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Teacher guide & answers
In this lesson: Identify the ceremony location and the categories in the nine-champion total.
WHO recognised local health projects
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.
How were the nine champions divided?
Correct answer: A — Eight cities and one national forum
Why: The announcement distinguishes the eight city awards from the forum’s special recognition.
Clue in the story: WHO’s 28 September account described nine Healthy City champions recognised in Sydney. Eight were cities; the ninth was a national forum.
Where did the recognition take place?
Correct answer: C — Sydney
Why: The account places the recognition in Sydney.
Clue in the story: WHO’s 28 September account described nine Healthy City champions recognised in Sydney. Eight were cities; the ninth was a national forum.
The open question: accept different answers
Ask learners: Why were the nine champions not nine cities?
One possible answer: Eight were cities and the ninth was a national forum. The total combined different categories.
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
Was and were describe a past state
Eight were cities; the ninth was a national forum.
Use “was” with a singular subject and “were” with a plural subject to describe a past state or category. Example: “Eight winners were schools; one was a library.”