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SECTIONA-SummaryWriting(120words)
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When learning summarizing skills, three points should be emphasized:

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(1) summaries are shorter than original texts,
(2) they contain the main ideas of a text, and
(3) they are written in reported speech and present tense.

The process can be broken into these steps:

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STEP I – Analyse the INSTRUCTIONS to make sure you understand how to answer.

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…what to focus on? Relevant details

… how to write? Continuous prose

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… word limit? 120 exact

STEP II – Read the passage ONCE to get a general understanding; TWICE to start making
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STEP III – Make NOTES of the main ideas in the text.

1. Identify theme/topic that is mentioned throughout passage (what is extract talking about?)
2. Create a topic sentence that summarises main

points
3. Ask yourself, what is writer trying to tell me about topic?

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*use your own wording as far as possible to paraphrase in sentence form what you found

(these become the main points/relevant info.)

*ensure you do not have any MORE FEDS

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4. Organise main points sentences logically, which means they do not have appear in order
presented in passage

STEP IV – Add transitions to make coherent

Use appropriate transitions to join and transition sentences.

STEP V – Read over and proofread

● Your range of vocabulary is helpful as you condense a number of words/details

● Change any direct speech into reported speech
● Keep the language: (SC²)
Simple – easy to understand
Clear – easy to see
Concise – brief and to the point

EXAMPLES – Click on the link to view up to 27 sample with

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Please not the difference in format of the various pieces of writing

in this section

Topics: Email, Formal Letter, Reports, Notice & Memorandum.

An Email is short for ‘electronic mail‘. Similar to a letter, it is sent via the internet to a recipient.
An email address is required to receive email, and that address is unique to the user. Some people
use internet-based applications and some use programs on their computer to access and
store emails.

The format for an email is:

● From: (Who is sending the email- John@yahoo.com)

● To: (Who you are sending the email to- live@gmail.com)
● Cc: (Who you want to send a copy of the email to- mark@live.com)
● Bcc: (You add someone you want to sent the email to but you do not want everyone to see
who this person is)
● Subject: (What the email is about- Requesting an English Class)
● Greeting - – find below
● The body of the email – find below
● Closing (Yours truly,) – find below

NB: Cc means carbon copy and Bcc means blind carbon copy. For emailing, you use Cc when
you want to copy others publicly, and Bcc when you want to do it privately. Any recipients on
the Bcc line of an email are not visible to others on the email.

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A Letter Defined

A letter is a written correspondence between two persons or a person and a company or between
two companies. Letters can be formal or informal. Informal letters are also known as friendly
letters. Whereas, formal letters are also known as business letters.Today were are only going to
focus on business letters.

Types of Business Letters

They are many types of business letters. These include but are not limited to:

1. Letter of Complaint
2. Letter of Requests
3. Letter of Apology
4. Application/Cover Letter

These are the four major types that might occur in Section B of the CSEC English A Exam.

Examining the Four Types of Letters

Letter of Complaint

A letter of complaint is written to deal with a problem situation when other attempts have failed
to rectify the situation.

Letter of Request

A letter of Request is a formal way of asking a person or company for something. It would be
that you are asking for sponsorship for an event or you are asking your principal to permit an
event.

Letter of Apology

There are formal or informal letters of apology. However,a formal letter of apology is a way of
expressing regret towards a past action or occurrence. This can be done to or by a manager,
teacher, principal or a company to a client.

Application/Cover Letter

An application/cover letter is a written document submitted with a resume’ which explains the
position the applicant is applying for as well as highlight skills and traits that the applicant might
have that is not highlighted in the resume’.

Structure of the Business Letter

1. The Block Format

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