Reasons · Stated details
Use the reason actually given; a plausible reason from outside the text is not enough. Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event.
We meet inside because it is raining.
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A museum guide
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A museum guide · B1. Use the reason actually given; a plausible reason from outside the text is not enough. Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event.
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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ListeningB1
The harbour gallery
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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Inference from clues · Applying practical information
Combine the actual clues without adding an unsupported fact. Apply the stated hours, route or restriction without inventing an extra arrangement.
The bag is wet and the umbrella is open: these are clues, not a complete history.
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ListeningB1
The harbour gallery
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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The harbour gallery
Why does the guide draw attention to the wooden box?
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Use the reason actually given; a plausible reason from outside the text is not enough. Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event.
We meet inside because it is raining.03
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Combine the actual clues without adding an unsupported fact. Apply the stated hours, route or restriction without inventing an extra arrangement.
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Reasons · Stated details
Use the reason actually given; a plausible reason from outside the text is not enough. Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event.
We meet inside because it is raining.Inference from clues · Applying practical information
Combine the actual clues without adding an unsupported fact. Apply the stated hours, route or restriction without inventing an extra arrangement.
The bag is wet and the umbrella is open: these are clues, not a complete history.Questions & answers
Opening an answer records help for that question.
The harbour gallery
Why does the guide draw attention to the wooden box?
- It contains the diaries used to recreate the gallery sounds.
- It shows how goods moved between trains and ships.
- It connects the harbour with a personal story.
- It helps date the construction of the modern terminal.
Answer & explanation
It connects the harbour with a personal story.
Answer: “It connects the harbour with a personal story.”. Evidence: “a young sailor who kept letters from home inside.”. Check “It helps date the construction of the modern terminal.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it. Check “It shows how goods moved between trains and ships.”: This is not the item named for this action. Evidence: “Goods could be moved directly between trains and ships”.
The harbour gallery
Why did the railway run close to the water?
- To keep passengers separate from cargo workers.
- To reach the eastern passenger terminal.
- To give tourists a better view.
- To transfer goods more quickly.
Answer & explanation
To transfer goods more quickly.
Answer: “To transfer goods more quickly.”. Evidence: “Goods could be moved directly between trains and ships, which made loading much faster.”. Check “To give tourists a better view.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it. Check “To keep passengers separate from cargo workers.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it.
The harbour gallery
When is the next film showing?
- Eleven twenty.
- Eleven forty.
- Twelve o’clock.
- Twelve twenty.
Answer & explanation
Eleven forty.
Answer: “Eleven forty.”. Evidence: “the next showing is at eleven forty.”. Check “Twelve o’clock.”: This mixes up the time of this event with another time. Evidence: “It starts every twenty minutes, and the next showing is at eleven forty.”. Check “Eleven twenty.”: This is not the time asked for.
The harbour gallery
How should visitors understand the gallery sounds?
- As a researched interpretation, not an exact historic recording.
- As original recordings of one particular day.
- As machinery recordings made in this harbour a century ago.
- As an exact reconstruction of the day described in one diary.
Answer & explanation
As a researched interpretation, not an exact historic recording.
Answer: “As a researched interpretation, not an exact historic recording.”. Evidence: “an interpretation intended to suggest the atmosphere, rather than an exact record of a particular day.”. Check “As original recordings of one particular day.”: This says the opposite of the relevant detail. Check “As machinery recordings made in this harbour a century ago.”: This makes the statement wider or stronger than the text allows. Evidence: “recordings of similar machinery.”.
The harbour gallery
Why should camera flashes be turned off?
- To avoid disturbing the recorded machinery sounds.
- To keep the next film visible.
- To prevent visitors from taking any photographs of the letters.
- To protect the old paper documents.
Answer & explanation
To protect the old paper documents.
Answer: “To protect the old paper documents.”. Evidence: “because of the old paper documents.”. Check “To keep the next film visible.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it. Check “To avoid disturbing the recorded machinery sounds.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it.
The harbour gallery
Which route is suitable for a visitor who needs step-free access?
- The doorway on the right.
- The stairs behind the ship model.
- The doorway on the left.
- The doorway beside the eastern terminal.
Answer & explanation
The doorway on the right.
Answer: “The doorway on the right.”. Evidence: “step-free access through the doorway on your right.”. Check “The doorway beside the eastern terminal.”: This is not the place given for this action. Check “The doorway on the left.”: This is not the place given for this action.