50) Summary and conclusion

Before bringing this paper to a ..........., I should like to suggest some areas requiring further research.)

close

To bring the paper to a ............... (or bring to an end), I ............... the main points (or the keypoints) here: siblings influence the development of behaviour, and problems among siblings are linked to other problems.

close summarise

Concluding is ................. with (a) stating your position or opinion after considering all the information about something, or (b) stating that you have come to the end of something.

concerned

Recapitulating is ................. with briefly repeating your main points.

concerned

Summarising is ................. with expressing the most important facts or ideas about something or someone in a short and clear form.

concerned

In this essay, I have attempted to review ............ the arguments in favour of intellectual property rights in relation to the internet. (in modo conciso)

concisely

From these comparisons, we may ............... the following conclusions

draw

To ............... the paper to a close (or bring to an end), I summarise the main points (or summarise the ...............) here: siblings influence the development of behaviour, and problems among siblings are linked to other problems

bring keypoints

come abbiamo visto,

As we have seen

At last / lastly

Don't confuse lasty and at last Lastly refers to the final point or item in a list or a series of points being discussed, and is similar to finally. At last refers to something which happens * * after people have been waiting for it for a long time.

Rewrite From the survey we can conclude that advertising has a stronger effect on teenage girls than on other groups of the population. (DRAW / come give two answers)

From the survey we can draw the conclusion / come to the conclusion that advertising has a stronger effect on teenage girls than on other groups of the population.

Rewrite To conclude, the tests suggest the drug has no dangerous side effects. (conclusion)

In conclusion, the tests suggest the drug has no dangerous side effects.

...... ............... emotional competence is the key (in sintesi)

In short

In definitive, breve

In short

before describing something in as few words and as directly as possible

In short

To sum up In summary To summarise / (most formal)

In summary

Rewrite To sum up, it is impossible to blame the disaster on one person alonc. (suMMARY)

In summary, it is impossible to blame the disaster on one person alone.

said when talking about what is most important or true in a situation

In the final/last analysis,

after thinking about the different facts or opinions; general rather than in particular

On balance

Meaning eventually

Remember, eventually does NOT mean"perhaps'. It means in the end, especially after a long time or a lot of effort, problems, etc.'

in academic style it is common to say that you have ............... .................. to argue or demonstrate something instead of directly saying you did it; concisely means in a short and clear way, without unnecessary words]

attempted/tried

On ........... it would seem that more people are against the proposed law than for it

balance

Correct the six errors in this paragraph. This paragraph is a précise of Academic Vocabulary in Use. To sum, the book provides 50 units covering key aspects of academic vocabulary. Stated brief, each unit has tempted to present and practise the words that all students need. The overalls aim of the book is to help students not only to understand but also to use academic vocabulary. In bringing the book to a closure, we hope we have helped you and wish you success in your future acadcmic studies.

This paragraph is a précis of Academic Vocabulary in Use. In sum / To sum up, the book provides 50 units covering key aspects of academic vocabulary. Stated briefly, each unit has attempted to present and practise the words that all students need. The overall aim of the book is to help students not only to understand but also to use academic vocabulary. In bringing the book to a close, we hope we have helped you and wish you success in your future academic studies.

Per portare a termine, concludere, riassumo i punti principali / i punti chiave concludere

To bring to a close (or bring to an end), I summarise the main points or summarise the keypoints

per concludere / in conclusione

To conclude / In conclusion

per ricapitolare

To recapitulate

Rewrite To recap, there were a number of different reasons why the experiment was less successful than had been hoped. (RECAPITULATE)

To recapitulate, there were a number of different reasons why the experiment was less successful than had been hoped.

In sintesi, riassumendo

To sum up / To summarise / In summary

Rewrite In short, losing the war was a humiliating defeat for the country on a number of different levels. (SUMMARISE)

To summarise, losing the war was a humiliating defeat for the country on a number of different levels.

Authors submitting an article for the journal are requested to provide a brief ........... outlining the contents of their article.

abstract

In the ............ of the article, the authors claim to have made a breakthrough in cancer research

abstract

[shortened form of an article, book, etc., giving only the most important facts or arguments, usually printed at the beginning of the book or article]

abstract

As we have seen, the data are consistent ..... the three separate tests

across

In the final ........... no one can be completely certain as to what caused the crash

analysis

Typical paragraph starters (conclusion, summaries)

as we have seen, To conclude / In conclusion,To recapitulate we may draw the following conclusions, To sum up / To summarise / In summary, In short, To bring to a close (or bring to an end), I summarise the main points or summarise the keypoints, in a few words,The final point to stress is that , To put it briefly/Stated briefly, provides/gives a (brief) summary of, In the abstract , précis, attempted ,concisely, On balance, the overall , picture seems to be that , In the final/last analysis,

lastly or at last After several months of negotiations, the two sides have reached agreement.

at last

lastly or at last Many congratulations on having reached the final unit of this book .......

at last

lastly or at last My brother was very relieved when, , he finished writing his dissertation.

at last

On ............, the overall picture seems to be that the political climate influences corporate strategy

balance

Final or last (most formal)

final (is more formal than last)

To recapitulate the ............... of the present experiments: mothers' speech to young children was simpler than their normal speech

findings

As was expected, there are ............... differences between Russia and the two Nordic countries (Finland and Sweden).

large

lastly or at last First, we shall consider the causes of the war, then we shall look at the events of the war and, - , we shall discuss the consequences of the war.

lastly

lastly or at last She decided not to apply to Melbourne University. First and foremost, her marks were not likely to be good enough but also her parents did not want her to apply there. , none of her friends were considering going there.

lastly

To conclude / In conclusion, it seems that women's greater risk of depression is a consequence ....... gender differences in social roles.

of

The final ............ to stress is that pay is rarely the only factor in industrial disputes.

point

Let us now recap the main ........... in the argument

points

Most theses ........... a summary of the literature in the field in their opening chapter

provide

Praditsuk (1996) ............ ............ a (brief) summary of Asian economic cooperation

provides/gives

The government only published a ............ of the report, not the full report

précis

a short form of a text which briefly summarises the important parts

précis

To ........... it briefly, General Pachai's attempts to manipulate the situation to his own advantage ................ led to his own downfall.

put eventually

less formal and longer form of recap

recapitulate

In the final/last analysis, the only ............ prediction is that the future is likely to be very different from the present.

safe

èpossibile trarre le conclusioni seguenti.

we may draw the following conclusions

To summarise the problem in a few ........... : manufacturing in the country has declined drastically in the last ten years

words

We may summarise the findings in a few ............ conserving wetlands is an ............ priority (parole, urgente)

words urgent