A2

A health appointment

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A health appointment · 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.

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 message from the clinic receptionist

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 · Conditions and permissions

Use the reason actually given; a plausible reason from outside the text is not enough. Keep the stated condition or permission; a rule does not prove that an event happened.

We meet inside because it is raining.

Applying practical information

Apply the stated hours, route or restriction without inventing an extra arrangement.

The doors close at five. Arriving at six would be too late.

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A message from the clinic receptionist

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A message from the clinic receptionist

What is the new appointment time?

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Step 1 · 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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Step 4 · Text challenge

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A health appointment

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A health appointment

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 · Conditions and permissions

Use the reason actually given; a plausible reason from outside the text is not enough. Keep the stated condition or permission; a rule does not prove that an event happened.

We meet inside because it is raining.
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Applying practical information

Apply the stated hours, route or restriction without inventing an extra arrangement.

The doors close at five. Arriving at six would be too late.

Questions & answers

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D01 · Warm-up

A message from the clinic receptionist

What is the new appointment time?

  1. Tuesday at five.
  2. Tuesday at two twenty.
  3. Thursday at two twenty.
  4. Thursday at ten past two.
Answer & explanation
Thursday at two twenty.

Answer: “Thursday at two twenty.”. Evidence: “at two twenty on Thursday, the sixteenth.”. Check “Tuesday at two twenty.”: This is not the day stated for this event. Evidence: “move it from Tuesday morning to Thursday afternoon”. Check “Thursday at ten past two.”: Check the calculation using the stated times or amounts. Evidence: “Please arrive ten minutes early to complete a short form.”.

D02 · Warm-up

A message from the clinic receptionist

Why has the appointment moved?

  1. Jordan cannot reach the branch by bus.
  2. Jordan requested a different nurse.
  3. The nurse has training on Tuesday.
  4. The branch beside the library is closing.
Answer & explanation
The nurse has training on Tuesday.

Answer: “The nurse has training on Tuesday.”. Evidence: “because the nurse is attending training on Tuesday.”. Check “Jordan requested a different nurse.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it. Check “The branch beside the library is closing.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it.

P01 · Build the skill

A message from the clinic receptionist

What should Jordan bring?

  1. A list of medicines used in the past only.
  2. All medicine packets.
  3. An appointment form completed at home.
  4. A list of current medicines.
Answer & explanation
A list of current medicines.

Answer: “A list of current medicines.”. Evidence: “Bring a list of any medicines you currently take”. Check “All medicine packets.”: This is not required; the text asks for something else. Evidence: “you do not need to bring the medicine packets themselves.”. Check “A list of medicines used in the past only.”: This gives a different detail from the one asked for.

P02 · Build the skill

A message from the clinic receptionist

Where is this appointment?

  1. At the main clinic by the station.
  2. Inside the library reading room.
  3. At the branch beside the library.
  4. At the nurse’s training centre.
Answer & explanation
At the branch beside the library.

Answer: “At the branch beside the library.”. Evidence: “our small branch beside the library, not the main clinic near the station.”. Check “At the main clinic by the station.”: This says the opposite of the relevant detail. Check “Inside the library reading room.”: This is not the place given for this action.

R01 · Related practice

A message from the clinic receptionist

What should Jordan do if the time is unsuitable?

  1. Call reception after five tomorrow.
  2. Arrive at the old time without calling.
  3. Call only after the appointment.
  4. Call reception before five tomorrow.
Answer & explanation
Call reception before five tomorrow.

Answer: “Call reception before five tomorrow.”. Evidence: “call reception before five tomorrow”. Check “Arrive at the old time without calling.”: This was the earlier plan, not the final one. Evidence: “move it from Tuesday morning to Thursday afternoon”. Check “Call only after the appointment.”: This changes the order of the actions.

X01 · Text challenge

A message from the clinic receptionist

What arrival time follows the instruction?

  1. Two twenty-five on Thursday.
  2. Five on Tuesday.
  3. Ten past two on Thursday.
  4. Two thirty on Thursday.
Answer & explanation
Ten past two on Thursday.

Answer: “Ten past two on Thursday.”. Evidence: “Please arrive ten minutes early”. Check “Two thirty on Thursday.”: Check the calculation using the stated times or amounts. Evidence: “Your new appointment is at two twenty on Thursday, the sixteenth.”. Check “Two twenty-five on Thursday.”: Check the calculation using the stated times or amounts. Evidence: “Your new appointment is at two twenty on Thursday, the sixteenth.”.