ISBN 5-7779-0501-3
В учебно-методическом пособии представлено не собственно реферирование (т. е. письменный вид работы), а его разновидность – «rendering», который используется главным образом в устной речи. <...> Imagine one morning your boss
comes up to your desk with a file of papers and says: «I want you to
read this up, represent it in a smaller volume, suppressing all insignificant information, and give your own conclusion». <...> He/she will say «Render this, please»
Rendering is defined in the Webster’s dictionary as «art of making presentations». <...> Art indeed, as it requires a lot of your skills and
knowledge of reconstructing and rearranging a written passage without
any considerable damage to its context and idea(s). <...> You may have to prepare rendering for two main purposes:
 one can read your rendering and won’t have to take up the
original passage.
 one can read your rendering and decide for themselves if
they need to take up the original passage or not. <...> Rendering can’t be produced without thorough comprehension
of the passage. <...> Dividing the text into logical parts and singling out the
main idea of each of them can be an essential help in understanding the
passage. <...> You will have to read the original more than once. <...> The material in a
rendering is presented from the point of view of the author of the original and does not include any elements of interpretation or evaluation. <...> Rendering can be performed with two aims: informative and educational. <...> Since the objective of this textbook is to provide you with tools
for oral rendering in the framework of Conversation Practice lessons,
you will still be asked to give your opinion of the original text at the
end of your rendering. <...> A rendering is usually kept to the following structure:
 introduction, where you provide all necessary background information such as the title and source of the passage and state
the main idea
 the body, where the main idea is revealed
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 the conclusion on the passage
 your opinion of the problem (position) introduced in the passage
There are several basic principles you are to follow in order to
make a successful rendering:
 You have to develop your power of judgment, so that you <...>