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A new study from the University of Toronto suggests that fast food might make it harder to stop and smell the roses. Researchers pointed out that Americans have gained more and more leisure time, yet they aren’t any happier. The problem could be that modern conveniences make us more impatient, and therefore less able to appreciate small moments of joy.
To test the theory, the University of Toronto researchers carried out a few different tests focused on fast foods, the typical American “symbols of the culture of impatience,” and happiness
A new study from the University of Toronto suggests that fast food might make it harder to stop and smell the roses. Researchers pointed out Students’ version: In my Americans opinion, the have research tellsmore us… and more leisure that gained The article a study from a University of Toronto time, yet indicates they aren’t any happier. The problem A new study from the University of Toronto suggests … could be that modern conveniences make us more impatient, and therefore less able to Polished version: appreciate small moments of joy. A study from the University of Toronto shows/indicates…
1.具体研究内容：对象， 方法，过程，结果 2. 研究未来展望/总结 (第2-4句）
2. Length
★You
may use fewer words than the
but
number prescribed(60 words),
in no case may you exceed the limit.
--- Divide the whole passage into _____ 3 parts Part 1: Paragraph 1
background and findings the study
To report the general ideas: use present tense
e.g. however, then, thus, yet, and (at the same time, on the other hand, etc.)
要进行概述的文章体裁有哪些？ 记叙文 Narration 议论文 Argumentation 说明文 Exposition
explaining or making clear by giving details
Tense
To refer to past experiences Part 2: Paragraph 2-3 use past tense
Paragraph 4 further study
Part 3:
To quote indirect speech use past tense
Part. 1 background and findings
Summary
Ⅰ. Directions:
Supporting points(s1,s2…)
Read the following passage. Summarize
the main idea and the main points of the
passage in no more than 60 words.
Para. 2 the study
研究对象、方法、过程、结果
In one of the tests, reserchers told 257 people to rate pictures based on whether they were suitable for ads. Participants saw a series of pictures. One group saw fast food in regular packaging while the other group saw the same food set out on ceramic tableware(瓷器餐具）. Afterward, some of the Participants were shown photographs of “scenic natural beauty” and then were asked to rate their happiness. Others rated their happiness without seeing the pictures. The researchers found that people who saw the fast food before viewing the nature photos tended to rate their happiness lower. Yet those who simply rated their happiness without seeing the nature shots beforehand were actually a little happier if they’s seen fast food in advance. Researchers said that suggests fast food doesn’t directly cause unhappiness but decreases the ability to enjoy things.
The University of Toronto makes a study/conducts a research that… .(8 words)
Part. 1 background and findings
Could Fast Food Make It Harder to Stop and Smell the Roses?
Use your own words as far as possible.
1. Use your own words Use different words with the original one. Don’t copy the language.
概要的构成：
文章体裁： 主题句 拓展句
研究报告 研究背景 +研究发现 （第一句）
will prevent us appreciate fast food____________ small moments of joy enjoying things
/affects our ability to enjoy things
so
we will be less happy , thus making us less happy
eliminate all repetitions
Part. 1 background and findings
use your own words Could Fast Food Make It Harder to Stop and Smell the Roses?
A new study from the University of Toronto suggests that fast food might make it harder to stop and smell the roses. Researchers pointed out that Americans have gained more and more leisure time, yet they aren’t any happier. The problem could be that modern 因果关系 conveniences make us more impatient, and therefore less able to appreciate small moments of joy. To test the theory, the University of Toronto researchers carried out a few different tests focused on fast foods, the typical American “symbols of the culture of impatience,” and happiness
In one of the tests, researchers told 257 people to … people who saw the fast food before viewing the nature photos tended to rate their happiness lower. Yet those who simply rated their happiness without seeing the nature shots beforehand were actually a little happier if they’s seen fast food in advance. Omit the repetition Students’ version: They found that fast food prevent people becoming happy. Different groups were given fast food in different packaging and they were asked to rate their happiness. Details not main points
Students’ version …because of fast food, people can’t enjoy things.
… fast food will prevent people enjoying things +结果
so we will be less happy/thus making us less happy
To make the summary brief, we should: --- generalize the details --- reduce the examples --- simplify the descriptions
--- eliminate all repetitions
--- shorten the transitions
…
fast food makes people unhappy
+原因
because people can’t enjoy things
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Polished version:
A study from the University of Toronto indicates that fast food will prevent people enjoying things, thus making us less happy. (21 words)
