Business writing (деловое письмо). Палагина С.С. - 105 стр.

     4) Group discussion. Feedback on procedures and achievements.
       9.3 When writing a precis you can follow one of these algorithms.Its
choice depends on the length and complexitry of the original text

     There is a list of group task for writing precis:

     Group task 1:
     Devide the text into logical parts, entitle them, indicate which paragraphs are
supportive for the particular parts, indicate topic sentences in every paragraph, pay
attention to linking, write an abstract of the text (80 words maximum)

      Group task 2:
      Analyse the text structure and mindmap it.
      In case the structure is complicated, simplify it – reorganise the mindmap into
for a precis.

     Group task 3:
     Analyse the vocabulary and break it up into:
     1) topic words and collocations (all words related);
     2) key words and collocations;
     3) excessive vocabulary, the precis can do without.

     Group task 4:
     Analyse relationship between paragraphs and indicate the means to express:
     - addition, sequence;
     - contrast;
     - similarity;
     - exemplification, illustration;
     - restatement, clarification;
     - concession;
     - emphasis;
     - conclusion;
     - result;
     - summation.

     Group task 5:
     Analyse coherence in paragraphs and fill in the table:
     Repetition of parallelism   pronoun reference       connecting words and phrases
     Key term
Paragraf 1

Paragraf 2
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Paragraf 3
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