How to Summarise a Text in English - Improve English Comprehension

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How to Summarise a Text in English - Improve English Comprehension

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In this lesson, you can learn how to read and summarise a text.
Summarising a text is a vital skill for your English reading. If you can’t make a short, clear summary of the main ideas of a text, then you almost certainly haven’t understood it fully.
Understanding what you read in English isn’t just about the words; it’s about understanding the ideas, how they’re organised, and which ideas are more or less important.
Here, you’ll see some strategies you can use to improve your English reading, read faster, and improve your reading comprehension.
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Contents:
1. Finding the Main Idea 1:27
2. Separating General Ideas from Details 4:23
3. Identifying Key Words 8:33
This lesson will help you:
- Get real examples of text and how you can find the main idea when you summarise a text in English.
- Learn how to separate the general ideas from the details when you summarise a text in English.
- Identify key words in English texts to help improve your English reading skills.
- Get useful tips and tricks to summarise a text in English and help you improve your reading and comprehension.
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@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Practice the techniques you learned in this lesson! Try summarising the other text: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/how-to-summarise-text.

@sinlingtang8379 4 жыл бұрын

1 find the main idea Title or heading ? First sentence What the article is most about 2 separating general ideas from details Skim and try to understand overall idea Liking words shows examples coming A sentence can contain general idea and detail 3 identify key words Look for proper nouns start with capital letters Words that tell you that an idea is important ‘important ‘ ‘significant’ Words in title and in first sentence 1-2 sentences

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@joseberhanu8811 5 жыл бұрын

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@EVszkolenia 5 жыл бұрын

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@anastasiakudrina9150 5 жыл бұрын

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@joseberhanu8811 5 жыл бұрын

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@EVszkolenia 5 жыл бұрын

@@joseberhanu8811 haha thats a good explanation :)

@vimodaedirisinghe8757 4 жыл бұрын

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@Oxfordonlineenglish1 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the thoughtful comment, Heather! We're so glad you enjoy the lessons.

@salehibrahim686 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you,both teachers for providing such useful lessons.I learnt from this video how to differentiate general text and details from the context.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, Saleh!

@aydanxasmmmdovaturk4702 5 жыл бұрын

It is fabulous! Thank you so such...Let it continue, please)) We learn a lot of science via these videos...

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

We're so happy you find the lessons helpful, Aydan!

@christabelamade3416 3 жыл бұрын

The lessons broke down everything in summary writing for me hopefully it will help me in my summary exercises.

@Lolo.-_492 3 ай бұрын

the lessons in detail every thing in writing The summary

@madhavmane6681 5 жыл бұрын

Wow!! This is one of the best lessons for understanding Paragraph or summarise the text

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the support, Madhav!

@igustinguraharyawiradnyai8523 4 жыл бұрын

thank you very much, this video is very useful for me in learning to read English and also summarize. so I can know how to read and summarize properly and correctly.

@bettinaschafer320 3 жыл бұрын

My summary: Sprites is an electrical phenomenon which can reach an altitude of almost 100mk while being discharged from a thunderstorm. It may occur millions of times a year, but by being quite unpredictable and bound to extreme specific conditions it´s hard to observe or pictured.

@hammaadam6518 5 жыл бұрын

thanxs oxford online english so so much

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment, Hamma!

@vivilianikurniyatii8ioii973 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for telling us how to summarize texts in English, in addition to having a good impact on me, I am very excited to study harder in English. thankyou

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 4 жыл бұрын

That's great, Viviliani! We're glad you enjoy the lessons!

@Zeke6782 5 жыл бұрын

I'm preparing for Oxford Online English.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Ezekiel!

@RealEstateEnglishAcademy 5 жыл бұрын

Great tips. So important to practice, practice, practice! And this is a good way to do it. 😊

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support!

@odesaputra6395 4 жыл бұрын

Ouh, thank you so much to make a great lesson , and very useful lesson to us, from your video i know more about reading in english.

@anime_fan_2567 3 жыл бұрын

This video really helped me during my exams, now I can easily write a summary...Thanks a lot 👍

@lionleo7380 5 жыл бұрын

I hope that you will make a lot of videos for learning like this! Oxford Online English, I always love you

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the support!

@lionleo7380 5 жыл бұрын

I have to say thank you to you

@lionleo7380 5 жыл бұрын

Because you helped me a lot in studying English

@MG-ui8jk 5 жыл бұрын

Love that u take time to reply the comments

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@noujoudalioualla 4 ай бұрын

I really apreciate this , this is the best video about summarizing , thank u so much ❤🌼

@AAA-rv7tf 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making such a great lesson!It's really useful for us

@hellzjakeeykh1152 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for help me to do a homework about summary.

@aayatfarid1646 4 жыл бұрын

You are doing soo well teachers.

