ESOL Rt/L2.8a Summarise information from longer documents
Summarise information from longer documents (i) Understand that summarising must be preceded by locating and selecting information through skimming, scanning and detailed reading, and do this efficiently (ii) Distinguish the main points and supporting detail in a document, and make judgements as to what should be included in a summary (iii) Understand that what to select and how best to present it in summary form will also depend on knowing the purpose and audience for the summary (iv) Use of discourse markers and other devices that enable identification of main points