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A notice at the swimming pool

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

Before you read

Notices give short, useful information. Read this notice at a town swimming pool. Look for the opening times, the prices and the rules.

adultnoun
a person who is 18 or olderMy brother is 20, so he is an adult.
showernoun
a place where you stand under water to wash your bodyI have a shower every morning.
lockernoun
a small cupboard with a lock where you can leave your thingsPut your bag in a locker.
front desknoun
the place near the door where staff help visitorsAsk for a map at the front desk.

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!

Exercise 1 of 2

Understand the notice

Read the notice. Choose the correct answer.

  1. What time does the pool open on Saturday?

  2. Why is the pool closed on the first Monday of every month?

  3. How much does a ten-year-old child pay?

  4. You can eat in the pool area.
  5. Children under 5 do not pay.
  6. A seven-year-old girl wants to swim. What must she do?

  7. When are the lessons for adults?

  8. What happens to your 1 euro coin?

0 of 8 answered

Exercise 2 of 2

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 .

0 of 6 answered

Source

Original lesson by Joy English.

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