@khatrasharif2972 5 жыл бұрын

This video is VERY good thank YOU for your help

@rose-sb9jp 5 жыл бұрын

When I read this topic I understood .But I dont know some words then I investigated the meannings of these words .I cant thank enough 😊👆

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

That's great! Thanks for watching!

@7810 4 жыл бұрын

Very useful tips. Thanks!

@jasminekhlf7681 3 жыл бұрын

Tnx both of you, we need more courses on this way of explanation

@laxmankatneni7979 4 жыл бұрын

Summary:- Sprites are high-altitude lightnings which occur millions of times per year but have been rarely recorded because of its uncertainty and the fact that they can be observable only from high altitudes and last for a few milliseconds.

@missfit8121 Жыл бұрын

This was so helpful for me

@wenerew Ай бұрын

Thank you for your explanation, it was very exciting for me to listen this lesson. It was surprise for me, that I understood almost full information of this video, because i think my English not good (however if one of the native speakers reads my comment, which is probably full of mastakes, i think, he will agree with my last statement, ha-ha)

@angelstarfire 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Evnthough I'm a native English speaker I'll use these tips for my german exam

@annalischeck6544 4 жыл бұрын

Haha, I'm a native German speaker and I'm using this video for my English homework

@sylviedjomo9566 2 жыл бұрын

I was looking for a vidéo which could explain me how to summarize an article and i found this. Thank you for this lesson, it's very helpfull👌

@hah7064 5 жыл бұрын

Great video thank you teachers.

@tholleyissa1325 4 жыл бұрын

Good lectures

@muhammadhamzawarraich1630 5 жыл бұрын

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@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Muhammad!

@salmaelmeftahi1268 3 жыл бұрын

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@Drukonosz 4 жыл бұрын

Well job! My congratulations! It was very usefull lesson for me!

@brahmaiahvarra4389 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. It's a great lesson for me where to focus.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

So glad you found it useful, Brahmaiah!

@mustaphaaichouri7750 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@bruisedbeans2703 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@abbasdahham8661 5 жыл бұрын

Very useful lesson, thanks a lot for your help

@amolmore5909 5 жыл бұрын

This is a good video to understand the summarise text. .Thank you very much both of you. .

@sanaazeem9775 5 жыл бұрын

seriously... thanku sook much for making such an informative videos about English.... i love this channel... stay blessed

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind comment, Sana!

@lovehunter9075 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for your valuable information.

@dominiquemugunga8916 5 жыл бұрын

The text is not clear please

@theinzaw6597 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. It is really helpful for me as well as my students.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

That's great, Thein!

@thanhhoang2794 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks all you so much to make a great lesson for us. It is very beneficial for my Reading Ielts

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

So glad you found it useful, Thanh! Thanks for watching!

@emyeman4575 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful 🌺 thanks a lot

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@allen1380 5 жыл бұрын

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@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the support, Maqsood!

@robinaarif3332 3 жыл бұрын

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@kaekae385 3 жыл бұрын

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@deepakj4833 3 жыл бұрын

lol abnormal? don't you think that it's a little harsh, unusual is better

@mustafaashawi6028 4 жыл бұрын

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@lijae3900 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video.

@mithileshyadav1166 5 жыл бұрын

Very good

@helenyin8595 3 жыл бұрын

Great explanation! Thanks 😇

@ziladutra7226 5 жыл бұрын

For a good summurise it's necessary speak a lot, but using not much words. The important it's use essencial words that making sense to the text.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Nice, Zila!

@MG-ui8jk 5 жыл бұрын

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@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Mery!

@sobinthomas7389 3 жыл бұрын

This is very informative, sir, can you explain what makes a sentanse general and specific, please

@mahimam7957 5 жыл бұрын

Thank u so much guys. Love from INDIA

@morhafasfoor2108 4 жыл бұрын

Good morning . The next words for example Advertisement and advertising both are names What is the difference between the ended names with ing or with ment or ion or ness and which of them is a base when deriving words . thanks

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Morhaf, 'advertisement' is the specific, countable noun. 'Advertising' is the general idea, or abstract noun. An advertisement is a piece of advertising. Hope this helps you!

@morhafasfoor2108 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

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@haleselemon8506 5 жыл бұрын

Thank You 2Teachers good lesen

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment, Hale!

@laminfatty8499 3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE IT

@shahadathossen6558 5 жыл бұрын

Thank a lot

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Shahadat! Thanks for watching!

@yogitapatkar1608 5 жыл бұрын

Hey... oli, you always give helpful video 👍💐

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Yogita!

@shubhamchavan811 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video

@pamelchowdhury 5 жыл бұрын

many many thanks

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, Pamel!

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@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 welcome

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Nice

@homelandloversazerbaijan2661 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, Oli teacher & Kasia teacher! It is magnificent! We - Azerbaijan Turkish favorite your lessons and we enjoy from these. Sorry, which of English listening programs is better? We exam from English listening in Azerbaijan.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

We're so glad you enjoy the lessons! Are you asking about programs such as podcasts or programs such as English lessons?

