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Summarising complex ideas

Understand each item before testing yourself. Choose honestly whether it already feels familiar or needs practice.

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As I understand it,…

Mark your interpretation.

Example

As I understand it, the report makes two main claims about urban green spaces.

Report another person’s position accurately and condense several points without distorting them.

As I understand it,…
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Mark your interpretation.
As I understand it, the report makes two main claims about urban green spaces.
The main point is that…
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Identify the central claim.
The main point is that…
It suggests that…
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Report a cautious conclusion.
Right. It suggests that they improve wellbeing and may also reduce summer temperatures.
In other words,…
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Restate more simply.
In other words, the benefits are social as well as environmental.
Taken together,…
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Combine several findings.
Taken together,…