Underlining Key Points

Outlining
Tenses
Note-taking

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• demonstrate skills in underlining key points in a reading
text and taking down notes in a lecture.
• show skills in outlining.
• summarize texts in concise ways.
• demonstrate listening skills.
Underlining the material on a page is quickest,
provided the reading material belongs to you.
• A personal process
• Underline, highlight, or circle major details
• Write notes or marginal comments
When? Why? How?
Storyline. Thesis. Personal tasks. Summary.
Notes. Plans. Among others.
• list only the main ideas as main headings.
• relate all subheadings to the main heading they
follow.
• make sure all the headings in a series fit together
logically; headings are clearly different, that they don’t
cover the same materials.
• make sure that whenever you break down a heading
you have at least two subheadings.
• use whole sentences, phrases or just single words
consistently, as long as the entries convey the
information and are easy to understand.
• indent all items correctly.
Asia at risk
1. Unless action is taken, Asia is in grave danger due to global warming.
1.1 Asia has the biggest population share.
1.2 Asia is at risk for floods and lesser access to fresh water and food supply.
1.3 Poor communities will suffer the highest risk.
2. Fighting greenhouse gases requires not only adopting new technologies but
also changing lifestyles.
2.1 Asia has no capacity to adapt to climate change.
2.2 Vital agricultural production would be in danger.
3. The danger of conflict is ever-present.
3.1 In several areas of the world, there is intense competition for water resources.
3.2 Lack of rain and drought will cause intense friction over access to the land.
• simple present
• present continuous
• present perfect
• present perfect continuous
• I walk to school everyday.
• I see the plight of farmers.
• The storm hits Luzon tonight .
• Limited face-to-face classes
begin probably next year.
• The farmers are trucking their
harvest.
• I’m visiting the farm Friday.
• I’m sending you a message
later today.
• I have lost the notes.
• She has improved a lot since
he left.
• You’ve just left a void.
• Filipinos have been suffering
from the government’s
incompetence.
• He’s been dreading the
deadlines at work.
Give me a sentence using the tense and topic:
Tense Topic
Simple present Online Class
Present continuous Politics
Present perfect Emotions
Present perfect continuous Life
Prepare your notes and materials in
note-taking next meeting. This will
be part of your activity.
When taking down notes listen for the main
ideas and the major details.
• Use abbreviations but make sure to
understand them later.
• Add comments and thoughts.
• Don’t get so caught up in notetaking that
you stop listening.
• Avoid fussing on spelling and terms; you
can check later.
• Understand the vocabulary and
concepts; dictionary
• List the main ideas and major
details
• Main idea is usually the first
sentence of the summary
• Rewrite facts and ideas logically;
connections should be clear
• Avoid repeating unnecessary words
• Use connecting words such as first,
second, on the other hand, however,
as a matter of fact, etc
Koo, G. S. (June 9, 2008). The best, worst of times. Philippine Daily Inquirer, G3
•Sentence Fragment
It is a sentence that is missing
either its subject or its main verb
(predicate).
•Complete Sentence
It is a sentence with complete
subject and its main verb
(predicate).

There is an independent clause.

•Avoid fragments
Will soon be arriving.
The professor will soon be arriving.
Leaders who are corrupt.
We don’t need leaders who are corrupt.
The model wearing a Gucci.
The model is wearing a Gucci.
He is still productive. John who was
active in several outreach programs.

John, who was active in several

outreach programs, is still productive.
•Assignment in NEOLMS
•Semi-Finals Exams next week
“When you get, give.
When you learn, teach.”
Maya Angelou

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