@homelandloversazerbaijan2661 5 жыл бұрын

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 , yes, to work " English listening" tests is difficult. We - The Turks of Azerbaijan have difficulty with these tests. How do you think we can develop this?

@homelandloversazerbaijan2661 5 жыл бұрын

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This helped me so much... And am from lungalunga BTW,

@caulfieldholden5688 5 жыл бұрын

really good

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

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@s11064284 8 ай бұрын

Excellent

@Genzgenzo509 3 жыл бұрын

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@jennypham8980 5 жыл бұрын

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@sendatamie8574 5 жыл бұрын

Great video,Thank you teacher`s

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support, Sena!

@pravatkumar9169 5 жыл бұрын

Greatest helpful videos!Sir I am from India. Kindly make a video on how to do Dphil (chemistry) either at Oxford or Cambridge Universities. thanks very much

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Banabas. That is a pretty specific subject! We might be able to do something involving a broader idea of that in the future.

@pravatkumar9169 5 жыл бұрын

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 Thanks very much for help

@pachuyadav4888 5 жыл бұрын

Please show us main ideas, supporting sentence and example in the text .

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Pachu, you can see the full text along with the examples used on our website: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/how-to-summarise-text.

@nellyb.9340 3 жыл бұрын

Dear OOE team- is writing a summary the same as writing a literature review? Thanks

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Nelly. A literature review is more specific than a summary. A literature review is a piece of writing that summarizes different types of academic/scholarly articles, books, and other resources into one review of that particular topic. Hope this helps you!

@sergiyankin8111 5 жыл бұрын

Good job

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Sergi!

@calvinzhang3799 5 жыл бұрын

Good video

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Calvin!

@mercyogunsan769 4 жыл бұрын

0:08 how my teacher looks at me we i fail a test.

@Simiki10 4 жыл бұрын

Cześć Broszka!

@GlobalLearningKSK Жыл бұрын

Nice and slow explanation...

@fikadutadese9633 5 жыл бұрын

very well

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it, Fikadu!

@fikadutadese9633 5 жыл бұрын

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 yes I'm gald thanks a lot again I'm waiting for an other titl

@khaledalnour4663 5 жыл бұрын

Hi my teachers thanks alot. I want to improve my English language. How i do it?

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Khaled, there are a few things you can do. We have a lesson which gives some good, general advice: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/how-to-learn-english.

@adonayortiz7553 5 жыл бұрын

Great! Teachers I have a question. Which one is correct? Adverbs of frequency or Frequency adverbs? Family member or The members of the family?

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Adonay, the common phrases are: 'adverbs of frequency,' and, 'family members,' but you can also say, 'members of the family,'.

@adonayortiz7553 5 жыл бұрын

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 Thank you so much! But I wonder why???? I am confused now.

@adonayortiz7553 5 жыл бұрын

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 Can you explain to me why is that possible?

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I like to watch your videos

@lionleo7380 4 жыл бұрын

Can you help me how to have the scolarship of the Oxford university?

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there, we are not affiliated with Oxford University. You can probably find information on their website!

@Zeke6782 5 жыл бұрын

See you next time!😊

@hantax7779 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks about this many learning in english skills

@thomaszet3268 5 жыл бұрын

My result is... You have reached 8 of 20 point(s), (40%) Thank you for test!

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Thomas!

@sylwiaswierczynska6274 5 жыл бұрын

I can't open full text on your website

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Sylwia, you should be able to see it from this link. See if it works: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/how-to-summarise-text.

@brigittesaint-pe2604 5 жыл бұрын

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 hello I have tried to listen to your lesson but it's impossible to watch it, whatever the link you sent. I only see a grey screen and I can't see what is written on. What can I do? Thanks for looking into.

@elenabigun6839 5 жыл бұрын

The link to your website won't open (((

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Elena, the links look like they are all working for me. You can try again and see if they open: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/, www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/how-to-summarise-text.

@beenee4243 5 жыл бұрын

Today is my speaking test at 5 pm and tomorrow is my LRW examination and m feeling nervous 😳

@vinhtran7417 5 жыл бұрын

Good luck.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Hope it went well!

@vahobjondusbekov2963 2 жыл бұрын

Where are extra materials? I couldn't find them.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Vahobjon. Here is a link to the lesson's page with more information: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/how-to-summarise-text.

@sakinehhazareh2054 3 жыл бұрын

We must summary With own Word or the same Word

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Sakineh. It's a good idea to use your own words in the summary.

@brigittesaint-pe2604 5 жыл бұрын

hello I have tried to listen to your lesson but it's impossible to watch it, whatever the link you sent. I only see a grey screen and I can't see what is written on. What can I do? Thanks for looking into.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Brigitte, it should be working! Try again and see if it looks better: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/how-to-summarise-text.