4.3.2 Advice on identifying the main points from written materials
Practise by reading articles in ‘serious’ newspapers or magazines or listening to/watching serious programmes on the radio or TV, and making notes in English in your own words about the main points.
Write a summary of the article or programme.
Show it to a friend to see if he or she can get an idea of what the article was about from your summary.
Now go to Step 5 Self-assessment exercises: express concepts and ideas in your own words [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .
4.3.1 Self-assessment