Summarise faithfully and concisely

A useful situation

• Your goal: Retell a source without adding facts or losing its qualifications.
• Before you start, recall the words you already know. New words below are here to help, not a list you must master before continuing.

Words you will use

• not yet尚未shàngwèi shàngwèi — not yet. plan方案fāng ànnot yet尚未shàngwèiimplement实施shíshī。
• estimate / expect预计yùjì yùjì — estimate / expect. estimate / expect预计yùjìdown下xiàmoon月yuèto complete完成wán chéng。
• implement实施shíshī shíshī — implement. implement实施shíshīnew新xīn(modifier / structural particle)的deplan方案fāng àn。
• according to据jù jù — according to. according to据jùperson in charge负责人fù zé rénto introduce (sb to sb)介绍jiè shào。
• retain保留bǎoliú bǎoliú — retain. retain保留bǎoliúnecessary必要bì yàoto restrict限制xiàn zhì。

Build the meaning

• A summary preserves the main problem, action, and result. It leaves out secondary detail without replacing it with invented explanations.
• Distinguish already已经yǐ jīng, plan计划jì huà, and not yet尚未shàngwèi: completed action, intended action, and not yet completed. Keep attribution when a claim belongs to a speaker.

Listen for a fresh detail

• Listen before revealing the script.
• Replay if you need to. This is practice: if playback is unavailable, use the script as reading and return to listening on a device with Mandarin playback.

Read a different account

library图书馆tú shū guǎncause因yīnseat座位zuò wèiinsufficient不足bù zúto receive收到shōu dàomany times多次duō cìidea意见yì jiàn。staff member工作人员gōng zuò rén yuáninvestigation调查diào cháback后hòuto notice发现fā xiàn，noon break午休wǔ xiūo'clock时shírequirement需求xū qiú最大zuì dà，therefore因此yīn cǐplan计划jì huà(把: marks the object)把bǎ一间yī jiānstoreroom储藏室chǔ cáng shìto change into改为gǎi wéito read阅读yuè dúarea区qū。person in charge负责人fù zé rénto express / indicate表示biǎo shì，to transform改造gǎi zàoestimate / expect预计yùjìdown下xiàmoon月yuèto complete完成wán chéng，but但dànbudget预算yù suànnot yet尚未shàngwèito be approved获批huò pī。at the present time目前mù qiánlibrary图书馆tú shū guǎnmerely只是zhǐ shìto adjust调整tiáo zhěng(completed / change)了leseat座位zuò wèito arrange安排ān pái，并未bìng wèito raise增加zēng jiāto bloom开放kāi fàng(concept of) time时间shí jiān。

• The reading and listening have different details. Use the material for the question you are answering.
• Read once for the situation, then again for the relevant detail. Reveal help when needed.

Speak, write, and review

• Close the text and give a three-sentence summary. Your partner checks plan versus completed action.
• Record yourself privately or work with a partner. First try without the model, then compare the meaning and structure; a text checker cannot assess your pronunciation.

• Write a concise summary of the reading, then check each factual claim against the source.
• Tomorrow, recall two words and repeat the task with one detail changed. Revisit it after a few days; return sooner to the part that felt difficult.

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