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    Learning objectives In this unit, you will have the opportunity to: read guide book extracts, travel writing and a journal entry write a summary, a description and an informative leaflet Practise skimming and scanning, sequencing, genre analysis, paraphrasing, making inferences and appreciating writers' effects. By the end of this unit, you should be able to: identify paragraph topics w select summary points write a summary. pao A Identifying paragraph topics Guide book extracts 1. You are going to read a passage about an island. To get you in the mood, with your jot down words associated with islands. Create a mind map to connect all the can think of ooking at your mind map, think about possible answers to the following questions bute to a group discussion: a Which islands ypes of island are you imagining? b Why are islands generally considered attractive? © What are the disadvantages of living on or being on an island? 3 Skim-read the passage below, which is an informative piece about the isiand nerife ea archipelago: group ofisiands Fist, skim the text The Spanish Island of Tenerife lies about 300 km off the West and isthe largest tive ofthe seven G: jous dogs (canaria) ound there nared capital ee re aS ne rie plenty of suns year round. However, the trad ee Recon) Son an ofits tw ard and tourism is Tenerife's main industry, with about ieee ee Men ac eaves ae ey Nee Whey SSCS esl Senay One SUN SSo) tein Agriculture contributes only 10 the cultural values of the island. Ir Tooker Oma atoes, tobacco and maize are the most commer s and onions in the Ree sca: Renu “ Pee Mucus ‘Spain and the rest of Euro oo Menies ed Guimar iis uncertain, and the CMS E I AUC Mk the Convent of San em structures are the Au OSC a eck) RS SCAM Siem one ck Tina Seeker onic Ee Sue eR Sun Without looking at the passage, answer the folowing general questions about Tenerife Compare your answers with those ofa partner, then check the passage to see who is ight. a What are the most noticeable features ofthe scenery? b What can tourists spend their time doing? € Whatis the temperature lke? What contributes to the economy? What is thereto see? ‘Scan the passage and find the single word in each paragraph which could be used asa topic heading for that paragraph. Are your choices the same as your partners? ‘kim the passage about Cape Town, and decide where it should be divided into paragraphs. How many paragraphs did you make? Compare and discuss with your partner wh ‘would put breaks in the places you chose, eohiheho Bice] Scan the passage andor each ofthe paragraphs think ofa heading to indicates topic asiffora tourist brochure. This time instead of using words from the passage, think of synonyms (words or phrases with the same meaning) where possible, " brochure: booklet Containing illustrations and information about a product cor service With its majestic Table Mountain backdrop, Cape Town is one ofthe most beautiul cites in the word. A harmonious blend of architectural tyes reflects the tastes ofthe past as well as todays more functional requirements, Between the high- nse offic blocks, Edwardan and Victorian buildings have been meticulously preserved, and many ‘outstanding examples of Cape Dutch architecture are found. Narrow, cobblestone streets and the strongly Islamic presence of the Bo-Kaap enhance the cosmopaltan ambiance ofthe ‘ety| Cape Town's shopping options invite you to endlessly browse. Elegant malls such as the Victoria Whar at the V&A Waterfront, antique shops, craft markets, lea markets and art galleries abound. Specialist boutiques offer an enticing array of unusual items not ready obtainable elsewhere One of Cape Town's boges tours attractions, the Waterfront, evokes images of the arly actives ofthe harbour. Much ofits charm lies inthe fact that this busy commercial harbours set in the midst ofa huge entertainment. venue with pubs, restaurants, shops, craft markets, theatres and movies. Table Mountain is undeniably the biggest tourst attraction in South Afca, drawing local holidaymakers ‘as well as tourists from the four comers ofthe globa The summit can be reached by trals or cable-car, but mountaineers doi the hard wy. Ona clear day, the spectacular Views from the summit (1086 m above sea eve) stretch across the mountainous spine of the Cape Peninsula and beyond Table Bay and Robben Island. Robben Island, which lies about 11 kilometres north of Cape Town, has over the years become synonymous withthe ant-aparthed struggle in South Aca twas here that activists such as Nelson Mandela and Watte Sisulu, among many others, were