To summarize a text, a reader should explain the text concisely using the reader’s own words.
To summarize a text, we first need to read it so we can later rewrite it in a more shorten text with our own words. This second text should be more concisely, meaning that it should cover the most important ideas and discard irrelevant or unnecessary information.
In classes, the teachers usually give students the task of summarizing to enhance and evaluate their comprehension and their ability to identify the main points of the piece of writing.
