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SAUDI STUDENTS!
PLEASE SPARE SOME TIME TO HELP MY COLLEAGUE IAN
SINNOTT WITH AN INTERESTING PIECE OF RESEARCH HE IS
UNDERTAKING
EL002 Pre-sessional Programme 2010Grammar and Vocabulary DevelopmentSession 3
Summaries Putting a spin on ColchesterParaphrasing in a summary
Read and make notes on the following text:
Now fill the gaps in the summary that Mark will give you:
Indian scientists are checking ________________________________
_______________, such as the old saying which links _____________
________________________ to the ____________________________
_________________________________________________________.
This has been used by f__________ to select either ________________
_________________________________________ or ______________
_________________________________________________________.
Dr ___________ of __________________________________________
has found that ______________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________.
Indian scientists are checking a__________ w__________ f__________
methods, such as the old saying which links the date of the
m__________ to the f__________ t__________ of a local tree. This has
been used by f__________ to select either peanuts (f__________
w__________ c__________) or c__________ (for d__________). Dr
K__________ of G__________ A__________ U__________ has found
that the m__________ can be quite accurately forecast using the time of
the tree’s f__________.
Now try to reduce this summary to just one sentence:
DEALING WITH UNFAMILIAR VOCABULARY AND CULTURAL
REFERENCES
Essex: Forget the jokes. Here are 20 reasons to celebrate
Britain's most maligned region has advertised for a marketing supremo to promote its charms worldwide. Jonathan Brown examines his home county's claims to fame
Wednesday, 26 January 2005
1: Colchester
2: Salt
3: Jamie Oliver
4: Shellfish
5: The A13
6: Canvey Island
7: Ford
8: Ian Dury
9: Dedham Vale
10: Dudley Moore
11: Beth Chatto
12: US presidents
13: Joseph Conrad
14: Des res
15: Southend-on-Sea
16: Dick Turpin
17: Rebellions
18: Trial marriages
19: Gustav Holst
20: Chigwell
From the list of 20 “reasons”, can you find…
7 people?
5 places?
2 things you can eat?
1 road?
1 abbreviation?
1 company?
SUMMARISING
Make notes on the key information in this paragraph about COLCHESTER:
According to Pliny the Elder, this is Britain's oldest town. He
records a settlement in his Historia Naturalis of 77AD as 200 miles
from Camulodnum - named after the war god Camulos. Claudius
made Colchester his capital in 43AD. The Trinovantes of Essex
didn't like it and joined Boudicca's revolt in 60AD, razing the city.
The capital of Britain then moved to London. Colchester's city wall
remains, ranking it in archaeological importance alongside
Europe's walled cities like Avignon and Orange. Campaigners
claim it is under threat through neglect.
Pliny the Elder - Historia Naturalis of 77AD:Colchester = Britain's oldest town. Camulodnum = Colchester’s old name
43AD: Claudius made Colchester capital 60AD: Boudicca’s revolt razes city
Colchester's city wall remains- archaeological importance - under threat through neglect
In his 1.___________ work Historia 2.___________,
3.___________ the Elder referred to Colchester
(then named 4.___________) as the oldest town in
Britain. Indeed, under 5.___________, Colchester
became the country’s capital in 6.___________ but
was destroyed within twenty years in an uprising led
by 7.___________. The city’s 8.___________
important Roman 9.___________ have survived till
the present day but have been 10.___________.
Can you rephrase these expressions from my notes?
1. Colchester is Britain's oldest town. 2. Camulodnum is Colchester’s old name 3. Claudius made Colchester his capital in 43AD. 4. In 60AD, Boudicca’s revolt razed the city.5. Colchester's city wall is of archaeological importance.6. Colchester’s city wall remains.7. Colchester’s city wall is under threat through neglect
In his 77AD work Historia Naturalis, Pliny the Elder
referred to Colchester (then named Camulodnum) as
the oldest town in Britain. Indeed, under Claudius,
Colchester became the country’s capital in 43AD but
was destroyed within twenty years in an uprising led
by Boudicca. The city’s archaeologically important
Roman walls have survived till the present day but
have been neglected.