Consider these situations:You have just read an excellent book and want to tell a friend about it. You have seen an exciting movie and want to （1）your instructor to go to see it. You have heard an inspiring lecture,and want to （2）your new found knowledge with a roommate who didn't attend the lecture.
How to give this type of（3）? You could tell everything you（4）about the book,movie,or lecture,but you will probably just want to select the （5）points and tell these to your listener. This,of course,is called summarizing.
To create a good summary—one that is both accurate and brief—you need to follow two steps. First,（6）information by reading,taking notes,or listening carefully so that your summary is as brief as possible but still accurate and （7）.Your audience will help you decide how thorough you need to be. If you give your summary to （8）perhaps for an examination,it will need to be extremely complete
（9） accurate. You will need to keep in mind any （10）your instructor might have given you during the lecture to indicate what he or she considers especially important.If you are summarizing a movie for a friend,you can be less thorough. Part of the task of summarizing is knowing what to include and what to leave out.