Clichees for making a summary (a synopsis)

Clichees for making a summary (a synopsis)

I Introductory expressions

1. The article (text) is entitled....

2. The article is taken from the newspaper…

3. The author of the text is …

4. The article (text) is about...

5. The article (text) deals with...

6. In the beginning 1 would like to point out that …

7. I want to tell you some words about...

8. Today I am going to speak about...

9. I'd like to tell you a couple words about...

10. I want to speak about...

11. I have recently read an article (a text, a book, some information)

12. I've read an article under the headline...

II The body of the text

1. The author tells us about

2. The author develops the idea of....

3. The main idea of the text is...

First, I would like to point out that,

Second, It is worth mentioning that

Third, I should say that

Forth, it is important to notice that

On the one hand, On the other hand,

III The conclusion

1. In the conclusion the author underlines that...

2. In the conclusion I'd like to point out that...

3.The text is of scientific interest

Phrases that help to express your opinion

In my opinion.

It seems to me,

From my point of view,

As for me, I think...

As far as I know,

If I am not mistaken,

I am deeply concerned about …

I am devoted to …

I would like to touch upon …

It is worth speaking about …

The problem which is touched upon is …

So, in my opinion this problem is worth considering because it is...

(dramatic, very important, too hard to understand, true to life, crucial)

If I remember rightly,

To begin with,

Generally speaking,

Frankly speaking,

To tell the truth,

In conclusion I want to say,

By way of conclusion I can say,

By way of summing up I must say, I want to add.

In the first (second) place

In the next place,

At first sight (glance),

On the whole (in general),

In conclusion (to make a long story short),

I am greatly impressed by,

1 feel sympathy for (regret).

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