Lesson: How to Summarize Information

In this lesson, you are going to learn how to make summarize in English about Work-Related Topics



Schema Activation

Task#1A

You will read a meeting transcript and you will make a summary of the information given in such document

  1. We will have a Quizziz game and we will crown the winner and will give him or her a prize which is beyond what a human can get if he or she lived 10 lives.

Pre-Task #1

Task#2A

You will learn how to use reported speech

When you want to make a summary, you usually report sentences.

Reporting sentences is not that hard.

If the sentence is in the simple present, you need to do this:

AI stop spammers every day
BHe/She said that she/he stopped spammers every day

If the sentence is in the future simple, you need to do this:

AI will implement security measures
BHe/She said that she/he would implement security measures

If the sentence is in the present continuous, you need to do this

AI am blocking all bots
BHe/She said that she/he was blocking all bots

If the sentence is in the past simple, you need to do this

AI blocked suspicious transactions
BHe/She said that she/he had blocked suspicious transactions

Task#2A

Read the sentences and take turns reporting this to your partner


Pre-Task #2

Task#3A

You will read a meeting transcript and you will make a summary of the information given in such document

John

Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining this meeting. As you all know, with the increasing frequency of cyber attacks and scams targeting our bank users, we should protect our customers’ data and assets.

To be precise, last month, 1000 of our users got all their savings stolen using different scam mechanisms.

What do you people have in mind?

Sarah

We’ll start by enhancing our network security with the implementation of advanced firewalls and intrusion detection systems. We’ll also conduct regular vulnerability assessments and penetration testing to identify and patch any potential weaknesses in our systems.

Michael

In terms of customer education, we need to launch an awareness campaign. This should include tutorials on recognizing phishing emails and scams, as well as tips for creating strong passwords and protecting personal information.

James

We will monitor any suspicious use of our system by bank employees to make they are not providing sensitive data to scammers. if we find an employees contributing to the cyber security problem, we will take legal action against him or her

Linda

Since international transactions seem to be the problem, I will add an option so user can block all international banks transactions if they don’t need them. In case they make international transactions, we will send a transaction via text message so we can take immediate action if necessary


Pre-Task #3

Task#4A

Make group of three and create a five point plan to mitigate fraud in bank transactions

The plan should be created using Canva or any other similar tool


Main-Task:

Task#5A

You will read a meeting transcript and you will make a summary of the information given in such document

You will be given a document about a cyber security meeting and you will make a summary about the measures that the cyber security introduced.


Post-Task:

Task#6A

You will practice some of the most important grammar topics studied during the lesson.


Manuel Campos, English Professor

José Manuel

I am José Manuel and I am an English Teacher in Costa Rica who loves English. I have been teaching English for more than 8 years and I like sharing what I know with others