Summary-Writing-28-original-passages-and-sample-an

Passage1Readthepassagebelowandanswerthequestionthatfollows.Theseaturtles,especiallytheleatherbacks,areundoubtedlyoneofnature’smostamazingcreatures.Theyroamthewarmseasoftheworldthroughouttheirlifeandcomeashoreonlytolayeggs.Malaysiawithitslongsandyshorelineshasbeendestinedasoneoftheirbreedinggrounds.Unfortunately,thenumberofleatherbackturtleslandingonthebeacheshasbeendecliningovertheyears.AccordingtotheWWFestimates,about2000leatherbacksarrivedonMalaysianbeachesin1970.In1989,onlybetween30and60leatherbackswerefound.Thedrasticdropwithinsuchashortspaniscertainlyagreatcauseforconcern.Wherehavetheygoneto?AretheyavoidingthebeachesofMalaysia?Whateveritis,themessageisdisturbinglyclear--theymaybecomeanextinctspeciessoon,thatis,ifnoconcertedeffortistakentocheckthedeclinenow.ThebeliefthatthedeclininglandingsofturtlesinMalaysiaistheresultofincreasinglandingsinotherspartsoftheworldisafallacy.Thisisbecausethescenarioisthesameinothercountriesknowntohavebeenvisitedbytheturtles.Whathascausedthespeciestodwindleatsucharapidrate?Therearemanyreasonsbutanobviousoneisnoneotherthanman’sgreed.Asweknow,turtlesarekilledfortheirmeat.Inthedaysbeforerefrigeration,turtleshadbeenasourceoffreshfoodforthesailingships.Today,turtlesoupisafavoritedishamongtheAsians.Theirshellshavebecomecoveteditemsfordecorationsandjewelry.Theireggswhicharemeanttobehatchedintoyoungturtles,areinsteadharvestedandeaten.Whendeepseafishingnetsinadvertentlytraptheturtles,fishermanoftenkilltheturtlesinsteadofcuttingtheirnetstoreleasethem.Pollutionoftheseahasalsoreducedthenumberofturtles.Manyarechokedtodeathbytheplasticbagsthattheymistakeforjellyfish.Itappearsthattheturtlesarenolongersafeintheseawheretheyspendmostoftheirlives.Neitheraretheysafewhenthefemalescomeashoretolayeggs.Infactthisisthetimewhentheyareparticularlyvulnerableastheirmovementsareslowonland.Thenestingplacesfortheseturtleshavealsobeengreatlyreduced,Asmoreandmorebeachesaretakenoverfortourismwiththeconstructionofhotels,chaletsandcondominiums,thebreedinggroundsarereducedintheprocess.Theintrusionoftouristsintotheseplacesmakeitdifficultfortheturtlestolaytheireggs.Theyhavetolookelsewheretoplacesthatarestillquietandundisturbedtolaytheireggs.Unfortunatelytheseidealplacesarefewtocomebynow.Toomuchdevelopmenthastakenplaceevenalongthecoastlineinmostcountries.Perhapsallisnotlostyet.Sincereeffortsarebeingtakentocheckthedecline.InMalaysia,itishearteningtonotethatconcretestepshavebeentakentoprotecttheturtlesthatcomeashoretolayeggs.Theindiscriminatecollectionofturtleseggsonthebeachesisnomoreallowed.TurtlesanctuarieshavebeensetupinRantauAbanginTerengganu.Theeggscollectedbydesignatedofficialsaresenttohatcheriesinthesanctuaries.Inthisway,thelossofeggsandtherateofmortalityamongthebabyturtlesarereduced.Inotherwords,morebabyturtlesarenowabletoreturntoseaandgrowintoadulthood.InanefforttodiscouragethepublicfromeatingturtleeggsaTurtleEnactmentActhasbeenintroducedtoprohibitthesaleofleatherbackeggs.TheWWFhasalsolaunchedthe‘SavetheTurtleCampaign’tocreateanawarenessamongthepublictohelpsavetheendangeredspecies.Inthisway,theconsumptionofturtleeggsandperhapsturtlemeatwillbediscouraged,thusputtingastoptotheillegalsaleofeggsandtrappingofturtles.Letushopethatitisnottoolatetosavethesefascinatingcreaturesfrombecomingextinct.Basedonthepassagegiven,writeasummaryinwhichyoudescribe:1.howandwhythenumberofleatherbackturtleshasdeclined2.whatstepshavebeentakentopreventthedeclineCreditwillbegivenforuseofownwordsbutcaremustbetakennottochangetheoriginalmeaning.Yoursummarymustbeincontinuousformandnotlongerthan130words,includingthe10wordsgivenbelow.Beginyoursummaryasfollows:“ThedeclininglandingsofturtlesinMalaysiaaredueto...”SummaryThedeclininglandingsofturtlesinMalaysiaareduetouncontrolledcatchingfortheirmeat,shellsandeggs.manyareinadvertentlycaughtindeepseafishingnets.Pollutionoftheseahasalsoreducedthenumberofturtles.Manydieofsuffocationbydiscardedplasticbags.Besides,turtlesaremostvulnerablewhentheycomeashoretolayeggs.Theirnestingplaceshavealsobeenreducedduetodevelopmentfortourismalongthecoasts.Nevertheless,concretestepshavebeentakentoarrestthedecline.Indiscriminatecollectionandsaleofturtleeggsarebanned.Turtlesanctuarieshavebeensetup,therebyreducingtherateofmortalityamongthebabyturtles.Lastly,anawarenesscampaignhasbeenlaunchedbyWWFtodiscouragethepublicfromeatingturtleeggs.(125words)Passage2Summarizeinnotmorethan120words,describingtheauthor’stripinCherokee.Youmayadopttheauthor’spointofview.DuringmyvacationlastMay,Ihadahardtimechoosingatour.FlightstoJapan,HongKongandAustraliaarejusttoocommon.WhatIwantedwassomewhereexcitingandexotic,aplacewhereIcouldbesparedfromtheholidaytourcrowds.IwassohappywhenJoancalledup,suggestingatriptoCherokee,acountyinthestateofOklahoma.Iagreedandwentoffwiththepreparationimmediately.WetookaflighttoCherokeeandvisitedatowncalledQuallaBoundarySurroundedbymagnificentmountainscenery,thetownpaintedaparadisebeforeus.WithitsOconalufteeIndianVillagereproducingtribalcraftsandlifestylesofthe18thcenturyandtheoutdoorhistoricalpageantUntoTheseHi