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A daily schedule

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A daily schedule · A1. 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.

Listen to the original script when local audio is available. Notice corrections and reasons; use the transcript after listening to check your evidence.

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have breakfast
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A voice message for Tom

Listen to the original script when local audio is available. Notice corrections and reasons; use the transcript after listening to check your evidence.

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Stated details · Conditions and permissions

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.

The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.

Reasons · Sequence and plans

Use the reason actually given; a plausible reason from outside the text is not enough. Reconstruct the order without swapping the earlier and later actions.

We meet inside because it is raining.

Learning material
have breakfast
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A voice message for Tom

Listen to the original script when local audio is available. Notice corrections and reasons; use the transcript after listening to check your evidence.

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A voice message for Tom

What time should Tom arrive at Anna’s house?

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Your learning route

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Step 1 · Warm-up

Warm-up

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Step 2 · Build the skill

Stated details · Conditions and permissions

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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.

The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.
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Reasons · Sequence and plans

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Use the reason actually given; a plausible reason from outside the text is not enough. Reconstruct the order without swapping the earlier and later actions.

We meet inside because it is raining.
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Related practice

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Step 5 · Text challenge

Text challenge

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A daily schedule

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A daily schedule

Lesson points

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Stated details · Conditions and permissions

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.

The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.
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Reasons · Sequence and plans

Use the reason actually given; a plausible reason from outside the text is not enough. Reconstruct the order without swapping the earlier and later actions.

We meet inside because it is raining.

Questions & answers

Opening an answer records help for that question.

D01 · Warm-up

A voice message for Tom

What time should Tom arrive at Anna’s house?

  1. At eight thirty.
  2. At nine fifteen.
  3. At nine thirty.
  4. At ten.
Answer & explanation
At eight thirty.

Answer: “At eight thirty.”. Evidence: “Please come to my house at eight thirty.”. Check “At nine fifteen.”: This mixes up the time of this event with another time. Evidence: “The bus to the sports centre leaves at nine fifteen, not nine thirty.”.

D02 · Warm-up

A voice message for Tom

Which bus time is correct?

  1. Nine thirty.
  2. Ten fifteen.
  3. Eight thirty.
  4. Nine fifteen.
Answer & explanation
Nine fifteen.

Answer: “Nine fifteen.”. Evidence: “The bus to the sports centre leaves at nine fifteen, not nine thirty.”. Check “Nine thirty.”: The speaker says this time is wrong.

P01 · Build the skill

A voice message for Tom

What should Tom bring?

  1. A drink.
  2. Breakfast.
  3. A bus timetable for Anna.
  4. A towel.
Answer & explanation
A towel.

Answer: “A towel.”. Evidence: “Please bring a towel.”. Check “A drink.”: This is not required; the text asks for something else. Evidence: “You do not need to bring a drink because there is water at the centre.”.

P02 · Build the skill

A voice message for Tom

Why must Anna be home by two?

  1. Her aunt is visiting.
  2. She is meeting Tom for lunch at two.
  3. Her swimming lesson starts at two.
  4. She must check the bus timetable at two.
Answer & explanation
Her aunt is visiting.

Answer: “Her aunt is visiting.”. Evidence: “I need to be home by two because my aunt is visiting.”. Check “Her swimming lesson starts at two.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it.

R01 · Related practice

A voice message for Tom

Why does Tom not need to bring a drink?

  1. There is no water at the centre.
  2. There is water at the centre.
  3. They will buy drinks at the bus stop.
  4. Anna will bring a drink for Tom.
Answer & explanation
There is water at the centre.

Answer: “There is water at the centre.”. Evidence: “there is water at the centre.”. Check “Anna will bring a drink for Tom.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it.

X01 · Text challenge

A voice message for Tom

Which plan matches the message?

  1. Breakfast at Anna’s, then a bus to swimming.
  2. A bus at nine thirty, then breakfast.
  3. Swimming, then breakfast at the centre.
  4. Lunch at Anna’s, then a visit to Tom’s aunt.
Answer & explanation
Breakfast at Anna’s, then a bus to swimming.

Answer: “Breakfast at Anna’s, then a bus to swimming.”. Evidence: “We can have breakfast here. The bus to the sports centre leaves at nine fifteen”. Check “Swimming, then breakfast at the centre.”: This changes the order of the actions. Evidence: “We can have breakfast here.”.