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14. Health club – joining up

An adjective is a word used to describe a noun. It tells you more about the noun. For example:

“The water was cold.”

In this sentence ‘water’ is the noun and ‘cold’ is the adjectiv e.

1. Red Lake have come up with a poster to try and persuade people to join the gym in the new year. Read the poster and highlight all the adjectives.

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Read health and safety signs.Use adjectives.

New year, new you … at

We have a fantastic offer for you this year that will make you look great and feel great.

Join our superb gym for just £25.00 a month and you could be feeling fabulous.

Friendly staff will help you to get fit and have you looking amazing in no time.

Red LakeH E A LT H C L U B

A synonym is a different word which has the same meaning or near ly the same meaningas another word. For example:cold ‚ chilly ‚ freezing ‚ arctic

2. Now try to come up with two synonyms for every word you highlighted in the poster.

5. Health club – social sight signs

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Match these signs to their meanings using an ar row.

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Recognise and understand social sight signs.

No eating

Women’s toilets

Baby changing

No drinking

Fire extinguisher

First Aid

Not drinking water

Men’s toilets

43. Charity – what to do next

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Look at these different examples of text. What should you do in each case? Write thenumber of the text next to the correct instruction.

Rt/E2.2

Follow instructions.

1

Tickets on sale now for

SourceJam @ Bar GainCall 020 881 4125 with credit card details.

If you would like to join a Source group in your area,

please send an email to:

events@source.co.uk

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3

Volunteer festival assistantThe post will run from late May to earlySeptember. One to two days per week.

To request an application form write toEvent at Source, Hendon House, TheGrove, Finchley, N3 4DP

4

SourceJoin our mailing list. Simply fill in yourname and email address in the boxesbelow and we will send youinformation about Source.

Name:

Email:

Source

Instruction Number

Send an email

Write a letter asking for an application form

Fill in your name and email address

Call the number to buy a ticket with credit card details

25. Hospital – meet the s taff

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These are some staff profiles that are going on the noticeboards at K enton Hospital.Read the statements, then answer the questions.

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Read for information.

“Hi, my name is Anna Lo. I am a recep tionist at Kenton Hospital.

I greet patients as the y arrive and check them in. I also mak e

appointments for patients to see doctor s at the hospit al. My job

can sometimes be hard, because some people are ner vous about

coming in to hospital.”

“My name is S tacie. I am a domes tic assistant. I do all the

sweeping and cleaning on the wards and in clinical rooms. I serve

tea and water. I also have to keep up stock levels of tea, cleaning

products and equipment like brooms and mops.”

“Hi, my name is Josh and I am a por ter. I move frail and v ery ill

patients to and from dif ferent wards in the hospital. I sometimes

have to deliver medical equipment or move patients’ luggage too.”

1. Explain to your tutor what type of text this is.

2. Summarise the role of each s taff member.

Anna

Stacie

Josh

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Disco

Saturday 21st December8 pm – Midnight£5.00 on the door

Live M

usic

1. What is the purpose of this poster?

2. Where is the disco?

3. What date is it on?

4. What time does the disco start?

5. What time does the disco finish?

6. How much is it to get in?

7. What sort of music will there be?

tutor questions

Understand the purpose of text. Recognise features of posters and understand theircontent.

Reading Entry Level 1 – Reading a poster

Read this poster and then answer the questions your tutor reads to you.

Mrs I Ball 1 First Avenue High Town HT1 2XY 12th June 2006

Dear Sir,

I would like to complain about the ongoingproblem of abandoned shopping trolleys in myarea.I would appreciate it if you could let me know howyou propose to address this issue.

Yours faithfully

Irene Ball

Sign

Advert

Letter

Till receipt

Collection slip

Checkout operator requiredNo experience needed, full training given.

Uniform provided, paid holidays, starting salary £5.10 per hour.

Telephone (01772) 453000 for application form.

Opening hoursMonday to Saturday 8 am – 10 pm

Sunday 10 am – 4 pm

11/10/06 17.24

FRESH MILK 0.57SOUR CRM DIP 0.95LGE BAKING POT 0.67BOLOGNESE SAUCE 1.75FRESH PASTA 0.99ORANGE JCE 1L 0.95FRESH EGGS X6 0.69

TOTAL 6.57SWITCH 6.57CHANGE DUE 0.00

GOODBYEHOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN SOON

Dry cleaning service

1 Ladies 2 piece suit

1 Dress

2 Ties

Ready for collection on 7th July.

Pay on collection.

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Know that different types of information are designed for different purposes.

Reading Entry Level 2 – Supermarket – what’s what?

Look at these different examples of text. What type of text is each one? Draw a linefrom each piece of text to the word that best describes it.