Retelling is an important and fundamental exercise on the path to formulating one's own expressions. Through retelling, students learn to use terms and grammatical structures confidently. Retelling is creative imitation in the best sense and should always be included in the school curriculum. Summarizing is a delicate area where some students struggle because their abstract thinking is not yet well developed. The most common mistake is to drift into storytelling when writing a summary. Both retelling and summarizing are taught to students in this training manual. The booklet contains not only work suggestions but also many sample examples that are particularly valuable for learning, along with aids for fair essay assessment.