A2

Arriving at a guesthouse

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Arriving at a guesthouse · A2. Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event.

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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Your arrival at Willow House

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

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 · Purpose and intended outcome

Keep the stated condition or permission; a rule does not prove that an event happened. Ask what the person or message is trying to achieve, and for whom.

If the front door is locked, use the side entrance.

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Arriving at a guesthouse — context illustration
ListeningA2

Your arrival at Willow House

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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Your arrival at Willow House

On which day will Sam arrive?

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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

Stated details · Reasons

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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.
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Conditions and permissions · Purpose and intended outcome

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Keep the stated condition or permission; a rule does not prove that an event happened. Ask what the person or message is trying to achieve, and for whom.

If the front door is locked, use the side entrance.
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Related practice

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Step 6 · Text challenge

Text challenge

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Arriving at a guesthouse

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Arriving at a guesthouse

Lesson points

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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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Conditions and permissions · Purpose and intended outcome

Keep the stated condition or permission; a rule does not prove that an event happened. Ask what the person or message is trying to achieve, and for whom.

If the front door is locked, use the side entrance.

Questions & answers

Opening an answer records help for that question.

D01 · Warm-up

Your arrival at Willow House

On which day will Sam arrive?

  1. Sunday.
  2. Monday.
  3. Friday.
  4. Saturday.
Answer & explanation
Saturday.

Answer: “Saturday.”. Evidence: “where you are staying on Saturday.”. Check “Monday.”: This is not the day stated for this event. Check “Friday.”: This is not the day stated for this event.

D02 · Warm-up

Your arrival at Willow House

Which room can Rosa now offer Sam?

  1. A room beside a lift.
  2. A room facing the garden.
  3. A room facing the road.
  4. A room above the post office.
Answer & explanation
A room facing the garden.

Answer: “A room facing the garden.”. Evidence: “we can now give you one facing the garden.”. Check “A room facing the road.”: This was the earlier plan, not the final one. Evidence: “We first offered you a room facing the road”. Check “A room above the post office.”: This is not the place given for this action. Evidence: “There is a bus stop outside the post office”.

D03 · Warm-up

Your arrival at Willow House

What can the guesthouse offer if Sam leaves before breakfast?

  1. A full breakfast at the station without notice.
  2. A simple bag of food, if told the evening before.
  3. A room without breakfast at a lower price.
  4. Breakfast delivered to the train.
Answer & explanation
A simple bag of food, if told the evening before.

Answer: “A simple bag of food, if told the evening before.”. Evidence: “Please tell us the evening before if you want to leave before breakfast; we can prepare a simple bag of food for you.”. Check “A full breakfast at the station without notice.”: This changes or leaves out a condition in the text. Evidence: “Please tell us the evening before if you want to leave before breakfast”. Check “Breakfast delivered to the train.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it.

P01 · Build the skill

Your arrival at Willow House

Until what time will Rosa wait at reception for Sam?

  1. Eight.
  2. Nine.
  3. Nine thirty.
  4. Seven thirty.
Answer & explanation
Nine.

Answer: “Nine.”. Evidence: “I will wait until nine for you.”. Check “Seven thirty.”: This mixes up the time of this event with another time. Evidence: “It is served from seven thirty until nine thirty in the dining room.”. Check “Nine thirty.”: This mixes up the time of this event with another time. Evidence: “It is served from seven thirty until nine thirty in the dining room.”.

P02 · Build the skill

Your arrival at Willow House

Why does Rosa think the new room will be better at night?

  1. It has a larger fridge.
  2. It should be quieter.
  3. It is on the ground floor.
  4. It is nearer the bus station.
Answer & explanation
It should be quieter.

Answer: “It should be quieter.”. Evidence: “we can now give you one facing the garden. It should be quieter at night.”. Check “It is nearer the bus station.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it. Evidence: “There is a bus stop outside the post office”. Check “It has a larger fridge.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it. Evidence: “the milk is in the shared fridge downstairs.”.

P03 · Build the skill

Your arrival at Willow House

What is the main purpose of Rosa’s message?

  1. To ask Sam to collect his key from the post office.
  2. To explain arrangements for Sam’s stay and late arrival.
  3. To confirm that Sam will have breakfast at the station.
  4. To move Sam’s booking to a different Saturday.
Answer & explanation
To explain arrangements for Sam’s stay and late arrival.

Answer: “To explain arrangements for Sam’s stay and late arrival.”. Evidence: “Thank you for telling us that your train arrives late. Our reception desk normally closes at eight, but I will wait until nine for you.”. Check “To move Sam’s booking to a different Saturday.”: This is not what the message or text is mainly trying to do. Check “To ask Sam to collect his key from the post office.”: This is not what the message or text is mainly trying to do.

R01 · Related practice

Your arrival at Willow House

What can Sam ask Rosa to help with?

  1. Driving him to the post office.
  2. Changing his train ticket.
  3. Taking his suitcase up in the lift.
  4. Carrying his suitcase upstairs.
Answer & explanation
Carrying his suitcase upstairs.

Answer: “Carrying his suitcase upstairs.”. Evidence: “If you would like help carrying your suitcase upstairs, please ask me when you arrive.”. Check “Changing his train ticket.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it. Check “Driving him to the post office.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it.

R02 · Related practice

Your arrival at Willow House

Where is the milk for tea and coffee?

  1. Inside the room’s fridge.
  2. In the shared fridge downstairs.
  3. Beside the front door.
  4. At the post office.
Answer & explanation
In the shared fridge downstairs.

Answer: “In the shared fridge downstairs.”. Evidence: “the milk is in the shared fridge downstairs.”. Check “At the post office.”: This is not the place given for this action. Check “Beside the front door.”: This is not the place given for this action.

X01 · Text challenge

Your arrival at Willow House

What should Sam do if his train is delayed again?

  1. Ask at the post office for a spare key.
  2. Wait outside until the morning.
  3. Call before nine to arrange access to his key.
  4. Call after breakfast on Sunday.
Answer & explanation
Call before nine to arrange access to his key.

Answer: “Call before nine to arrange access to his key.”. Evidence: “If your train is delayed again, please call before nine so we can arrange another way for you to get your key.”. Check “Ask at the post office for a spare key.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it. Check “Wait outside until the morning.”: This gives a different detail from the one asked for.

X02 · Text challenge

Your arrival at Willow House

What also opens the locked front door at night?

  1. The room key.
  2. The key to the shared fridge.
  3. A key collected from the post office.
  4. A separate key that must stay at reception.
Answer & explanation
The room key.

Answer: “The room key.”. Evidence: “Your room key also opens that door.”. Check “A separate key that must stay at reception.”: This is not the item named for this action. Check “A key collected from the post office.”: This is not the item named for this action.