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the phrases and useful expressions in the text. Step V Writing Deal with Ex 8 Individually students write a summary of the text, including a title and the most important information. Then students work in groups and read each other’s summaries and choose the one that they think is the best. Lastly have a few groups read out the best summary in their group. T: Now please use the information you’ve just collected to write a s ummary of the text. Remember to include a title and the most important information from each of the paragraphs. A few minutes later T: Now work in your group and choose the best summary and I will ask some groups to read out your best summary to the class. A sample of summary: Beijing’s Hutongs Nowadays, the word “hutong” has e to mean more than just the alleys that connect the courtyards of traditional Chinese houses. It also refers to the courtyards themselves and the munities that live there. Most of Beijing’s hutongs were built during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. The emperors anized Beijing in blocks of houses because this made the city easier to control. Wealthy and important people lived in hutongs built close to the Forbidden City. Near the end of the Qing Dynasty, conditions in Beijing’s hutongs went down because of the political situation. After the People’s Republic of China was set up, conditions in Beijing’s hutongs improved. Now, hutongs are still an important part of Beijing. They attract many tourists each year.