Preview only - sample pages. Click to enlarge.
Pack details
A 31-page handbook in three parts. The first sets out the method: reading a passage for its shape, the rules that actually carry marks, and compressing without losing meaning. The second is eleven practice passages in rising difficulty, left untitled on purpose, since finding the title is part of the task. The third gives worked solutions, each with a sample precis and its word count. Two years of access.
What you get
- Format
- One PDF, read online
- Pages
- 31 pages
- Delivery
- Shared to your Google account through Google Drive, right after payment. Nothing is posted and nothing needs installing.
- Payment
- One-time, in Pakistani Rupees, securely through PayFast.
If something goes wrong
You can request a refund within 72 hours of paying, as long as you have not opened the pack - the button that opens it is what counts as opening. Browsing this page never affects it.
Outside that window we still refund if:
- duplicate charge for the same purchase
- delivery or access failed and could not be fixed
- content is materially defective, incorrect or misdescribed
Every request is read by a person. Email access@csswithacsp.com from the address you bought with, or see the refund policy and service policy in full.
Using the Précis Writing Handbook
Build a clear précis, one passage at a time
Learn how to find the main idea, keep the points that carry it and express them in fewer words. The Précis Writing Handbook takes you from the method to practice and worked solutions, so you have a clear way to review each attempt.
What is inside
- A guide to reading and shortening a passage while keeping its meaning.
- Eleven practice passages, arranged roughly in order of difficulty.
- Untitled passages that let you practise choosing the title yourself.
- Worked solutions with possible titles, the main points, a sample précis and its word count.
How to use the handbook
Read the method, attempt a passage, then compare your précis with the worked solution. Check which ideas you kept, how you joined them and whether your title captures the passage. Use that review to improve your next draft.
Who it is for
CSS candidates who want a clear method and a practical routine for précis writing.