Writing Summaries

Everything you need to write a strong summary for your Abitur English exam — step-by-step rules, worked examples, practice exercises, a full practice text and a model answer.

Contents

Step 1 What is a summary? + The umbrella sentence

Step 2 The rules — 13 marking criteria explained

Step 3 Common mistakes to avoid

Step 4 Exercises — check your understanding

Step 5 Practice text + model answer + self-assessment rubric