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Teacher guide & answers

In this lesson: Identify prevention at the source and the need for individual assessment.

Rabies action needs connected teams

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.

Which action helps prevent infection at its source?
Correct answer: B — Dog vaccination
Why: The second paragraph explicitly identifies dog vaccination.
Clue in the story: Dog vaccination helps prevent infection at its source. People may still need urgent medical assessment after a possible rabies exposure.
What may a person need after a possible exposure?
Correct answer: C — Urgent medical assessment
Why: The second paragraph states the need for urgent assessment.
Clue in the story: Dog vaccination helps prevent infection at its source. People may still need urgent medical assessment after a possible rabies exposure.

The open question: accept different answers

Ask learners: Explain how prevention and care after exposure work together.

One possible answer: Dog vaccination helps reduce infection at its source. A person with a possible exposure may still need urgent medical assessment, so prevention does not replace individual care.

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

Need remaining despite prevention

may still need urgent medical assessment

“Still” shows that prevention efforts do not remove the possible need for individual care.