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EL002 Pre-sessional Programme 2010Grammar and Vocabulary DevelopmentSession 3

Summaries Putting a spin on ColchesterParaphrasing in a summary

Read and make notes on the following text:

Now fill the gaps in the summary that Mark will give you:

Indian scientists are checking ________________________________

_______________, such as the old saying which links _____________

________________________ to the ____________________________

_________________________________________________________.

This has been used by f__________ to select either ________________

_________________________________________ or ______________

_________________________________________________________.

Dr ___________ of __________________________________________

has found that ______________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________.

Indian scientists are checking a__________ w__________ f__________

methods, such as the old saying which links the date of the

m__________ to the f__________ t__________ of a local tree. This has

been used by f__________ to select either peanuts (f__________

w__________ c__________) or c__________ (for d__________). Dr

K__________ of G__________ A__________ U__________ has found

that the m__________ can be quite accurately forecast using the time of

the tree’s f__________.

Now try to reduce this summary to just one sentence:

DEALING WITH UNFAMILIAR VOCABULARY AND CULTURAL

REFERENCES

Essex: Forget the jokes. Here are 20 reasons to celebrate

Britain's most maligned region has advertised for a marketing supremo to promote its charms worldwide. Jonathan Brown examines his home county's claims to fame

Wednesday, 26 January 2005

1: Colchester

2: Salt

3: Jamie Oliver

4: Shellfish

5: The A13

6: Canvey Island

7: Ford

8: Ian Dury

9: Dedham Vale

10: Dudley Moore

11: Beth Chatto

12: US presidents

13: Joseph Conrad

14: Des res

15: Southend-on-Sea

16: Dick Turpin

17: Rebellions

18: Trial marriages

19: Gustav Holst

20: Chigwell

From the list of 20 “reasons”, can you find…7 people?5 places?2 things you can eat?1 road?1 abbreviation?1 company?

SUMMARISING

Make notes on the key information in this paragraph about COLCHESTER:

According to Pliny the Elder, this is Britain's oldest town. He

records a settlement in his Historia Naturalis of 77AD as 200 miles

from Camulodnum - named after the war god Camulos. Claudius

made Colchester his capital in 43AD. The Trinovantes of Essex

didn't like it and joined Boudicca's revolt in 60AD, razing the city.

The capital of Britain then moved to London. Colchester's city wall

remains, ranking it in archaeological importance alongside

Europe's walled cities like Avignon and Orange. Campaigners

claim it is under threat through neglect.

Pliny the Elder - Historia Naturalis of 77AD:Colchester = Britain's oldest town. Camulodnum = Colchester’s old name

43AD: Claudius made Colchester capital 60AD: Boudicca’s revolt razes city

Colchester's city wall remains- archaeological importance - under threat through neglect

In his 1.___________ work Historia 2.___________,

3.___________ the Elder referred to Colchester

(then named 4.___________) as the oldest town in

Britain. Indeed, under 5.___________, Colchester

became the country’s capital in 6.___________ but

was destroyed within twenty years in an uprising led

by 7.___________. The city’s 8.___________

important Roman 9.___________ have survived till

the present day but have been 10.___________.

Can you rephrase these expressions from my notes?

1. Colchester is Britain's oldest town. 2. Camulodnum is Colchester’s old name 3. Claudius made Colchester his capital in 43AD. 4. In 60AD, Boudicca’s revolt razed the city.5. Colchester's city wall is of archaeological importance.6. Colchester’s city wall remains.7. Colchester’s city wall is under threat through neglect

In his 77AD work Historia Naturalis, Pliny the Elder

referred to Colchester (then named Camulodnum) as

the oldest town in Britain. Indeed, under Claudius,

Colchester became the country’s capital in 43AD but

was destroyed within twenty years in an uprising led

by Boudicca. The city’s archaeologically important

Roman walls have survived till the present day but

have been neglected.