Reading Flashcards
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Advert: 'Buy one, get one half price on all jackets this weekend only.' When does the offer apply?
Answer: This weekend
The phrase 'this weekend only' limits the offer.
Choose the correct meaning: 'The instructions were clear, so the task was straightforward.' 'Straightforward' means ___.
Answer: easy
'Straightforward' means simple or easy.
Notice in a train: 'Priority seats for passengers who are elderly, disabled or pregnant.' Who should NOT use these seats first?
Answer: A fit young adult
The seats are reserved for elderly, disabled or pregnant passengers.
Postcard: 'Weather's been awful, but the food makes up for it!' How does the writer feel about the food?
Answer: Positive
'Makes up for it' shows the food is a positive point.
Sign: 'Wet paint — do not touch.' What is the warning about?
Answer: The paint is not yet dry
'Wet paint' means the paint has not dried.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Answer: She has lived here for years.
Present perfect uses 'has' with a third-person singular subject.
Recipe step: 'Once the water is boiling, add the pasta and stir occasionally.' When do you add the pasta?
Answer: When the water boils
Pasta is added once the water is boiling.