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 lost bag
About this lesson
A lost bag · A1. Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event.
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ListeningA1
A message from the market
Listen to the original English recording, answer the questions, then open the transcript to check the evidence. These related questions use the same recording; the level is an editorial guide, not a certified result.
A little clarity first
Conditions and permissions · Main point
Keep the stated condition or permission; a rule does not prove that an event happened. Use the whole text: a true detail is not automatically the main point.
If the front door is locked, use the side entrance.
Learning material
ListeningA1
A message from the market
Listen to the original English recording, answer the questions, then open the transcript to check the evidence. These related questions use the same recording; the level is an editorial guide, not a certified result.
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A message from the market
When did the staff find the bag?
Your learning route
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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.
The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.03
Step 3 · Build the skill
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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.04
Step 4 · Build the skill
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Keep the stated condition or permission; a rule does not prove that an event happened. Use the whole text: a true detail is not automatically the main point.
If the front door is locked, use the side entrance.05
Step 5 · Related practice
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Step 6 · Text challenge
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A1A lost bag
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 · Main point
Keep the stated condition or permission; a rule does not prove that an event happened. Use the whole text: a true detail is not automatically the main point.
If the front door is locked, use the side entrance.Questions & answers
Opening an answer records help for that question.
A message from the market
When did the staff find the bag?
- Tomorrow afternoon.
- Last week.
- This morning.
- Yesterday evening.
Answer & explanation
This morning.
Answer: “This morning.”. Evidence: “We found a blue bag this morning.”. Check “Tomorrow afternoon.”: This is not the day stated for this event.
A message from the market
What time does the information desk open tomorrow?
- At nine.
- At one.
- At five.
- At ten.
Answer & explanation
At ten.
Answer: “At ten.”. Evidence: “Tomorrow the market opens at nine, but the information desk does not open until ten.”. Check “At nine.”: This mixes up the time of this event with another time.
A message from the market
Can staff send the bag to the owner by post?
- Yes, for a small charge.
- Yes, if the owner phones first.
- Yes, after one week.
- No, they cannot.
Answer & explanation
No, they cannot.
Answer: “No, they cannot.”. Evidence: “We cannot send bags by post.”. Check “Yes, for a small charge.”: This says the opposite of the relevant detail.
A message from the market
What picture is on the front of the bag?
- A white dog.
- A blue dog on the front.
- A red umbrella on the front.
- A white dog on the back.
Answer & explanation
A white dog.
Answer: “A white dog.”. Evidence: “The bag has a small picture of a white dog on the front.”. Check “A white dog on the back.”: This gives a different detail from the one asked for.
A message from the market
What is inside the bag?
- A phone and a book.
- An umbrella and a book.
- A book and some flowers.
- An umbrella and a phone.
Answer & explanation
An umbrella and a book.
Answer: “An umbrella and a book.”. Evidence: “Inside, there is a red umbrella and a book. There is no phone in it.”. Check “A book and some flowers.”: This is not the item named for this action. Evidence: “our information desk beside the flower shop.”.
A message from the market
What is this message mainly about?
- How the owner can get a lost bag back.
- How the owner can arrange postal delivery of the bag.
- How the owner can become an information-desk worker.
- How the owner can buy a replacement bag.
Answer & explanation
How the owner can get a lost bag back.
Answer: “How the owner can get a lost bag back.”. Evidence: “You can collect the bag from our information desk beside the flower shop.”. Check “How the owner can buy a replacement bag.”: This is not what the message or text is mainly trying to do.
A message from the market
Who brought the bag to the information desk?
- The owner.
- The visitor who first found it.
- The fruit seller.
- The flower seller.
Answer & explanation
The fruit seller.
Answer: “The fruit seller.”. Evidence: “the fruit seller brought it to our desk.”. Check “The flower seller.”: This gives the action or role to the wrong person or group.
A message from the market
Where is the information desk?
- Beside the flower shop.
- Behind the bookshop.
- At the bus station.
- Inside the fruit shop.
Answer & explanation
Beside the flower shop.
Answer: “Beside the flower shop.”. Evidence: “our information desk beside the flower shop.”. Check “At the bus station.”: This is not the place given for this action.
A message from the market
Why must the owner describe what is in the bag?
- To find out whether the umbrella is new.
- To decide how much the bag costs.
- To help staff choose a collection day.
- To help staff give it to the right person.
Answer & explanation
To help staff give it to the right person.
Answer: “To help staff give it to the right person.”. Evidence: “This helps us give it to the right person.”. Check “To find out whether the umbrella is new.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it.
A message from the market
For how long will staff keep the bag?
- One week.
- Five weeks.
- One month.
- One day.
Answer & explanation
One week.
Answer: “One week.”. Evidence: “We will keep it here for one week.”. Check “One day.”: This is the wrong number for the thing asked about.