandinspiresthenextgeneration.Step4:WritethesummaryWhyareweinterestedinexploringthespace?There’refivereasonshere.Ournatureencouragesustoexploretheunknownouterspace,whichenablesustolearnmoreabouttheorigin,evolution,andlikelyfutureoftheuniverse.Consequently,somebigproblemsontheEarthcanbesolvedwiththetechnologiesdevelopedforspaceexploration.Besides,thespaceindustrycancreatejobsandbenefituseconomically.Furthermore,iteducatesandinspiresthenextgeneration.Step4:Writethesummary

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