Shopping Mall Notices
Read shopping mall signs and notices and choose the correct answer.
Reading Part 1
Practise for A2 Key Reading Part 1 with this interactive exercise, which focuses on shopping mall notices. Each question shows a short text — a notice, message, sign or offer — and asks you to choose the correct answer from three options.
This activity builds your understanding of practical information from signs and notices, and helps you make simple inferences from context, as required in Part 1 of the Cambridge English A2 Key exam. It is perfect for elementary learners preparing for the test.
- ⏱️ Takes about 20–30 minutes
- 💡 Read signs, notices and messages for the main idea
- 📶 A2 — elementary level
Key Words
- shopping centre — a big building with many shops (also called a mall)
- escalator — moving stairs that carry you up or down
- accessories — extra items you wear or carry, such as bags, belts and jewellery
- receipt — a piece of paper that shows you bought something
- refund — money given back when you return something
Useful Language
At the mall: shopping centre · escalator · lift · food court · information desk
Notices often say: maximum stay 1 hour · please clear your table · within 14 days with receipt
Reading for meaning: “Sunday: 11am–5pm” = closes at 5 in the afternoon · “shoes and accessories at full price” = not in the sale
Exam Tip
Each notice has one main message. Read the whole text, then choose the option that means the same thing in different words (a paraphrase). Watch for options that copy words from the notice but change the meaning.
Drag the words into the correct gaps to practise the key language from this lesson.
🗣️ Speaking practice
Talk about shopping.
- 🛍️ Talk about a shopping centre you know. What shops does it have?
- 👟 Describe something you bought recently. Where did you buy it?
- ❓ Ask a partner what they like to buy when they go shopping.
✍️ Writing practice
Write a short notice for a shop or shopping centre (25 words or more), like the ones in this exercise.
- 📝 Tell customers about opening times, a sale, or a rule.
- 🕗 Include a time, a price or a place.
🔎 Vocabulary challenge
Write your own sentence for each shopping word.
- 🛗 escalator
- 👜 accessories
- 🧾 receipt
- 💷 refund
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Read six short real-world texts for the main message.
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Part 2
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Part 3
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Part 4
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Part 5
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Part 6
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We also include A2 Key listening and speaking practice exercises to help students prepare effectively for this part of the Cambridge English exam.
Part 1
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Part 2
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Part 3
Listen to a conversation and choose the correct answer.
Part 4
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Part 5
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