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Summarising is an important cognitive oracy skill, and one that many students find challenging. Providing talk prompts can help everyone get used to the language of summarising.
Try in trios, with students taking it in turns to speak, each starting with a different prompt.
To conclude, the most important point is ___
In summary, this is crucial because ___
The key point to remember is ___
This can be broken down into three main parts: ___
The main idea is ___
In this article, the author explains ___
The most important thing I learned is ___
Overall, this is about ___
The main idea is ___, and the author supports it by ___
One important point is ___; another is ___
Three key details are ___, ___, and ___
In my own words, this means ___
The big message is ___
This can be summed up as ___
Overall, the author suggests ___
This text highlights ___ and emphasises ___
The main takeaway is ___
I think the main idea is ___ because ___
Another important detail is ___
