Q1.
Listen to this announcement made in the morning assembly about a school trip to the National Science Centre. As you listen, circle the information that is not correct. 1. The trip to the National Science Centre is organised on 15 September. 2. Students will start from school at 8.00 in the morning and return by 5.00 in the evening. 3. Refreshment will not be provided during the trip. 4. Students are permitted to carry a phone, a notebook, and a pen. 5. The permission slip is to be signed by the class teacher. 6. The permission slip is to be submitted to your class teacher by 10 September. 7. Mr. Mukherjee is the Adventure Club in-charge.
Answer
Six of the seven statements contain a mistake. Circle the words shown in the last column.
| No. | Correct? | What the announcement actually said | Circle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Incorrect | “…will be held on 16 September, that is in two weeks!” | 15 September |
| 2. | Incorrect | “starting from school at 8.00 in the morning and return by 5.30 in the evening.” | 5.00 in the evening |
| 3. | Incorrect | “Light refreshments will be provided at the museum.” | will not be provided |
| 4. | Incorrect | “You are not permitted to wear any jewellery or carry mobile phones. You may carry a notebook and a pen.” | a phone |
| 5. | Incorrect | “a permission slip signed by your parent” | the class teacher |
| 6. | Correct | “submit them to their class teachers by 10 September.” | — nothing to circle — |
| 7. | Incorrect | “Mr. Mukherjee, the excursion in-charge” | Adventure Club in-charge |
Listening tip: In this kind of exercise the errors are always small — one digit, one word, one negative. Read the seven statements before the audio begins, underline the fact in each (a date, a time, a name, a person), and then listen only for those seven facts.