VIP Class Notes (Li)

Summarise what you’ve watched today.

How to summarise:

– What is the main idea? (what’s the main thing that happened)

– Write down one detail.

-Write down another detail.

-What happened in the end?

You can use this structure to plan your summary:

______ wants to _______ but _________.

Mr Bean                  buy ice-ceam    he doesn’t have money.

*Remember, only include details which help to move the story along.

Vocabulary

summarise – to give the main points of something

ex. When you write down

air-con/air conditioning – a machine that makes cold air

opera – a type of music that Mr Bean was singing

dry-cleaners – a place that you go to get your clothes washed

wig – fake hair

theatre – a place for people to watch people sing, dance or act

stage – an area of the theatre for the actors to perform