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A message from a friend · A1. 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.

Read the original English material and answer with evidence. The level is an editorial guide, not a certified result.

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Saturday with Nina

Read the original English material and answer with evidence. The level is an editorial guide, not a certified result.

Hi Alex, are you free on Saturday? Please meet me at Green Park at ten. My brother Leo can come too. He has a new camera. We can take photos of the birds near the lake. Bring your blue jacket because the park is cold in the morning. I can bring sandwiches, so you do not need to buy lunch. There is no cafe in the park now. After lunch, we can walk to the library. It closes at four on Saturdays. Please send me a message on Friday. I need to know how many sandwiches to make. Nina

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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 · Sequence and plans

Use the reason actually given; a plausible reason from outside the text is not enough. Reconstruct the order without swapping the earlier and later actions.

We meet inside because it is raining.

Purpose and intended outcome · Applying practical information

Ask what the person or message is trying to achieve, and for whom. Apply the stated hours, route or restriction without inventing an extra arrangement.

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Saturday with Nina

Read the original English material and answer with evidence. The level is an editorial guide, not a certified result.

Hi Alex, are you free on Saturday? Please meet me at Green Park at ten. My brother Leo can come too. He has a new camera. We can take photos of the birds near the lake. Bring your blue jacket because the park is cold in the morning. I can bring sandwiches, so you do not need to buy lunch. There is no cafe in the park now. After lunch, we can walk to the library. It closes at four on Saturdays. Please send me a message on Friday. I need to know how many sandwiches to make. Nina

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Saturday with Nina

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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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Purpose and intended outcome · Applying practical information

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Ask what the person or message is trying to achieve, and for whom. Apply the stated hours, route or restriction without inventing an extra arrangement.

This note tells visitors where to wait.
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Related practice

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Step 5 · Text challenge

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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 · Sequence and plans

Use the reason actually given; a plausible reason from outside the text is not enough. Reconstruct the order without swapping the earlier and later actions.

We meet inside because it is raining.
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Purpose and intended outcome · Applying practical information

Ask what the person or message is trying to achieve, and for whom. Apply the stated hours, route or restriction without inventing an extra arrangement.

This note tells visitors where to wait.

Questions & answers

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D01 · Warm-up

Saturday with Nina

When should Alex meet Nina?

  1. At four on Saturday.
  2. At ten on Saturday.
  3. At four on Friday.
  4. At ten on Friday.
Answer & explanation
At ten on Saturday.

Answer: “At ten on Saturday.”. Evidence: “Please meet me at Green Park at ten.”. Check “At ten on Friday.”: This mixes up the time of this event with another time. Evidence: “Please send me a message on Friday.”.

D02 · Warm-up

Saturday with Nina

Why does Nina want a message on Friday?

  1. To buy a camera.
  2. To check the cafe menu.
  3. To reserve library books.
  4. To plan the number of sandwiches.
Answer & explanation
To plan the number of sandwiches.

Answer: “To plan the number of sandwiches.”. Evidence: “I need to know how many sandwiches to make.”. Check “To buy a camera.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it.

P01 · Build the skill

Saturday with Nina

What should Alex bring?

  1. Some sandwiches.
  2. A blue jacket.
  3. A library map.
  4. A new camera.
Answer & explanation
A blue jacket.

Answer: “A blue jacket.”. Evidence: “Bring your blue jacket because the park is cold in the morning.”. Check “A new camera.”: This gives the action or role to the wrong person or group. Evidence: “My brother Leo can come too. He has a new camera.”.

P02 · Build the skill

Saturday with Nina

What is Nina doing in this message?

  1. Arranging lunch at the park cafe.
  2. Arranging a day out.
  3. Changing the library’s opening hours.
  4. Asking Alex to buy Leo a new camera.
Answer & explanation
Arranging a day out.

Answer: “Arranging a day out.”. Evidence: “Hi Alex, are you free on Saturday?”. Check “Asking Alex to buy Leo a new camera.”: This is not what the message or text is mainly trying to do.

R01 · Related practice

Saturday with Nina

Who has a new camera?

  1. Nina.
  2. The librarian.
  3. Leo.
  4. Alex.
Answer & explanation
Leo.

Answer: “Leo.”. Evidence: “My brother Leo can come too. He has a new camera.”. Check “Alex.”: This gives the action or role to the wrong person or group.

R02 · Related practice

Saturday with Nina

Why should Alex not plan to buy lunch in the park?

  1. There is no cafe there now.
  2. Leo wants everyone to eat at home.
  3. The library provides their lunch.
  4. The park closes before lunch.
Answer & explanation
There is no cafe there now.

Answer: “There is no cafe there now.”. Evidence: “There is no cafe in the park now.”. Check “The library provides their lunch.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it.

X01 · Text challenge

Saturday with Nina

Which plan follows Nina’s order?

  1. Lunch, library, then photos.
  2. Library, photos, then lunch.
  3. Photos, lunch, then the library.
  4. Photos, library, then lunch.
Answer & explanation
Photos, lunch, then the library.

Answer: “Photos, lunch, then the library.”. Evidence: “After lunch, we can walk to the library.”. Check “Library, photos, then lunch.”: This changes the order of the actions.

X02 · Text challenge

Saturday with Nina

Which arrival would be too late to use the library?

  1. At three on Saturday.
  2. At five on Saturday.
  3. At half past three on Saturday.
  4. At two on Saturday.
Answer & explanation
At five on Saturday.

Answer: “At five on Saturday.”. Evidence: “It closes at four on Saturdays.”. Check “At two on Saturday.”: This time is before closing, so it is not too late.