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Objectives of summary writing

Extract main points from the passage

Distinguish main ideas from supporting details

Substitute expressions with single words

Use alternative vocabulary

Worth 15 marks (Points 10 marks+ Language 5 marks)

Language (Simple, compound, complex, punctuations)

Steps

1. Identify areas of summary

2. Read line by line within the areas

3. Identify main points e.g (10 points what the question wants)

4. Easy to get 10 points as long as you mention the points

5. Mention only what the question wants, do not mention example, elaborations and repeated ideas

EXERCISE

Write a summary on how he tried to deal with it and what eventually saved him.

With a great effort he stood quite still. A remark of an old-time hunter flashed into his
mind. When tigers come across people, they move away. This tiger, however, was not
moving. Its behavior was clearly abnormal. This must be a man-eater. Then he caught
a glimpse of movement. Yellow and black stripes glided swiftly through patch of
thinner grass. To his horror, Sanjay half-hearted, half-saw the tiger circling back past
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him until it was moving parallel with the road. Then it stopped. It had cut him off
from any escape back to the village. Sanjay looked around for any trees to climb.
There were none within fifty yards. There was no means of retreat.
7 The growl has ceased, but a flicking, swishing noise came from the tall grass. The
tiger had stopped again. Staring intently into the grass, Sanjay spotted some small
movements. He realized the dry grass was being disturbed by the tigers tail. 35
Whatever he did, he knew he must move slowly. He must not run it would set off
the man-eaters attack. Anyway, no matter how fast he sprinted the tiger would catch
him.
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He took two slow steps along the path. The tigers growls broke out again. This
time Sanjay retaliated with his own grunting order. Get out of it! Get Away! he
made his voice low and menacing as he could. The animal fell silent, but did not 40
move. Then he caught a glimpse of its striped coat. It still had him cornered.
Sweat stood all over his body; he felt paralysed and unable to think. Then came
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all together different noise: a squeaking and thudding and the clatter of a diesel
engine burst through the jungle. Suddenly, a vehicle lurched into view along the
path, with the driver at the wheel. He caught sight of Sanjay and stopped a few 45
metres away, keeping the engine still running. Yet, the tiger still lay between
Sanjay and safety. In that instant, Sanjay made up his mind. Let it spring, he
thought. Ive only one chance left.
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With one enormous leap Sanjay hurled himself at the open seat of the truck,
alongside the driver, but landed flat on the bonnet. Almost at the same moment, a
streak of black and yellow fur thundered onto the vehicle, next to the driver, eyes 50
blazing, claws slashing. As if, in a dream, Sanjay felt the vehicle roar backwards, and
saw his driver beating the tiger over the head with an iron wrench. Again and again he
hit it. The tiger dropped to the ground; the vehicle carried on speeding backwards
down the path, with Sanjay clawing madly at the windscreen in his attempt to hang
on. The vehicle slowed down and came to a halt, safe on the open road.
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Now, extract those points highlighted above:

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Use your own words where possible and begin your summary as follows:

Sanjay was in great danger when he saw the tiger , so there were several measures
that he must tried to deal with it. First and foremost, Sanjay looked around for any
trees to climb. Next , he must move slowly moreover when took slow steps along the
path. Additional, Sanjay retaliated with his own grunting order. Also made his voice
low and menacing as he could. Besides came all together different noise . A vehicle
lurched into view along the path and stopped a few metres away, keeping the engine
still running. Afterwards, Sanjay leapt enormously and hurled himself at the open seat
of the truck. The most important the vehicle carried on speeding backwards down the
path . Eventually, the vehicle slowed down and came to a halt safe on the open road

(Farrah diva)

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