Summary task: Stay at home mother

A summary is a shortened version of a longer text in your own words, without personal opinions or an interpretation. It contains the most important information of the original text a reader or listener should know to get an idea of what the text is about.

Before writing the summary:

• Read the text carefully and underline important key words and key phrases.
• Take notes of the important facts and ideas.
• Leave out information that is not essential (e.g. examples, detailed descriptions, statistics, ect.)

While writing the summary:

• Start with a sentence stating the main idea of the text
• Write the summary using your notes as guidance
• Use your own words as far as possible and do not copy sentences from the text
• Do not add your own opinion or interpretation
• Do not quote from the text as far as possible
• If necessary, change direct speech into reported speech

After writing the summary:

• Re-read your summary and check if you have followed the rules above
• Have you covered all essential points?
• Is your summary clear enough for somebody who doesn't know the original text?
• Have you checked your text for mistakes?

Open the text to be summarized via the link, and enter your summary here.