Reading a class notice with a room change
You are in Llanelli for a six-week Welsh beginners' class. On the hall door you find a handwritten notice in Welsh and English: 'Dosbarth Cymraeg – Nos Fercher, 6pm. Ystafell 4. £3 y sesiwn. Mae'r ystafell wedi newid i Ystafell 14 oherwydd gwaith trwsio. Dim dosbarth ar 12 Mawrth. Bydd y dosbarth nesaf ar 19 Mawrth. Dewch â llyfr a phensil. Am fwy o wybodaeth, ffoniwch 01554 123456.' You have £5 in cash and a bus pass. You arrive on Wednesday 12 March at 5:55pm. The door to Room 4 is locked; a cleaner says Room 14 is upstairs. You need to decide whether to wait, go upstairs, or come back next week. You also need to know whether £5 covers the session and whether you need to buy a book.
1. Is there a class on 12 March? What should you do at 6pm? Explain using the notice.
Read the worked answer
No. The notice says Dim dosbarth ar 12 Mawrth - no class on 12 March. The next class is 19 Mawrth. At 6pm on 12 March you should not wait in the corridor or go upstairs to Room 14; the room change applies to class days, not to a cancelled class. The cleaner's information is true but irrelevant tonight. Go home and return on 19 March. If you want to check, phone 01554 123456, but the notice is clear. The judgement is to separate the room-change instruction from the cancellation.
2. How much cash do you need for the next session, and does £5 cover it? What about the book?
Read the worked answer
The fee is £3 y sesiwn. You have £5, so it covers the session and leaves £2 change. The notice says Dewch â llyfr a phensil - bring a book and a pencil. It does not say buy a book. If you do not have one, ask Oes llyfr gyda chi? or Ble mae'r llyfr? Do not spend your £5 on a new book before asking; the class may lend one. The judgement is to read â as 'bring', not 'buy', and to keep enough for the fee.
3. You arrive on 19 March at 5:55pm. Where do you go and what do you say if you cannot find it?
Read the worked answer
Go upstairs to Ystafell 14, not Room 4. The notice says Mae'r ystafell wedi newid i Ystafell 14. If you cannot find it, say Sori, ble mae Ystafell 14? or Ble mae'r dosbarth Cymraeg? Use Ystafell, not Room. If someone asks Ydych chi'n dod i'r dosbarth?, answer Ydw or Ydw, diolch. Arriving at 5:55 gives you five minutes, so ask immediately rather than waiting. The judgement is to act on the room change and to use the Welsh room word.