Precis writing and Summarising

13. PRECIS WRITING AND SUMMARISING

Example 22

Listen to the following video and summarize the contents:

The Truth About Bats (Full Documentary)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW--eOLOrq0&t=319s

Summary: The documentary on "The Truth about Bats" is an interesting collection. of information. Many people are superstitious about bats. They think they are evil but in reality they are not so. They help in pollination and seed dispersal. They eat insects and pests and save crops. By saving crops, they are economically important. There are many species of bats. Some are extinct and some are endangered. The vampire bats are very rare. The reasons for the decline in the population of bats are deforestation and persecution by people. They are electrocuted by electrical wires. They are destroyed by wine turbines. They are caught in barbed wires. They are endangered by light pollution, heat waves and hunting. Many people have many negative opinions about bats. By educating the ignorant people on the role played by bats towards environment, bats can be saved. It is only by education, bats can be saved from extinction. Bats are incredibly useful.

Exercise

I. Summarize the contents in the following video:

1. How India's Perfumers Recreate The Smell Of Rain On Earth | Still Standing