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Teacher guide & answers
Some Lost Ice May Not Return Quickly
How to use these two pages
Give learners the student worksheet. It contains the story and questions, without the answers. Keep this guide for yourself. Use it to lead the activity and explain the answers afterwards.
Student worksheetA simple 15–20-minute lesson
- Before reading · 2 minutes
Show the title. Ask: “What do you think this story is about?”
- Read and answer · 8–10 minutes
Give out the student worksheet. Learners read for the main idea, then reread to answer the 3 questions. They can compare answers with a partner.
- Discuss and write · 5–8 minutes
Check the answers below together. Ask learners to point to the clue in the story, then finish with the open question.
Adjust the support: Let learners use word help or Level 1 if needed. For a challenge, compare the wording in another level. This activity is not a proficiency test.
Answers to the 3 questions
The question numbers match the student worksheet. Each answer includes a reason and the clue learners can find in the story.
What future change does the report look at?
Correct answer: C — The world getting warmer and later cooling again
Why: The first paragraph describes warming followed by cooling.
Clue in the story: A new report says rising temperatures can cause lasting damage to ice and snow. It looks at what could happen if the world gets warmer and later cools again.
What can happen when ice is lost?
Correct answer: B — Sea levels can rise and water supplies can be affected.
Why: The second paragraph identifies risks to sea levels and water supplies.
Clue in the story: The report says some lost ice may take hundreds of years or longer to return. Ice loss can also raise sea levels and affect water supplies.
What do the scientists say can limit the damage?
Correct answer: A — Cutting the gases that heat the planet
Why: The final paragraph says cutting heat-trapping gases can limit damage.
Clue in the story: The scientists say cutting the gases that heat the planet can limit the damage. Some ice could return over time if temperatures fall, but not all losses would be easy to reverse.
The open question: accept different answers
Ask learners: Name one possible effect of ice loss and one action the scientists say can limit damage.
One possible answer: Ice loss can raise sea levels. Cutting gases that heat the planet can limit the damage.
This is an example, not the only correct answer. Look for a relevant idea, a reason and the learner’s own words. Learners can answer aloud or write one or two sentences.