1.

Reference to the article:

The article( I’m going to speak about) is taken from/is published in

The author of the article is…

The article is written by…

2. Topic and the main message:

The article is about…

The topic / the main message of the article is…

The key issue of the article is…

The article deals with/considers/concerns/ reveals…

The article studies the relationship between .....

The article examines…

The author in the article touches upon the problem of…

The article may be divided into several logically connected parts. The first/ second/ third part is
about…

3. The main part:

At the beginning of the article the author…

- describes
- explains
- gives an overview of
- introduces
- mentions
- presents
- examines
- observes

The article begins (opens) with a (the):

- description of
- statement
- introduction of
- the analysis of

In the next section of the article the author/ After that the author:

- points out
- analyzes
- states
- reveals
- indicates
- challenges/questions
- explores
- studies
- argues
- persuades
- highlights
- presents the idea
- insists
- discusses

4. Conclusion:
At the end of the article the author makes it clear that/summarizes/ provides a summary
of/ states/gives a warning…..
The author concludes by saying that/comes to the conclusion…