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What information is given about each of the following activities on offer?
Activities
Spanish - 1
Music - 2
Painting - 3
Yoga - 4
Cooking - 5
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Question Focus: Identifying what special condition applies to the Spanish activity
Why this is correct: The answer is involves an additional fee because the speaker clearly says Spanish is the only activity that costs extra. This directly matches the idea of paying more money.
Passage Reference: This is the only activity which we have to make an extra charge for, but it's well worth it.
Tips: Listen for money words like cost, charge, fee when matching activities.
Why the other options are wrong:
- has limited availability: Spanish happens every Thursday with two sessions, so it is regular. This is a partial truth trap because days are mentioned but not limitation.
- is a new activity: Spanish is described as an example, not something newly introduced. This is a context shift trap.
Key Vocabulary:
- extra charge = additional fee
- specialist teacher = expert teacher
Question Focus: Understanding support needed for the music activity
Passage Reference: We do rely on parental support for this, so if any of you sing or play an instrument and would be prepared to help out at these sessions, we'd be delighted.
Why this is correct: The answer is requires help from parents because the speaker explains they depend on parents to assist. She even invites parents who sing or play instruments.
Tips: Listen carefully for who is responsible - staff, parents, or outside teachers.
Why the other options are wrong:
- was requested by children: Children asking is mentioned in painting, not music. This is a wrong activity trap.
- is a new activity: Music is described as something they already do weekly. This is a distractor trap.
Key Vocabulary:
- rely on = depend on
- help out = assist
Question Focus: Why painting was added as an activity
Passage Reference: children kept asking if they could do some art, and so we finally gave in.
Why this is correct: The answer is was requested by children because the speaker says the children kept asking for art. That pressure made the school offer painting.
Tips: When you hear reasons like asking or requesting, think about motivation.
Why the other options are wrong:
- is a new activity: Painting has continued and is popular, not newly introduced. This is a paraphrase trap.
- has limited availability: Nothing suggests painting is restricted. This is a distractor trap.
Key Vocabulary:
- gave in = finally agreed
- keen = eager
Question Focus: Recognising recently introduced activities
Passage Reference: haven't been able to find anyone available to teach it, until now that is, so we'll see how this goes.
Why this is correct: The answer is is a new activity because the speaker says they could not find a teacher until now. This shows yoga has just started.
Tips: Words like now, finally, until now often signal something new.
Why the other options are wrong:
- has limited availability: Availability problems were in the past, not now. This is a sequence trap.
- requires help from parents: No parents are mentioned for yoga. This is a wrong detail trap.
Key Vocabulary:
- introduce = start
- benefit = help
Question Focus: Understanding age restrictions
Passage Reference: we've decided to restrict this to the over eight, as they are better able to clean up after themselves
Why this is correct: The answer is is for over 8s only because the speaker clearly states the activity is restricted to older children. The reason is the mess involved.
Tips: Listen carefully for age words like over, under, only.
Why the other options are wrong:
- was requested by children: Younger children liking it is mentioned, but this is not why it is limited. This is a partial truth trap.
- has limited availability: The limit is age, not time or places. This is a paraphrase trap.
Key Vocabulary:
- restrict = limit
- over eight = older than eight
General Tips:
- Questions follow the order of the recording, so use one answer to predict the next.
- Match the main idea of each activity, not just one word you hear.
- Listen for signpost words like but, so, until now - the answer often comes after.
- Eliminate options as you use them because each one is used only once.
- Stay focused because you hear the recording only once.
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