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Brighture is also great for preparing for the Eiken ® writing test !Starting in 2024, the Test in Practical English Proficiency (here in after referred to as EIKEN ® ) will add a "summary" to the writing section for grades 2 and above making it two questions in addition to the existing "opinion essay." The Reading and Writing offered by Brighture can also be used as a preparation for EIKEN®, and you can learn both "summary" and "opinion essay" in each lesson.
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What is summary writing?
"Summarizing" involves understanding the main points of the original text and rewriting it in a concise and easy-to-understand manner, and is commonly called "Summary Writing" overseas.
When we hear the word "summary," we tend to think of it as simply extracting the main points and rewriting them, but "Summary Writing" does not simply summarise the gist of a text; it requires writing in accordance with various rules specific to summary writing that may not be familiar to Japanese people , such as formal aspects and the pronouns that can be used.
Some specific examples are as follows:
- - Extract only the main points and opinions of the original text and do not add your own opinions
- ・Don't use contractions or abbreviations (e.g. doesn't / isn't / gonna / wanna, etc.)
- ・Use third person (he / she / it / they) instead of first or second person.
- ・Do not mention specific times or places
In order to write a summary within the limited time in an exam while following the rules above, it is effective to read a lot of texts in advance and practice writing summaries to get used to it.
About opinion writing
In addition to summarizing, the Eiken ® test also includes opinion writing. In this section, you write your opinion on the given topic, but opinion writing also has a format and rules that you must follow. Specifically, you must write in a style called "Standard Format (Expository Writing). "
Although English essay writing tends to be lumped together with English composition, there are various styles used depending on the purpose and situation. Typical styles include Standard Format (Expository Writing) used for free English composition, Narrative Writing that develops a story like a story, Descriptive Writing that explains the situation in detail, and Comparative Writing that analyzes by comparing two or more different things.
Brighture Writing Lessons
In Brighture lessons, you will be given homework in advance, including reading, summary writing, and essay writing. During the lesson, your teacher will check your prepared summary and essay sentence by sentence to clarify any mistakes or unclear points of understanding . You will also learn how to improve your writing including the structure of your writing .
reading and essay assignments will be given from the second lesson onwards.
When taking exams such as the Eiken ® it is important to be able to use the rules and structure correctly without being conscious of them. By taking Reading and Writing classes regularly, you will learn how to structure sentences and be able to respond naturally in exams.
In Brighture's writing lessons, you can learn not only Standard Format (Expository Writing), but also various types of essay writing. If you are taking lessons for Eiken ® please tell your teacher that you would like to take the lessons as a preparation for Eiken®. You can focus on Standard Format (Expository Writing).