Reading

Student Volunteers Needed!

On Saturday, December 12th, from 10 A.M. until 4 P.M., Carverton Middle School will be holding a music festival in the school gymnasium. The special event will feature a variety of professional musicians and singers.

Task Time Date

Make posters 1 P.M.–4 P.M. December 5th

Set up gym 11 A.M.–4 P.M. December 11th

Help performers 9 A.M.–4 P.M. December 12th

Welcome guests 10 A.M.–2 P.M. December 12th

Clean up gym  4 P.M.–7 P.M. December 12th

Interested students should speak with Ms. Braxton, the music teacher. Students who would like to help at the festival must have written permission from a parent or guardian.

What time will the festival begin?

Read the texts. Choose the correct answer

There are a number of things to consider before you go ahead with your plan. Money is always a big issue. There are a lot of things you need to buy before opening to customers such as furniture and supplies, and then once you open there will be staff to pay. They will need to be paid even during times when there isn’t a lot of business so you need to have money in the bank. I’d recommend having enough money saved so that you can continue to serve customers for two or three months even without making any money. Otherwise you might have to shut down before you even get going.

The next thing to consider is how to get customers. Choosing a popular location is vital, but even more important is offering a unique and interesting experience to diners. I love going to restaurants that serve unusual food or have a special atmosphere. You can do that by offering live music or hanging original art on the walls. I visited a lot of different restaurants when I was considering what my place should look like, and that helped me to decide what was important. I ended up opening a restaurant serving traditional food as I realised there was nothing like that in my local area. 

How did the writer decide what type of restaurant to open?

Read the texts. Choose the correct answer

There are a number of things to consider before you go ahead with your plan. Money is always a big issue. There are a lot of things you need to buy before opening to customers such as furniture and supplies, and then once you open there will be staff to pay. They will need to be paid even during times when there isn’t a lot of business so you need to have money in the bank. I’d recommend having enough money saved so that you can continue to serve customers for two or three months even without making any money. Otherwise you might have to shut down before you even get going.

The next thing to consider is how to get customers. Choosing a popular location is vital, but even more important is offering a unique and interesting experience to diners. I love going to restaurants that serve unusual food or have a special atmosphere. You can do that by offering live music or hanging original art on the walls. I visited a lot of different restaurants when I was considering what my place should look like, and that helped me to decide what was important. I ended up opening a restaurant serving traditional food as I realised there was nothing like that in my local area. 

What’s the most important thing to consider when attracting customers?

Read the text. Choose the correct answer

John     

We often travel by plane but we don’t use budget airlines, even though they are cheaper and often fly to the places we want to go. I’d rather pay more for a bit more comfort. Last Christmas, we wanted to spend the holidays with family and friends and we had a change of flight in Frankfurt, Germany. The time between flights was forty-five minutes and we soon realised that we weren’t going to make it. The airline was good to us and the other passengers and gave us food and a comfortable hotel to sleep in. We got a flight the next morning but, unfortunately, it meant that we missed a big family party. I thought I’d been clever and found a quick way to get to Canada but I was very wrong. Now I know that I need to leave at least two hours between flights if I want to be safe. That’s much better than missing a flight or arriving without your luggage.

John

Read the text. Choose the correct answer

John     

We often travel by plane but we don’t use budget airlines, even though they are cheaper and often fly to the places we want to go. I’d rather pay more for a bit more comfort. Last Christmas, we wanted to spend the holidays with family and friends and we had a change of flight in Frankfurt, Germany. The time between flights was forty-five minutes and we soon realised that we weren’t going to make it. The airline was good to us and the other passengers and gave us food and a comfortable hotel to sleep in. We got a flight the next morning but, unfortunately, it meant that we missed a big family party. I thought I’d been clever and found a quick way to get to Canada but I was very wrong. Now I know that I need to leave at least two hours between flights if I want to be safe. That’s much better than missing a flight or arriving without your luggage.

John doesn’t use budget airlines because