Реферирование текста (статьи, расказа)

Analysing a story

I. Introduction (The opening sentences/the beginning of your retelling)

1. The title of the text: I would like to retell you a text (a story) that is entitled ‘Simon Parker’s Future Profession’. / Let me retell the text…/ The text that I’m going to retell is entitled….. . / The text has the next title …. .

2. The author of the text (if it is known): The author of the text is… ./ Its author is…. .

It belongs to ……. / . The text is written by …. . Unfortunately I don’t know the name of the author (if the name of the author is not given).

1. The date and place of the text’s publishing (if it is given): The text was published in …./ taken from/ dated by… .

2. The time and place of the story’s action: The action takes place in…. .

3. The main character of the text: The main character/characters is/are…… .

4. The main idea of the text. The main idea of the text is …. . / It is devoted to…. ./ It concerns with … .

5. The message of the author. The author wants to say… ./ The author’s message is …. .

II. Body (The text of your retelling)

1. How to start retelling: In the beginning of the text…. . / The text starts from / begins with the fact that / begins saying that…. . / The author starts saying that…. .

2. How to develop retelling: Then it goes on saying that... . / The author continues the text saying that…. ./ According to the author/ according to the text… . / The author touches upon (tells, says, explains, points out, states, stresses out, emphasizes, remarks, underlines, gives a description, describes, mentions, shows, tries to show, means, suggests, implies that)…. .

3. How to keep on retelling: Further on the story runs that…./ It turns out that… ./It happens that… .

4. How to finish your retelling: To make a long story short, the text ends up with the fact that / The story has a happy/sad end. / The author finishes his story saying that…. . / In the result, ….. .

1. Conclusion and Commentaries

Linking words while making a conclusion and sharing your impressions:

1. In conclusion, I’d like to say/ to add/to comment on that…. .

2. I agree/don’t agree with the author, because….

3. I like /don’t like the text / the story…. .

4. I find the story/ the text interesting/ useful/ funny/ important/ dull/ urgent… .

5. The text teaches me to… .

6. As for me, (From my point of view, As I see, As I understood, In my opinion, I am sure, I really believe, I consider, I suggest, I hope that.. .

7. First of all, Secondly, Thirdly, At last, … .

8. Frankly speaking/To tell you the truth… .

9. Besides/ Moreover…

10. On the one hand, on the other hand…. .

11. If I were the author of the text I would / wouldn’t ….…… .

12. If I were the main character I would / wouldn’t …. .