RSS1. Изучите следующие фразы для реферирования газетных статей
This is a passage (an article, an extract) from (name of the book, newspaper)
The passage (the article, the extract) is taken from ……
The headline of the article is ….
The passage can be studied as a self-contained unit
The passage / the article is about (concerns, is concerned with, deals with) ……
The passage deals exclusively with …..
The passage seems to be telling us about ……
The passage is a detailed account of …
The passage points out that ……
The point of question in the passage is …..
The subject of the passage as stated in the first sentence is ….
The article under discussion is …
It is a well-known fact that the problem discussed is both acute and topical (much debated)
The author of the article considers the question from all angles
He put forward an idea and develops it
He provides the reader with a wide range of examples, situations, with different views of
Drawing attention to a particular point, the author ….
What is particularly striking in the article is that …..
The emphasis falls on …
Assessing the value of the text, I …..
The article aims at convincing us of ….
This particular article seems to serve as a demonstration of a universal problem
The writer proves aware of current problems
The article makes a significant impact on the reader
It appears from the text that ….
The author succeeds in catching the reader’s attention
The question under discussion is debatable (of great interest)
It is a topical issue
It is a question of current interest
It is one of the major problems of our civilization
It is much talked about nowadays
According to the writer, ….
The question raised in this passage is of major interest and deserves consideration
We are all deeply concerned with this problem
This question arouses a response in some (most) people
Though of minor interest, the question deserves consideration
It may prove useful (valuable, effective, profitable) to start with a definition of what seems to be a key word in the passage (the title)
The very title requires a definition
We must make it clear from the start what the writer means by ….
Several parts stand out in a passage
The passage starts with a description, it then concentrates on …..
Next it moves to ….
Before coming back to …..
After a short preamble in which all the themes are stated, the writer carries his reader into
After a short introductory passage in which the writer supplies us with all the necessary indications, he proceeds to give us ….
The passage is a logical sequence of descriptions (events, statements)
The passage is a logically structured demonstration of ….
The whole passage reads like a unified whole, not falling into parts
The passage is a rather loose arrangement of statements
The main points of interest in the article are as follows: ….
…… is in the focus of the reader’s attention
We shall focus attention on …
…… which is of primary attention in the article and shows how the themes are developed
The writer puts forward an interesting personal view of the situation
The article reveals (throws light on) ….
The article awakens (arouses, excites) interest
The interest of the article is mainly of a factual kind
The writer gives an account of a situation
The writer gives a description of ….
The writer poses a problem (raises a question, raises an issue, a point) ….
The writer considers the arguments for and against
The writer puts a subject, touches upon it, treats it, tackles it
The writer concentrates on, focuses attention on, places emphasis, stresses (emphasises), discusses a problem, demonstrates, illustrates a problem
I’d like to make some remarks concerning ….
The author starts telling the reader that ….
The author makes a few critical remarks on …..
The article opens with the introduction of ….
At the end of the article the writer sums it all up by saying that …..
To emphasise (to stress, to underline) …. the writer uses …..
On the one hand …., but on the other hand …..
In conclusion I’d like to ….
From my point of view …
As far as I am able to judge ….
My own attitude to this article is ….
The following conclusions are drawn …
The article draws our attention to …
2. Зайдите на сайт Британской газеты "The Guardian".
https://www.theguardian.com/world
3. Выберите газетную статью общественно-политической тематики, переведите ее на русский язык в письменном виде. Пришлите на проверку преподавателю (на email) вместе со скриншотом статьи на английском языке.
4. Выпишите в свой словарь общественно-политической лексики все незнакомые вам слова. Составьте с ними предложения на английском языке в новом контексте. Пришлите на проверку преподавателю (на email).
5. Прореферируйте газетную статью, используя клише из пункта 1. Пришлите на проверку преподавателю (на email).
