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Part 1 - Signs & Notices
For questions 1-5, choose the answer which best captures the meaning of the sign.
Don’t bother coming to the cinema at 7. We’re meeting at 7:30 in the café next door instead.
What does this message suggest?
You should meet inside the cinema at 7:30 because the café next door is closed.
Don’t bother coming to the cinema at 7:30. We’re meeting at 7 in the café next door instead.
You should go to the café beside the cinema at 7:30, not to the cinema at 7.
We’re seeing the 8 pm film instead of 6 pm. Meet me at the ticket desk at 7:45.
What does this message say?
The film time has changed to 8 pm, and you should meet at the ticket desk at 7:45.
The film is at 8 pm, so you should meet at 8:45 at the ticket desk.
We’re seeing the 6 pm film instead of 8 pm. Meet me at the ticket desk at 7:45.
Don’t bother buying popcorn. I’ll bring snacks as well as drinks, so we can eat before the film.
What does this message suggest?
You should still buy popcorn at the cinema because snacks are only for after the film.
You don’t need to buy popcorn because snacks and drinks will be provided.
Don’t bother buying popcorn as well as drinks, because I’ll bring snacks before the film.
Plan change: meet at my place at 6:15 instead of outside Screen 3. We’ll walk to the cinema together.
What does this message say?
You should meet at the sender’s home at 6:15, not outside Screen 3.
Plan change: meet outside Screen 3 at 6:15 instead of my place.
You should meet outside Screen 3 at 6:15 because you will walk to the cinema together.
Don’t bother waiting for Sam at the entrance. He’s late, so go in and save seats instead.
What does this message suggest?
Don’t bother waiting for Sam at the entrance; he’s late, so wait for him inside instead.
You should enter without Sam and keep places for him because he will arrive later.
You should wait at the entrance until Sam arrives, then go in together.
Instructions
For questions 1-5, choose the answer which best captures the meaning of the sign.
Exercise Details
Author
Δημήτρης Google
@demetres-google
User Prompt
"Create an exercise about short text messages regarding changed plans for a cinema trip. Focus on: 'instead of', 'as well as', and 'don't bother'. The distractors should focus on the wrong person, time, or location mentioned."
Created on:
May 3, 2026
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