Summarising information / direct + indirect speech

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English Writing
Summarising Information

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Today
- Short look at the formal letters
- Writing: summarising information
- Grammar: Direct + indirect speech

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Formal letters
- Those who sent it have received feedback
- Overall results are positive!

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How do you summarise
a text?

Slide 4 - Mind map

Summarising a text
- What is the main subject of the text?
- What is the goal of the text?
- What is the conclusion of the text?
- Underline or write down key words and sentences
- Connect important information between paragraphs
- Sum it all up

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Summarising a meeting (Notes) 
- Write down the subject of the meeting, date, and the people present
- Write down who says what
- Use abbreviations (afkortingen)
- Sum it all up in a clear report afterwards

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Waar staan deze afkortingen voor?
1: asap
2: appt
3: imo

Slide 7 - Open question

Direct + indirect speech 
Direct speech:
 - When someone says something themselves
''You can sit here.''

Indirect speech
 - Telling what someone else said in your own words
He said that I could sit here.

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Direct + indirect speech 
Indirect speech usually start with:
- He said...
- She thought...
- They asked if...

Indirect speech = past tense

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Direct + indirect speech 
Indirect speech = past tense
You report something that 
has already been said. So
it's in the past.

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Direct + indirect speech 
Bij indirect speech veranderen de persoonlijk voornaamwoorden 

D: ''We never use a guide when we visit museums.''
I: ''Alice said they never use a guide when they visit museums.''

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Direct + indirect speech 
Let's practice
- Turn the sentence from direct speech to indirect speech
For example:
He said, ''I like this song.''
He said that he liked that song.

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Turn the sentence to indirect speech:
''Where is your sister?'' she asked me.

Slide 13 - Open question

Turn the sentence to indirect speech:
''I don't speak Italian'', she said.

Slide 14 - Open question

Turn the sentence to indirect speech:
''I never make mistakes'', he said.

Slide 15 - Open question

Turn the sentence to indirect speech:
''Have you seen enough?'', they asked.

Slide 16 - Open question

For tomorrow
-Go on Teams > Bestanden > English writing 3-11-2020 > Abbreviations D/I speech exercises

-2 exercises. We'll discuss the answers tomorrow. 

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