Read the six sentences for the lift schedule, Zeynep's appointment and the building management's reply.
The idea
The notice says the lift will not work on Tuesday; maintenance begins at nine. Çalışmayacağı yazıyordu reports the notice's future information, and bakım bitince means when maintenance ends. Zeynep calls management because she finds stairs difficult.
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Apartmanın girişinde bir duyuru vardı. Duyuruda asansörün salı günü çalışmayacağı yazıyordu. Bakım sabah dokuzda başlayacak ve öğleden sonra bitecekti. Zeynep saat ondaki randevusunu hatırladı. Merdiven kullanmakta zorlandığı için yönetime telefon etti. Yönetim, bakım bitince Zeynep'i arayacağını söyledi.
Examples
- Apartmanın girişinde bir duyuru vardı.There was a notice at the building entrance.
- Zeynep saat ondaki randevusunu hatırladı.Zeynep remembered her ten o'clock appointment.
- Yönetim, bakım bitince Zeynep'i arayacağını söyledi.Management said they would call Zeynep when maintenance ended.
- Duyuruda asansörün salı günü çalışmayacağı yazıyordu.The notice said the lift would not work on Tuesday.
- Bakım sabah dokuzda başlayacak ve öğleden sonra bitecekti.Maintenance would begin at nine in the morning and finish in the afternoon.
- Merdiven kullanmakta zorlandığı için yönetime telefon etti.She called management because she found stairs difficult to use.
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The story does not say the lift is working at the time of Zeynep's ten o'clock appointment. Management offers to call her when maintenance ends.
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Which day would the lift not work?
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salı günü
Salı günü: the notice names Tuesday as the day the lift will not work.
What time would maintenance begin?
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saat dokuzda
Saat dokuzda: maintenance begins at nine in the morning.
Whom did management say they would call?
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Zeynep'i
Zeynep'i: management says they will call Zeynep when maintenance ends.
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Answer in Turkish, then explain why Zeynep calls management and what they offer to do.