Throughout the course of your studies, it will be necessary to read, understand and summarise pieces of text. For example, you may need to research information from a book or leaflet and then present your findings in YOUR OWN WORDS. Part of the skill of summarising is being able to identify the most important points made within the text. Read the following extract and pick out the MOST IMPORTANT POINT in each paragraph. There are 5 paragraphs. Once you have identified the main points list them as if you were preparing to write a summary. Extract from a press release produced by ExtraValue Foods, a national chain of food retailers. The national food retailer, ExtraValue Foods, announces plans to open a new hypermarket in Hometown. There will be over two hundred jobs created by this opening. These will include full and part time opportunities for both sexes and for people of all ages. It is expected that the store will attract shoppers from the surrounding area. This will help the economy of Hometown which has been suffering from recent closures of heavy industrial firms. There are some thirty small towns and villages within a ten-mile radius of Hometown from which customers will be attracted. It is the policy of ExtraValue Foods to operate a seven-day working week. Opening hours are from 8am to 8pm Monday to Thursday, 8am to 10pm Friday, 7:30am to 8:30pm Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sunday. Shoppers will benefit from all facilities, such as the stores cafe and petrol station, also opening for these hours the store is described as a 'Paradise for Shoppers' and ExtraValue Foods believe that it will revolutionise shopping in the area.​