language learning center · B2 · Lesson 6
Summarising complex ideas
Report another person’s position accurately and condense several points without distorting them.
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Understand and learn
Understand and learn
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
Hana
As I understand it, the report makes two main claims about urban green spaces.
Marcus
Right. It suggests that they improve wellbeing and may also reduce summer temperatures.
Hana
In other words, the benefits are social as well as environmental.
Marcus
Yes, though the authors emphasise that design and maintenance affect the outcome.
Notice, try, and speak
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
Useful words and phrases
These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.
As I understand it,…
As I understand it, the report makes two main claims about urban green spaces.
The main point is that…
The main point is that…
It suggests that…
Right. It suggests that they improve wellbeing and may also reduce summer temperatures.
In other words,…
In other words, the benefits are social as well as environmental.
Taken together,…
Taken together,…
Notice, try, and speak
Which summary preserves a cautious original claim?
Notice, try, and speak
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
Listening
Listen, then choose what you heard.
Writing
Write your own sentence using this item.
This is self-practice. It is not automatically scored as correct or incorrect.
Speaking
Answer in your own words. Record yourself, listen back, and then compare your response with the model answer.
Make it yours
Summarise a complex idea in English using a main claim, two supporting points, and one qualification.
Use a recent article, conversation, or proposal that you can represent fairly.
Use it with someone
Summarise ideas accurately in English
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- 1. As I understand it,…
- 2. The main point is that…
- 3. It suggests that…
- 4. In other words,…
- 5. Taken together,…