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SUMMARY WRITING
LECTURER NAME :
DR LOKMAN HAFIZ BIN ASARY
PREPARED BY :
NAME NURUL AINA SHAZWINA BINTI ZULKORNINE

MATRIC NO B20BS0011
EMAIL ainashazwina2204@gmail.com
SUBJECT ENGLISH COMMUNICATION SKILLLS
Summarise the lessons one can learn from a dog in not more than 120 words.
“Life-lessons from Dogs”
By: Arnold Steward
There are so many lessons one can learn about life from a dog. Imagine this scenario: it is raining
heavily outside and you need to leave for someone's house. The dog is up and eager to go with
you. You tell it to stay home. As you leave, you see it squeezing out through the gap in the
doorway. You scold it and order it back home. Then at every turn you make, you suddenly see it
following you sheepishly at a distance. It follows at the risk of being reprimanded for the sore
reason of being somewhere nearby. How else can we experience so selfless an instance of love
and faithfulness? We can ①learn a lifelong lesson from this sincere warm display of perpetual
companionship. ②Observe the eating habits of your dog. It does not eat, except when hungry. It
does not drink, unless it is thirsty.③It does not gorge itself. It ④stops eating when it has had
enough. ⑤A dog also sets a perfect example of adaptability. If it is moved to a strange place, it is
able to adapt itself to that place and to its thousand peculiarities without a murmur of complaint.
Itis able to learn and adapt to a new family's ways and customs. It is quick and ready to please.
Man, being accustomed to comfort and wealth will be lost if suddenly stripped of all he is
accustomed to. ⑥A dog also teaches us a thing or two about, unselfish love. When a dog knows
death is approaching, it tries, with its last vestige of strength, to crawl away elsewhere to die, in
order not to burden its owners no more. ⑦A dog does things with all vigour. However, when
there is nothing to do, it lies down and rests. It does ⑧not waste its strength and energy
needlessly. Many working people are burning the candles at both ends. Many suffer nervous
breakdowns due to stress. Perhaps, they should learn to rest like a dog does. A dog above all is
truly man's best friend.
CODES USED FOR THIS SUMMARY.
1. Scanning sentences
2. Keyword
2. Text’s title
3. Author’s full name:
4. Author’s purpose for writing and thesis statement
5. Main idea.
ANSWER KEY
1. Text’s title: ‘Life-lessons from Dogs’
2. Author’s full name: Arnold Steward
3. Author’s purpose for writing: The purpose of the author writing article is, to emphasize that
there are many things we can learn about the life from a dog in so many relatable ways.
4. Thesis statement: This writing summarizes the lessons we can get from a dog for our lives
5. Main ideas
 We can learn a lifelong lesson from this sincere warm display of perpetual companionship
 The eating habits of your dog.
 It does not gorge itself.
 Eating when it has had enough.
 A dog also sets a perfect example of adaptability
 A dog also teaches us a thing or two about, unselfish love
 A dog does things with all vigour
 It does not waste its strength and energy needlessly
FILL UP THIS CHECKLIST:
States the author's original text title √
States the author’s full name (if given) √
States the author’s purpose for writing √
Identifies the thesis statement √
Identifies all of the text’s main ideas √

Does not include details, examples, information not in the text or the writer’s opinion √
Is mostly written in the student’s own words √
Is written in one paragraph √
Is clear and easy to follow √
Is within the limited number of words allowed √
SUMMARY
The article ‘Life-lessons from Dogs’ by Arnold Steward stated that dogs can educate us many
lessons of life. It can teach us through its acts of affection and faithfulness, endangering itself
simply to accompany you. We also can analyse from its consuming habits. It will by no means
over-indulge and aware which meals to avoid. Dogs also are capable to adapt to its environment
quickly without complaining as compared to man who complains on the slightest change. Dogs
also are unselfish, choose not to burden his cherished ones however to move away and die. Dogs
also know when to work and when to play. They now no waste their efforts unnecessarily like a
number of us do at work. Thus, dogs can set us great examples through their everyday living.
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UHLB1112 (30)

NAME NURUL AINA SHAZWINA BINTI ZULKORNINE

“Life-lessons from Dogs”

By: Arnold Steward

CODES USED FOR THIS SUMMARY.

3. Author’s full name:

4. Author’s purpose for writing and thesis statement

1. Text’s title: ‘Life-lessons from Dogs’

2. Author’s full name: Arnold Steward

FILL UP THIS CHECKLIST:

States the author's original text title √

States the author’s full name (if given) √

States the author’s purpose for writing √

Identifies the thesis statement √

Identifies all of the text’s main ideas √

Is mostly written in the student’s own words √

Is written in one paragraph √

Is clear and easy to follow √

Is within the limited number of words allowed √

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