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Retelling

The document provides guidance on how to retell or summarize a text in 3 steps: 1) introducing the text by stating the title, author, and publication details; 2) stating the main idea or topic of the text; and 3) sharing one's opinion on the text. Key elements to include are the headline, author, main topic covered, contents or key points, and a concluding opinion on the value of the text.

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Retelling

The document provides guidance on how to retell or summarize a text in 3 steps: 1) introducing the text by stating the title, author, and publication details; 2) stating the main idea or topic of the text; and 3) sharing one's opinion on the text. Key elements to include are the headline, author, main topic covered, contents or key points, and a concluding opinion on the value of the text.

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How to retell the text (article, extract, story)

The beginning of the rendering the text


• I am going to tell you about the text that I’ve just read.
• I’ll try to say a few words about the text that I’ve read.
• I’ve read the passage from the book … by …
• I’d like to comment on the book that I’ve read.

The title of the text


• The text is headlined …
• The headline of the article I’ve read is …
• The headline reads as follows …

The author of the book; when and where it was published


• The author of the book is …
• The text is written by …
• It was published in …

The main idea of the text


This text deals with ….

The story is about …

The article is devoted to …

The text touches upon …

The story is a dramatic (interesting, funny, amusing, exciting) episode about …

The article gives much information on …

The purpose of the text is to give the reader some information on …

The aim of the text is to provide the reader with some material (data) on …

The contents of the text


The author starts by telling the readers about …

The text begins with the description …


The text describes …

The author writes (states, stresses, thinks, points out) …

According to the text …

The text goes on to say …

In conclusion …

The author comes to the conclusion that …

Your opinion of the text


I found the text interesting (amusing, funny, important, dull, of no value, informative, too
hard to understand).

In my opinion …

As far as I am concerned …

To my mind

As for me

I think

It seems to me

I believe

I consider

I guess

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