Question

Резюме (Summary) – це стислий усний чи письмовий виклад змісту прочитаного.
Щоб скласти резюме, потрібно:
• прочитати текст;
• скласти план до тексту, використовуючи називні речення;
• після кожного пункту залишити вільне місце для деталізації плану;
• визначити, про що йдеться у тексті й передати це одним стислим реченням, що й буде початком резюме;
• деталізувати план;
• сформулювати основну думку тексту;
• прочитати текст ще раз і порівняти його із складеним резюме;
• перевірити чи не пропущено якогось матеріалу;
• за обсягом резюме до одного й того ж тексту можуть бути різними.
Пропонуємо зразок плану до тексту з мовними кліше, які до переказати текст англійською мовою.

THE PLAN FOR ANALYSIS OF THE TEXT/ARTICLE

I. The title of the text.
1. The title of the text I have (just) read is…
2. The story is titled...

II. The author of the text, when and where it was published.
1. The author of the story is… (unknown)
2. The story is written by…
3. It was published in…
4. The main characters are…
5. The scene is laid in…

III. The main idea of the text.
1. The main idea of the story is…
2. The story is devoted to…
3. The story is about…
4. The story deals with the problem of…
5. The story touches upon…
6. The purpose of the story is to give the readers some information on…
7. The story widely covers the problem of…
8. The aim of the story is to show…

IV. The contents of the text.
1. The author starts by telling the readers that…
2. The events, of the story-take place…
3. At the very beginning of the story the author tells about…
4. The author writes (states, thinks, stresses, points out, characterizes, dwells on, emphasizes, introduces, analyses, and acquaints) that…
5. The author explains…
6. The author possesses a talent for writing poetry.
7. The author possesses a powerful imagination.
8. The story describes (presents) a general picture of…
9. The second part of the story is devoted to (concerned with)…
10. According to the text…
11. Further on the author informs us that (dwells upon)…
V. Сonclusion.

1. To sum up, I would like to say that…
2. Thank you for your input.
3. Finally…
4. Basically…
5. In conclusion…
6. In brief (briefly)…
7. On the hole…
8. After all…
9. At last…
10. In a word…
11. In the end…
12. In final analyses…
13. In summary…
14. And so…
15. To summarize…
16. To conclude…
17. To sum up…
18. I want to tell that…
19. The key message is…
20. The most important point is…

ТЕКСТ ДО ЯКОГО ПОТРІБНО СКЛАСТИ РЕЗЮМЕ JAMES BOND
When James Bond got back to his hotel room it was midnight. His windows were closed and the air-conditioning was on. Bond switched it off and opened the windows. His heart was still thumping in his chest. He breathed in the air with relief, then had a shower and went to bed.
At 3.30 he was dreaming, not very peacefully, of the three black-coated men with red eyes and angry white teeth, when suddenly he woke up. He listened. There was a noise. It was coming from the window. Someone was moving behind the curtains. James Bond took his gun from under his pillow, got quietly out of bed, and crept slowly along the wall towards the window. Someone was breathing behind the curtains. Bond pulled them back with one quick movement. Golden hair shone silver in the moonlight.
“Mary Goodnight!” Bond cursed. “What the hell are you doing here?”
“Quick, James! Help me in!” she whispered urgently.
Bond put down his gun and tried to pull her through the open window. At the last moment her foot caught in the curtain and the window banged shut with a noise like a gunshot. Bond cursed again.
Mary Goodnight whispered, “I’m terribly sorry, James!”
“Sh! Sh!” said Bond, and quickly led her across the room to the bathroom. He turned on the light and the shower. They sat down on the side of the bath.
Bond asked again. “What the hell are you doing here? What’s the matter?”
“James, I was so worried. A “Most Immediate” message came from HQ this evening. A top KGB man, using the name Hendriks, is staying at this hotel. I knew you were looking for him, but he knows you’re here. He’s looking for you!”
“I know,” said Bond. “That man’s here all right. So is a gunman called Scaramanga. Mary, did HQ say if Hendriks has got a description of me?”
“No, he hasn’t. You were just described as secret agent James Bond.”
“Thanks, Mary. Now I must get you out of here. Don’t worry about me, just tell HQ that you gave me the message, OK?”
“OK, James.” She stood up and looked into his eyes: “Please take care, James.”
“Sure, sure.” Bond turned off the shower and opened the bathroom door. “Now, come on.”
A voice came from the darkness of the bedroom:
“This is not your lucky day, Mr. Bond. Come here both of you. Put your hands behind your necks!”
Scaramanga walked to the door and turned on the lights. His golden gun was pointing directly at James Bond.