Business writing (деловое письмо). Палагина С.С. - 104 стр.

      In Class
    Skim the text. Identify its topic, the problems discussed in the text, its genre the
purposes of the author, the relevance of information as a source of ideas for one’s
major.
    Discussion.

      Vocabulary work
      At Home –
     1) Underline unknown words and expressions. Look them up in the dictionary.
Give their definitions.
     2) Highlight the words you cannot do without in your precis (terms, proper
names, etc.). Prepare the lists of 1) key words and collocations, and 2) topic words
and collocations.
      In Class
      Group/classroom discussion (on the vocabulary to be included into the
precis)

      Step 2
      Planning for precis writing
     (Objectives: to analyze and re-arrange the structure of the text for precis writing)
      In Class
     1) Divide the text into logical parts and entitle them. Analyze the information
given in them (what is a fact, an opinion, an example?).
     2) Decide which paragraphs are supportive or the particular parts which are
excessive. Indicate topic sentences in each supportive paragraph and sum up the
content of the paragraph in your own words.
     3) Prepare your mindmap of the text.
     4) Group discussion of individaul results (presentation, analysis, assessment).

      At Home
    1) Think how to begin and link the parts of your precis (the introduction, the
body, the conclusion) and the paragraphs in each part.
    2) Enlarge the mindmap to include vocabulary and links.

       Step 3
       Writing your precis
      (Objectives: to use the knowledge and some practical skills developed by the
previous activities for writing precis, practicing writing a precis)
       In Class or At Home
     1) Write a draft of your precis.
       In Class
     2) Proofread your draft and access it from the point of view of its content,
coherence in paragraphs, language, grammar and spelling mistakes (students can
exchange their works and assess each other’s work).
     3) Having considered your drawbacks, rewrite your precis.
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