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Teacher guide & answers

In this lesson: Identify the speaker, audience and topics discussed.

Creators’ rights were part of a policy debate

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 worksheet

A 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 2 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 2 questions

The question numbers match the student worksheet. Each answer includes a reason and the clue learners can find in the story.

Who spoke to the parliamentary committee?
Correct answer: B — UNESCO’s Eric Falt
Why: The first paragraph identifies Eric Falt.
Clue in the story: UNESCO’s Eric Falt spoke to a Jamaican parliamentary committee on 25 September about a proposed cultural policy.
Which AI issue did he raise?
Correct answer: A — Using Jamaican cultural material to train systems
Why: The second paragraph states the training-material question.
Clue in the story: He discussed financing, skills and creators’ rights. He also raised questions about using Jamaican cultural material to train AI systems.

The open question: accept different answers

Ask learners: Name two issues from the presentation.

One possible answer: Falt discussed creators’ rights and the use of Jamaican cultural material to train AI systems.

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.

Grammar to discuss

A purpose phrase with to train

to train AI systems

To train explains the purpose for which cultural material might be used. It does not say that compensation rules have already been adopted.