A2

A travel announcement

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A travel announcement · A2. 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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A platform change at Northgate

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 · Applying practical information

Use the reason actually given; a plausible reason from outside the text is not enough. Apply the stated hours, route or restriction without inventing an extra arrangement.

We meet inside because it is raining.

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A platform change at Northgate

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 platform change at Northgate

Which platform should Harborough passengers use?

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Step 1 · Warm-up

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Step 2 · Build the skill

Stated details

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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.
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Step 3 · Build the skill

Reasons · Applying practical information

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Use the reason actually given; a plausible reason from outside the text is not enough. Apply the stated hours, route or restriction without inventing an extra arrangement.

We meet inside because it is raining.
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Step 5 · Text challenge

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A travel announcement

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A travel announcement

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 · Applying practical information

Use the reason actually given; a plausible reason from outside the text is not enough. Apply the stated hours, route or restriction without inventing an extra arrangement.

We meet inside because it is raining.

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D01 · Warm-up

A platform change at Northgate

Which platform should Harborough passengers use?

  1. Platform fifteen.
  2. Platform four.
  3. Platform six.
  4. Platform ten.
Answer & explanation
Platform six.

Answer: “Platform six.”. Evidence: “platform six instead of platform four.”. Check “Platform four.”: This was the earlier plan, not the final one. Check “Platform ten.”: This is the wrong number for the thing asked about.

D02 · Warm-up

A platform change at Northgate

What is causing the expected delay?

  1. The train cafe has closed.
  2. The replacement bus is late.
  3. The lift has broken.
  4. Another train is waiting ahead.
Answer & explanation
Another train is waiting ahead.

Answer: “Another train is waiting ahead.”. Evidence: “because another train is waiting ahead of it.”. Check “The train cafe has closed.”: This is not the reason given for this action. Evidence: “The cafe in the front carriage is closed”. Check “The lift has broken.”: This says the opposite of the relevant detail. Evidence: “the lift is working for passengers who need it.”.

P01 · Build the skill

A platform change at Northgate

About how late is the train expected to leave?

  1. Forty minutes.
  2. One hour.
  3. Six minutes.
  4. Fifteen minutes.
Answer & explanation
Fifteen minutes.

Answer: “Fifteen minutes.”. Evidence: “about fifteen minutes late”. Check “Forty minutes.”: This is the wrong number for the thing asked about. Evidence: “the ten forty service.”. Check “Six minutes.”: This is the wrong number for the thing asked about. Evidence: “platform six instead of platform four.”.

P02 · Build the skill

A platform change at Northgate

Why should passengers stay near the platform?

  1. The footbridge will close immediately.
  2. Food will be sold only there.
  3. The delay could become shorter.
  4. There is no train to Harborough.
Answer & explanation
The delay could become shorter.

Answer: “The delay could become shorter.”. Evidence: “as the delay may become shorter.”. Check “The footbridge will close immediately.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it. Check “There is no train to Harborough.”: This says the opposite of the relevant detail.

R01 · Related practice

A platform change at Northgate

What should a passenger for West Hill do?

  1. Stay on this train until after East Park.
  2. Wait on platform four for this train.
  3. Board this train for a direct stop.
  4. Ask staff about the replacement bus.
Answer & explanation
Ask staff about the replacement bus.

Answer: “Ask staff about the replacement bus.”. Evidence: “Passengers for West Hill should speak to a member of staff about the replacement bus.”. Check “Board this train for a direct stop.”: This says the opposite of the relevant detail. Evidence: “It will not stop at West Hill today.”. Check “Stay on this train until after East Park.”: This gives a different detail from the one asked for. Evidence: “It will not stop at West Hill today.”.

X01 · Text challenge

A platform change at Northgate

What should a traveller who wants coffee do before boarding?

  1. Wait for the front-carriage cafe to open.
  2. Buy it in the station.
  3. Ask the driver to serve it.
  4. Get off at West Hill.
Answer & explanation
Buy it in the station.

Answer: “Buy it in the station.”. Evidence: “please buy any food or drinks in the station before boarding.”. Check “Wait for the front-carriage cafe to open.”: This says the opposite of the relevant detail. Evidence: “The cafe in the front carriage is closed”. Check “Get off at West Hill.”: This says the opposite of the relevant detail. Evidence: “It will not stop at West Hill today.”.