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# Summarising Spoken and Media Presentations

Summarise a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats including visually, quantitatively, and orally

Subject: English · Area: Speaking & Listening · Ages 10 to 11
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/summarising-spoken-and-media-presentations-mt_A4YUbzUFan

## Ready when they can

- Summarise the main points of a video or audio presentation in own words
- Identify key information from a graph, chart, or infographic and explain it orally
- Listen to a passage read aloud and provide an accurate summary of the content

## Lesson: Summarizing What You Watch and Hear

When someone talks to you, plays a video, or shows you a chart, they are sharing information. You already know how to paraphrase what you hear, keeping the main idea and the key details in your own words. A summary is shorter. It keeps only the most important points and drops the extra details, so you can tell a whole talk, video, or chart in a few sentences.

*(drawing: This chart shows how classmates voted for their favorite lunch. A quick oral summary: most kids picked pizza, some picked pasta, and only a few picked salad.)*

A chart is worth summarizing too. First see what it measures: one bar for each thing counted. Then say what the numbers show overall, like which bar is biggest or which way they are heading. A summary that only counts the bars leaves out what the chart is really telling you.

**Example.** Mr. Lee plays a two-minute video about recycling. Instead of retelling every fact, Priya says: 'The video explained why recycling helps the planet and showed three items you can recycle at home.' She picked the main message and left out small details, like the narrator's name.

**Tip.** Before you speak, ask yourself: what are the two or three biggest points? Skip small details, like exact numbers or side comments, unless someone asks for them.

**Recap.** A good summary shares the main message of a talk, video, or chart in a few of your own sentences, not every detail.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Paraphrasing What You Hear](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/paraphrasing-what-you-hear-mt_-DuXzMVVXQ)

## Opens up

- [Following Media Without Subtitles](https://lightmysky.com/learn/languages/following-media-without-subtitles-mt_gibt6RSHpo)
- [Comparing Texts Across Media](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/comparing-texts-across-media-mt_wpLz5Y17cJ)