B2

A planning discussion

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A planning discussion · B2. 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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ListeningB2

Planning the evening workshop

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.

Limits of the evidence · Stated details

Separate supported claims from what the evidence leaves unknown. No mention does not prove absence. Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event.

The notice gives a price, but says nothing about delivery.

Viewpoint and evaluation · Purpose and intended outcome

Look for evaluations and reservations; do not turn a positive fact into unconditional approval. Ask what the person or message is trying to achieve, and for whom.

The writer likes the idea but asks for one change.

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Planning the evening workshop

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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Planning the evening workshop

What is the revised workshop format?

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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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Viewpoint and evaluation · Purpose and intended outcome

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Look for evaluations and reservations; do not turn a positive fact into unconditional approval. Ask what the person or message is trying to achieve, and for whom.

The writer likes the idea but asks for one change.
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Related practice

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Lesson map

A planning discussion

B2
A planning discussion

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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Limits of the evidence · Stated details

Separate supported claims from what the evidence leaves unknown. No mention does not prove absence. Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event.

The notice gives a price, but says nothing about delivery.
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Viewpoint and evaluation · Purpose and intended outcome

Look for evaluations and reservations; do not turn a positive fact into unconditional approval. Ask what the person or message is trying to achieve, and for whom.

The writer likes the idea but asks for one change.

Questions & answers

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D01 · Warm-up

Planning the evening workshop

What is the revised workshop format?

  1. One three-hour session finishing before the final bus.
  2. Two ninety-minute sessions finishing at nine.
  3. Two three-hour sessions with a shorter final explanation.
  4. Two ninety-minute sessions ending by eight thirty.
Answer & explanation
Two ninety-minute sessions ending by eight thirty.

The supported answer is “Two ninety-minute sessions ending by eight thirty.”. Evidence: “two ninety-minute sessions, both finishing by eight thirty.”. Compare the alternative “One three-hour session finishing before the final bus.”. This confuses two stages of the account: the initial situation and a later check or decision. Compare the alternative “Two ninety-minute sessions finishing at nine.”. This attaches a real or plausible number, time or duration to the wrong event.

D02 · Warm-up

Planning the evening workshop

Why avoid recording participant questions?

  1. Recording may discourage people from asking them.
  2. The organiser has established that nobody wants their questions recorded.
  3. The separate explanation is intended to replace all participant discussion.
  4. Written instructions would be withdrawn once the workshop was recorded.
Answer & explanation
Recording may discourage people from asking them.

The supported answer is “Recording may discourage people from asking them.”. Evidence: “some participants may hesitate to ask questions if they know their comments will be shared.”. Compare the alternative “The separate explanation is intended to replace all participant discussion.”. This mistakes a supporting example or practical detail for the main purpose being asked about. Compare the alternative “Written instructions would be withdrawn once the workshop was recorded.”. This reverses the relationship stated in the passage.

P01 · Build the skill

Planning the evening workshop

What condition must be met to use the town hall?

  1. The college must be unavailable by the booking deadline.
  2. Suitable access must be verified by Wednesday.
  3. Participants must confirm they will not need access arrangements.
  4. The catering budget must cover a full buffet.
Answer & explanation
Suitable access must be verified by Wednesday.

The supported answer is “Suitable access must be verified by Wednesday.”. Evidence: “If we cannot verify suitable access by Wednesday, we will book the college”. Compare the alternative “The catering budget must cover a full buffet.”. This replaces the stated basis for judging a decision with a different criterion. Compare the alternative “The college must be unavailable by the booking deadline.”. This adds a specific detail that the account does not provide; plausibility is not textual evidence.

P02 · Build the skill

Planning the evening workshop

What is the speaker’s main measure of workshop success?

  1. Whether certificates can distinguish the strongest participants.
  2. Whether all registration fields have been completed.
  3. Whether the revised arrangement fills the room.
  4. Participants can complete the activity independently afterwards.
Answer & explanation
Participants can complete the activity independently afterwards.

The supported answer is “Participants can complete the activity independently afterwards.”. Evidence: “participants to leave able to complete the activity independently.”. Compare the alternative “Whether the revised arrangement fills the room.”. This makes one indicator sufficient on its own, although the passage calls for a broader assessment. Compare the alternative “Whether certificates can distinguish the strongest participants.”. Ranking the strongest participants or deciding certificates is explicitly rejected. Success is whether participants can complete the activity independently afterwards. Check the source wording “It would inform improvements, not rank participants or decide who deserves a certificate.” against the question and the claim “Whether certificates can distinguish the strongest participants.”.

R01 · Related practice

Planning the evening workshop

What trade-off would booking the college involve?

  1. A requirement to include participant questions in the public recording.
  2. A later finish that leaves less time to catch the last bus.
  3. Less money available for refreshments.
  4. A shorter written explanation for those missing a session.
Answer & explanation
Less money available for refreshments.

The supported answer is “Less money available for refreshments.”. Evidence: “that leaves less money for refreshments.”. Compare the alternative “A shorter written explanation for those missing a session.”. This substitutes a different outcome for the one that was measured or reported. Compare the alternative “A later finish that leaves less time to catch the last bus.”. This substitutes a different outcome for the one that was measured or reported.

X01 · Text challenge

Planning the evening workshop

How should the follow-up task be used?

  1. To check whether a participant’s employment record predicts performance.
  2. To identify participants whose performance qualifies them for a certificate.
  3. To replace practice in the sessions with an assessment afterwards.
  4. To improve the explanation, without ranking participants.
Answer & explanation
To improve the explanation, without ranking participants.

The supported answer is “To improve the explanation, without ranking participants.”. Evidence: “It would inform improvements, not rank participants or decide who deserves a certificate.”. Compare the alternative “To identify participants whose performance qualifies them for a certificate.”. This reverses the relationship stated in the passage. Compare the alternative “To replace practice in the sessions with an assessment afterwards.”. The follow-up checks whether the explanation was clear and informs improvements. No proposal replaces practice during the sessions with this later task.