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Teacher guide & answers
Tottenham Win 3–1 against Coventry
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 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.
Why was Tottenham’s later lead “restored”?
Correct answer: B — Coventry had equalised before Tottenham scored again
Why: The lead returned after the equaliser.
Clue in the story: Added time at the end of a half is not the same as a separate extra-time period. Davies’s late goal belongs to the former. The final score also hides a changing story: Coventry had briefly made the teams level before Tottenham led again.
What is the distinction explained about the late goal?
Correct answer: C — Stoppage time is not a separate extra-time period
Why: Added minutes belong to the half rather than a separate extra-time phase.
Clue in the story: Added time at the end of a half is not the same as a separate extra-time period. Davies’s late goal belongs to the former. The final score also hides a changing story: Coventry had briefly made the teams level before Tottenham led again.
The open question: accept different answers
Ask learners: Explain “restore the lead” using the sequence of this match.
One possible answer: Tottenham led, Coventry equalised, and Tottenham scored again. The later goal restored an advantage they had previously held.
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.