Imprisoned because of ther ‘opposition to apartheld, The historical importance of Robben Isand (meaning ‘Seal Island) can be gauged by its designation as a cutual hertage site. Stretching away from Table Bay Harbour, the Atlantic searont features vigin beaches along undeveloped ‘rontages to the north, and densely populated Sea Point to the south, leading onto the Gitton, Camps Bay and Lianducno beauty spots, among others{The westem coastne is. characterised by rocky outcrops ard beautifull beaches. Major national and international windsurfing competitions are held at Bloubergstrand, Seal watching is an amusing clversion. Boat trips around the harbour and along the coast are aways popular”) ‘Adapted from www sa-venuies.com 9 Summarise in one sentence the attractions Cape Town has for visitors, according to the passage 110 With a partner, in pencil or on a copy of the passage put brackets around the material you would not use in a summary about the city. 111 Discuss asa class, collecting notes on the boar, the typical features of guide books, based on your reading ofthe texs about Tenerife and Cape Town, Cer ‘summary isa reduced version of a text andits aims informative. When you summarise » passage, youneed to identify thekey wordsinthe text (single words or phrases which tllyou ‘what each partof the textis about. itmay be Useful use a highlighter fortwo to annotate a reading passage so that you can selecthey material Highlight only the essential points rather than wine sentences or paragraphs TASK TIP ALO Itis good style, saves time and words, and avoids repetition to use complex sentences when writing. Acomplex sentence has atleast two clauses (groups cof words containing finite verbs): one main clause, which could stand as sentence nits own, and one ormore subordinate clauses, which are not grammatically complete as sentences and should usually be separated from the ‘main clause by commas. Subordinate clauses are often introduced by connectives, and these can go before or afterthe main clause. There is an example of acomplex sentence atthe end of the passage taken from Pole o Pole. Youcanotten guess words meaning {ro ts context, or by recognising the meaning the stem ofthe word orthe "caning o its prefix ‘ehelpstohaveat least vague idea ofthe ‘meaning, orto know whether itisa positive ‘oF negative word, although you may not ‘need to understand every word ina passage tobeabletowritea summary ofthe pats ofitthatare relevant tothe question itil enable you to expand your vocabulary ifyou eop a personal list cof new words, with examples of their usage, during the course. ‘Writing down words hhoips you to remember them and touse them inyour own writing, SSeS earthy B Selecting sum Travel writing : 2 Read the passage below whichis abou 2stop 9 F8/F North Pole to the South Pole without using 2 Egypt during a journey from the Day 56 - Luxor ‘At 5.25 In the morning the train puls into Luxor, known by the Greeks as Thebes, 420 miles south of Caio, in Upper Egypt. | cannot conceal my excitement at being here forthe fst time in my ite, ‘We shal be lcring @ Nie cue forthe next lg of our journey, and a we tive along {he ter to find ou boat =the is ~1can eee ranks of chunky fur stovayod veseas maybe 100 nal ned up slong the verbank,awating the day te toutes core tack My gui to Lino is tal stright, matchsick-thnaitocratof the business whose name i Tadorus but who asks me to cal him Petr. its easier’ Iweule eae cat tim Tadorus, but he doesnt ook the sort you argue with ies Pater takes me across onthe Nl eto cluster of mud bucings on the West Bark opposite to cl. We af ven past fds of ugar cane anc serie on ‘nigation canal fnanced by the Russians in 1960 ‘This ast necropots contain he remlns of 82 Phraohe of the New Kingdom, cx bes nen tn rd enope ate Hon nas ‘ecscovered’ a Peter corects mon 186 found, onda bar on, had been emoted by ose UiTeer ctr ‘We walk down into the tomb of Rameses i. The walls are ‘covered in rich paintings and complex inscriptions ifustrating the (> __BrSaress ofthe Pharaoh on his journey through the underworld, filed with wicked serpents, crocodies and other creatures ‘waiting to devour him. Because ofthe dry desert ai, they are well preserved, an extraordinary bistorcal document. ‘The Suns setting behind the Valley ofthe Kings when we return (on the fer. At ths indescrbably beautiful time of day, when the Fich golden brown of the lower sky spils onto the surface of the Nile, turning it an intense amber, an the paim trees along the ’bank glow for a few precious rrinutes in the reflection, itis not

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