Stated details · Reasons
Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event. Use the reason actually given; a plausible reason from outside the text is not enough.
The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.
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A cookery class update
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A cookery class update · A2. Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event. Keep the stated condition or permission; a rule does not prove that an event happened.
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A new room for Friday’s class
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Conditions and permissions · Purpose and intended outcome · Limits of the evidence
Keep the stated condition or permission; a rule does not prove that an event happened. Ask what the person or message is trying to achieve, and for whom. Separate supported claims from what the evidence leaves unknown. No mention does not prove absence.
If the front door is locked, use the side entrance.
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A new room for Friday’s class
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A new room for Friday’s class
What time will Friday’s class start?
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Step 1 · Warm-up
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Step 2 · Build the skill
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Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event. Keep the stated condition or permission; a rule does not prove that an event happened.
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Keep the stated condition or permission; a rule does not prove that an event happened. Ask what the person or message is trying to achieve, and for whom. Separate supported claims from what the evidence leaves unknown. No mention does not prove absence.
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A2A cookery class update
Lesson points
Stated details · Reasons
Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event. Use the reason actually given; a plausible reason from outside the text is not enough.
The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.Conditions and permissions · Purpose and intended outcome · Limits of the evidence
Keep the stated condition or permission; a rule does not prove that an event happened. Ask what the person or message is trying to achieve, and for whom. Separate supported claims from what the evidence leaves unknown. No mention does not prove absence.
If the front door is locked, use the side entrance.Questions & answers
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A new room for Friday’s class
What time will Friday’s class start?
- At eight.
- At half past six.
- At eight thirty.
- At six fifteen.
Answer & explanation
At half past six.
Answer: “At half past six.”. Evidence: “We are still meeting at half past six”. Check “At eight.”: This mixes up the time of this event with another time. Evidence: “You can leave at eight if you need to catch your normal bus”. Check “At eight thirty.”: This mixes up the time of this event with another time. Evidence: “Friday’s lesson will finish at eight thirty”.
A new room for Friday’s class
Where will Friday’s class now take place?
- In the community hall.
- In the school kitchen.
- In the teacher’s home.
- In the music room.
Answer & explanation
In the school kitchen.
Answer: “In the school kitchen.”. Evidence: “the class will be in the school kitchen rather than the community hall.”. Check “In the teacher’s home.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it. Check “In the community hall.”: This was the earlier plan, not the final one.
A new room for Friday’s class
What may learners do if they need their normal bus?
- Leave without telling anyone.
- Attend only next week’s class.
- Leave at eight after telling Nina at the start.
- Ask Nina to drive them home.
Answer & explanation
Leave at eight after telling Nina at the start.
Answer: “Leave at eight after telling Nina at the start.”. Evidence: “You can leave at eight if you need to catch your normal bus, and I will email you the final instructions. Please tell me at the start of the lesson if you are leaving early.”. Check “Leave without telling anyone.”: This changes or leaves out a condition in the text. Check “Ask Nina to drive them home.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it.
A new room for Friday’s class
Where is the school kitchen?
- On the ground floor, behind the music room.
- On the ground floor, opposite the music room.
- Upstairs beside the school office.
- On the first floor, opposite the music room.
Answer & explanation
On the ground floor, opposite the music room.
Answer: “On the ground floor, opposite the music room.”. Evidence: “The school kitchen is on the ground floor, opposite the music room.”. Check “On the ground floor, behind the music room.”: This is not the place given for this action. Check “Upstairs beside the school office.”: This is not the place given for this action.
A new room for Friday’s class
Why has the location changed?
- Nina is attending another course at the hall.
- The school kitchen’s oven is broken.
- The hall’s oven is not working.
- The school has bought too many vegetables.
Answer & explanation
The hall’s oven is not working.
Answer: “The hall’s oven is not working.”. Evidence: “The hall’s oven is not working, and the repair will take several days.”. Check “The school kitchen’s oven is broken.”: This is not the place given for this action. Evidence: “The hall’s oven is not working”. Check “Nina is attending another course at the hall.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it.
A new room for Friday’s class
What does Nina want learners to do after hearing the message?
- Send her their bread recipes.
- Reply to cancel the Friday class.
- Pay for Friday’s vegetables in advance.
- Reply to confirm they received the changes.
Answer & explanation
Reply to confirm they received the changes.
Answer: “Reply to confirm they received the changes.”. Evidence: “Please reply to this message so I know you have received the changes.”. Check “Reply to cancel the Friday class.”: This says the opposite of the relevant detail. Check “Send her their bread recipes.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it.
A new room for Friday’s class
What should learners bring to take food home?
- A loaf of bread.
- Two containers.
- A bag of vegetables.
- An oven tray from the hall.
Answer & explanation
Two containers.
Answer: “Two containers.”. Evidence: “Please bring a clean apron and two containers so you can take your food home.”. Check “A bag of vegetables.”: This is already provided, not something the listener is asked to bring. Evidence: “You do not need to buy vegetables; the course will provide them.”. Check “A loaf of bread.”: This is not the item named for this action. Evidence: “We will make bread next week”.
A new room for Friday’s class
What time will the school gate open for the class?
- At half past six.
- At six fifteen.
- At eight thirty.
- At eight.
Answer & explanation
At six fifteen.
Answer: “At six fifteen.”. Evidence: “The school gate will be open from six fifteen.”. Check “At half past six.”: This mixes up the time of this event with another time. Evidence: “We are still meeting at half past six”. Check “At eight.”: This mixes up the time of this event with another time. Evidence: “You can leave at eight”.
A new room for Friday’s class
When is bread-making planned now?
- After the vegetable dishes on Friday.
- Next week, after the repair.
- This Friday.
- It has been cancelled permanently.
Answer & explanation
Next week, after the repair.
Answer: “Next week, after the repair.”. Evidence: “We will make bread next week, after the oven has been repaired.”. Check “After the vegetable dishes on Friday.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it. Check “It has been cancelled permanently.”: This makes the statement wider or stronger than the text allows.
A new room for Friday’s class
What does Nina say about parking?
- There is a car park, but spaces are limited.
- Cars cannot enter the school grounds.
- Parking is only in the community hall.
- Every learner has a reserved space.
Answer & explanation
There is a car park, but spaces are limited.
Answer: “There is a car park, but spaces are limited.”. Evidence: “There is a small car park behind the building, but spaces are limited.”. Check “Cars cannot enter the school grounds.”: This says the opposite of the relevant detail. Check “Every learner has a reserved space.”: This makes the statement wider or stronger than the text allows.