A summary is a way of expressing all the important facts or characteristics about something in a short and clear manner. When writing a summary, we look for the main points and leave out details such as descriptions, illustrations and examples. Titles of stories and news headlines often summarise the story or news item concerned.
PRACTICE 1
Listen to a news item and answer
the following question.
A suitable headline for this news
items is
A. Tough Battle for Atlanta
B. Dramatic Win for AC Milan
C. Atlanta Stuns Favourites AC
Milan
D. Favourites AC Milan Fights a
Hard Battle with Underdogs Atlanta
PRACTICE 2
Listen to an announcement and
answer the following question.
Which of the following sentences
best summarises the announcement?
A. Passengers aboard TP 314 are
delayed due to bad weather.
B. Passengers aboard flight TP 314
are in danger.
C. Flight TP 314 to Taiwan is
delayed due to bad weather.
D. Bad weather hampers passengers
abroad Flight TP 314.
PRACTICE 3
Listen to a talk and answers the
following question.
The main purpose of the talk is to
A. inform the listeners about
Malaysian dances
B. impress upon the listeners the
beauty of Malaysia
C. demonstrate the richness of the
Malaysian culture
D. highlight the complexities of
Malaysian dances
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