The overview: the sentence that matters most
Find the big picture in any Academic Task 1 visual in about 30 seconds and turn it into a clear, accurate overview of one or two sentences, with no figures.
40 मिनेट
यो पाठ अहिलेका लागि अङ्ग्रेजीमा मात्र छ।
मोड्युल 3 · पाठ 2/7
यस पाठमा
- Explain what an overview is and how it differs from the introduction and the detail paragraphs
- Find the main features of a line graph, bar chart, pie chart, table, process or map in about 30 seconds
- Write a one- or two-sentence overview with no specific figures and nothing the visual does not show
- Spot and fix the most common overview mistakes in your own writing
यो पाठ सदस्यका लागि हो।
सदस्यहरूले हरेक पाठ पढ्न र अभ्यास गर्न पाउँछन्, साथै समय तोकिएको Writing Task 2 अभ्यास पनि। 3 दिनको निःशुल्क परीक्षण, त्यसपछि तपाईंको देशका लागि तोकिएको मासिक मूल्य। परीक्षण सकिनुअघि जुनसुकै बेला रद्द गर्नुहोस्, तपाईंसँग कुनै शुल्क लिइने छैन।
यस पाठभित्र
- What an overview is
- Why the overview carries so much weight
- Where it goes and how long it is
- Finding the big picture in 30 seconds
- Worked example 1: a line graph
- Worked example 2: a bar chart with no time line
- The language of a good overview
- Overviews for every type of visual
- Seven ways to spoil an overview
- Practice: introduction and overview in five minutes
- Check your understanding