Task 5. Summarize the text in your own words by using these phrases. — The text / article under review ... (gives us a sort of information about...)
— The article deals with the problem ...
— The subject of the text is ...
— At the beginning (of the text), the author describes ... (dwells on explains ...; touches upon ...; analyses ...; comments characterizes underlines ...; reveals ...; gives account of...).
— The article begins with the description of ..., a review of ..., the analysis of
— The article opens with ...
— Then (after that, further on, next) the author passes on to ..., gives a detailed (thorough) analysis (description), goes on to say that...
— At the end of the article, the author draws the conclusion that...; the author sums it all up (by saying ...).
— To finish with, the author describes
— In conclusion the author ...