Summary A
People who speak Swahili who want to communicate using a —compyuta, which is the
Swahili word for computer, are unable to do so in their own language. It makes no difference
that computers have huge hard drives and sophisticated software. They cannot operate in
Swahili or other African languages, of which there are hundreds. Soon, however, they may be
able to. Linguists in Africa are working with information technology specialists to make
computers operable to Africans who do not know any of the languages currently used on the
internet. Economics is bringing about this change. Microsoft sees a market for its software
among Swahili in Kenya. Other software companies will probably soon develop products for
African consumers. In addition to economics, there is another reason for making the
computer accessible to Africans. Hundreds of African languages are dying out, and linguists
view to computer as a way to save them. According to UNESCO estimates, 90 percent of the
world‘s 6,000 languages are not on the internet, and one language becomes extinct every day
somewhere in the world. The hope is that computers can help save them (Lacey).
summary B
- Many Africans who do not speak any of the major languages on the Internet have been
unable to use computers in their native languages. Computers cannot yet accommodate
languages such as Swahili. However, that situation may soon change. Linguists and computer
experts are working to develop computers that work in Swahili and other African languages.
Economics is one reason for doing so. Computer companies such as Microsoft and Google
see potentially huge market for its products in Africa. Another important reason is to save
languages that are in danger of becoming extinct (Lacey). '
Steps for writing a summary
Step Read the original passage several times until you understand it fully.
Step 2 Decide what the important ideas are. It helps to underline important ideas. It also helps
to take notes. Write down only a few words for each idea-—not complete sentences.
Step 3 Write your summary from your notes. Don‘t look at the original while you are writing.
Step 4 Check your summary against the original to make sure you have not changed the
meaning.
Step 5 Add an in-text citation at the end of the summary.
Summary 1
-Advertising is expensive and is used by manufacturers to sell their products. We often don't
know if the advertisement is true or not. (23 words)
Summary 2
-Advertising is important in the modern business world because there is great competition
among manufacturers to sell their products. They spend a lot of money on advertising and use
many different forms of media to convince consumers that their product is the best. (43
words)
Summary 3
-Sexy sales-girls, radio song, news paper, and television advertisements are some of the ways
that manufacturers use to sell their products to consumers. these forms of advertisement can
be very expensive but effective. (32 words)
Read the following passage and then choose the best summary for the
passage. Give reasons for your choice
Advertising
Advertising has become a very specialized activity in modern times. In the business world of
today, supply is usually greater than demand. There is great competition between different
manufacturers of the same kind of product to persuade customers to buy their own particular
brand. They always have to remind the consumer of the name and the qualities of their
product. They do this by advertising. The manufacturers advertise in the newspapers and on
posters. They sometimes pay for songs about their product in commercial radio programs.
They employ attractive sales-girls to distribute samples of it. They organize competitions,
with prizes for the Winners. They often advertise on the screens of local cinemas. Most
important of all, in countries that have television they have advertisements put into programs
that will accept them. Manufacturers often spend large sums of money on advertisements. We
buy a particular product because we think that it is the best. We usually think so because of
the advertisements that say so. Some people never pause to ask themselves if the
advertisements are telling the truth. (178)
The best summary is
No…..Becuase………..