Crossword puzzle : Summarizing a discussion in English

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Summarizing a discussion in English [C1] — VocaVerb

Put your summarizing skills to the test with this crossword! From signaling key points to wrapping up a debate, the vocabulary here covers everything you need to condense and relay a discussion accurately and concisely. Whether you’re chairing a meeting or reporting back on a seminar, mastering these expressions will give your English an unmistakably polished, C1-level edge.

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Clues

Across

  1. 2. Past form of can used in backshift
  2. 4. Separated by distance
  3. 5. A person's position on a topic
  4. 7. Not true, opposite of true
  5. 11. Having little length or duration
  6. 12. Had not in short form
  7. 13. To a considerable degree
  8. 15. To summarize the main points again
  9. 16. An assertion made during discussion
  10. 17. Not clean, opposite of pure
  11. 18. Many times frequently
  12. 19. in whatever way, but, nevertheless

Down

  1. 1. To talk into the phone
  2. 3. Connections between ideas or points
  3. 6. A passage linking different ideas
  4. 8. To combine ideas into a coherent whole
  5. 9. Reasons given to support a position
  6. 10. To restate text in your own words
  7. 14. Makes something easier to understand

Answers

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Across

  • 2. Past form of can used in backshift → could
  • 4. Separated by distance → apart
  • 5. A person's position on a topic → stance
  • 7. Not true, opposite of true → false
  • 11. Having little length or duration → short
  • 12. Had not in short form → hadnt
  • 13. To a considerable degree → quite
  • 15. To summarize the main points again → recapitulate
  • 16. An assertion made during discussion → claim
  • 17. Not clean, opposite of pure → dirty
  • 18. Many times frequently → often
  • 19. in whatever way, but, nevertheless → however

Down

  • 1. To talk into the phone → speak
  • 3. Connections between ideas or points → links
  • 6. A passage linking different ideas → transition
  • 8. To combine ideas into a coherent whole → synthesize
  • 9. Reasons given to support a position → arguments
  • 10. To restate text in your own words → paraphrase
  • 14. Makes something easier to understand → clarifies

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