Where might you see each of these notices? Explain what they mean.
1
SHOPLIFTERS WILL BE PROSECUTED
2
English spoken here
3
NOTHING TO DECLARE
4
Clearance sale starts today
5
Admission to ticket holders only
6
No vacancies
7
FISHING STRICTLY PROHIBITED
8
Cycles for hire or sale
9
Flat to let
10
Dogs must be carried
11
Priority seats for the elderly, disabled and pregnant
Possible Answer
- in a shop or restaurant: the staff can speak English
- at the customs: for people who do not have goods that require them to pay duty
- at a shop: the shop is probably closing down and wants to sell all its goods
- at a sports event or cultural place or event: you must have a ticket to come in
- at a hotel or guesthouse: the hotel/guesthouse is full, or at a shop, restaurant or factory meaning ‘no jobs are available’
- at a river or lake: you must not fish here
- at a bicycle shop: you can buy or hire/rent a bicycle here
- outside a house or at an estate agent’s: there is a flat which you can rent
- for example, at an escalator: if you have a dog with you, you must carry it
- on a train or bus: if there is an elderly, disabled or pregnant person, please give them this seat
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