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A notice at the swimming pool

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Read a notice at a town swimming pool and find the opening times, prices and rules.

Riverside Swimming Pool

Welcome to Riverside Swimming Pool!

Opening times: Monday to Friday, 7 am to 9 pm. Saturday and Sunday, 8 am to 6 pm. The pool is closed on the first Monday of every month for cleaning.

Prices: Adults pay 4 euros. Young people from 13 to 17 pay 3 euros. Children from 5 to 12 pay 2 euros. Children under 5 swim for free.

Pool rules: Please take a shower before you swim. Do not run near the pool. Do not eat or drink in the pool area. Children under 8 must swim with an adult.

Lessons: There are swimming lessons for children on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, and for adults on Saturday mornings. Please ask at the front desk.

Lockers: You need a 1 euro coin for the lockers. You get the coin back at the end.

Have a good swim!

Understand the notice

Read the notice. Choose the correct answer.

  1. What time does the pool open on Saturday?
    • a) 8 am
    • b) 7 am
    • c) 9 am
  2. Why is the pool closed on the first Monday of every month?
    • a) For lessons
    • b) For a holiday
    • c) For cleaning
  3. How much does a ten-year-old child pay?
    • a) 4 euros
    • b) Nothing
    • c) 2 euros
  4. You can eat in the pool area.
    • a) True
    • b) False
  5. Children under 5 do not pay.
    • a) True
    • b) False
  6. A seven-year-old girl wants to swim. What must she do?
    • a) Take a lesson first
    • b) Swim with an adult
    • c) Pay 4 euros
  7. When are the lessons for adults?
    • a) On Tuesday afternoons
    • b) On Thursday afternoons
    • c) On Saturday mornings
  8. What happens to your 1 euro coin?
    • a) You get it back
    • b) The pool keeps it
    • c) You give it to the teacher

Numbers and words

Type one word or number from the notice.

  1. From Monday to Friday, the pool closes at ___ pm.
  2. Young people from 13 to 17 pay ___ euros.
  3. Please take a ___ before you swim.
  4. Do not ___ near the pool.
  5. For information about lessons, ask at the front ___.
  6. You need a 1 euro coin for the ___.

Answer key

Understand the notice

  1. a) 8 amOn Saturday and Sunday, the pool is open from 8 am to 6 pm.
  2. c) For cleaningThe notice says the pool is closed on that day for cleaning.
  3. c) 2 eurosChildren from 5 to 12 pay 2 euros.
  4. b) FalseThe notice says: Do not eat or drink in the pool area.
  5. a) TrueChildren under 5 swim for free.
  6. b) Swim with an adultChildren under 8 must swim with an adult.
  7. c) On Saturday morningsAdult lessons are on Saturday mornings. Children's lessons are on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.
  8. a) You get it backThe notice says: You get the coin back at the end.

Numbers and words

  1. 9 / nineOn weekdays, the pool is open from 7 am to 9 pm.
  2. 3 / threeThe notice says young people from 13 to 17 pay 3 euros.
  3. showerThis is the first pool rule.
  4. runRunning near a pool is dangerous, so the notice says: Do not run.
  5. deskThe notice says: Please ask at the front desk.
  6. lockers / lockerYou need a coin to use a locker, and you get it back.

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