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CELPIP Practice Reading: Reading to Apply a Diagram ID: #59907 Easy Planning an ESL Summer Camp

Read the following email message about the diagram on the left. Complete the email by filling in the blanks. Select the best choice for each blank from the drop-down menu (▾).

To: Ray
From: Aries
Date: June 3
Subject: Camp plan decisions

Hi Ray,

Sarah and I moved all language lessons to the 1.

SaturdayEveningMorningAfternoon

block, as the teachers asked last week. Each teacher will keep the same classroom all week. On Monday afternoon, the students will enjoy 2.

a harbour walka museum visitcampus gamesfree study

together before they return to the residence. The conversation club meets twice a week. Each evening, the residence program ends at 3.

4:30 p.m.7 p.m.noon8:30 p.m.

, so students still have some time to rest. Tuition pays for most meals. However, students must bring their own money for 4.

breakfastaccommodationlunchsupper

on every weekday of the camp.

The Saturday trip is almost ready. We cannot finish the plan until we choose who runs the 5.

ecology activityharbour walkferryboat shuttle

for the island. Could you decide who calls the operators, and tell me if the draft is ready for teachers?

Thanks,
Aries

Using the drop-down menu (▾), choose the best option.

Aries is mainly writing to 6.

tell Ray that the island trip is cancelledask Ray to make two decisions about the camp planinvite Ray to teach at the campask Ray to lend money for the trip

For the Saturday trip, Aries and Ray also still need to 7.

confirm the return timepay for the ecology activityadd language lessons to the trippay for the ferry

Ray will most likely 8.

decide who will call the operatorscancel the harbour walkrewrite the teachers' timetableteach the conversation club

A.I. Explanation:

Correct Answer: Morning
Why this is correct: The Morning row lists language lessons from 9 a.m. to noon. So the lessons are in the Morning block.
Tips: Find the activity from the sentence in the middle column. Then read the block name on that row.
Why the other options are wrong:
Afternoon: The Afternoon block is for local outings, not for language lessons.
Evening: The Evening block is the residence program with the conversation club.
Saturday: Saturday is the island ecology trip, and it has no lessons.
Correct Answer: a museum visit
Why this is correct: The Afternoon row shows the outing for each day. On Monday, the students visit the museum.
Tips: The sentence gives a day and a part of the day. Use both to find one bullet.
Why the other options are wrong:
a harbour walk: The harbour walk is on Tuesday afternoon, not on Monday.
campus games: Campus games are on Wednesday afternoon, so they are not the Monday outing.
free study: Free study is in the evening, on nights without the conversation club.
Correct Answer: 8:30 p.m.
Why this is correct: The residence program is in the Evening row. It runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m., so it ends at 8:30 p.m.
Tips: A time range has a start and an end. Check which one the sentence needs.
Why the other options are wrong:
7 p.m.: 7 p.m. is when the residence program starts, not when it ends.
4:30 p.m.: 4:30 p.m. is when the afternoon outings end each day.
noon: Noon is when the morning language lessons end.
Correct Answer: lunch
Why this is correct: The note under the table lists what tuition pays for. It says lunch is not part of it.
Tips: Rules for every option may appear outside the rows. Read the whole diagram before you choose.
Why the other options are wrong:
breakfast: The footer says tuition includes breakfast, so students do not pay for it.
supper: Supper is also part of the tuition, as the footer shows.
accommodation: Accommodation is part of the tuition, so students do not bring money for it.
Correct Answer: boat shuttle
Why this is correct: The Saturday row says nobody has been chosen to run the boat shuttle yet. That is why the trip is not finished.
Tips: When the email says a plan is not finished, look for a bullet that shows a missing decision.
Why the other options are wrong:
ferry: The Saturday row says the ferry is already included, so it is arranged.
ecology activity: The ecology activity is included too, so it is already arranged.
harbour walk: The harbour walk is a Tuesday afternoon outing, not part of the Saturday trip.
Correct Answer: ask Ray to make two decisions about the camp plan
Why this is correct: Aries explains the plan and then asks Ray two things. Ray should decide about the operators and the draft.
Tips: The subject line and the question at the end often show why someone writes.
Why the other options are wrong:
tell Ray that the island trip is cancelled: The trip is not cancelled. Aries says it is almost ready.
invite Ray to teach at the camp: Aries never asks Ray to teach. The email is about finishing the plan.
ask Ray to lend money for the trip: Aries never asks Ray for money. The ferry and the activity are already included.
Correct Answer: confirm the return time
Why this is correct: The email names only one open item for Saturday. The Saturday row shows a second one, the return time.
Tips: The email may not list every problem. Check the diagram for anything else still open.
Why the other options are wrong:
pay for the ferry: The Saturday row says the ferry is already included in the plan.
pay for the ecology activity: The ecology activity is included, so there is nothing left to pay.
add language lessons to the trip: The Saturday row shows an ecology trip. Nothing there says lessons are needed.
Correct Answer: decide who will call the operators
Why this is correct: Near the end, Aries asks Ray to make this choice. So this is Ray's most likely next step.
Tips: Look for a direct request near the end of the email. It usually shows the next step.
Why the other options are wrong:
teach the conversation club: Aries does not ask Ray to lead the club. The request is about the operators and the draft.
cancel the harbour walk: Nothing in the email asks Ray to cancel any outing.
rewrite the teachers' timetable: Aries and Sarah have already moved the lessons. Ray is only asked to decide two things.

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