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Teacher guide & answers

In this lesson: Connect a comeback with the final result.

A Comeback Helps Alcaraz Win in Paris

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 happened in the second set?
Correct answer: A — Alcaraz recovered from a break down
Why: The second paragraph describes Alcaraz recovering.
Clue in the story: According to the ATP, Alcaraz recovered from a break down in the second set. The final lasted one hour and 57 minutes.
Why does the title describe a comeback?
Correct answer: A — He recovered after a setback during this final
Why: The comeback refers to recovering from a break down within the second set.
Clue in the story: According to the ATP, Alcaraz recovered from a break down in the second set. The final lasted one hour and 57 minutes.

The open question: accept different answers

Ask learners: Explain how the second-set difficulty and the final score fit together.

One possible answer: Alcaraz was a break down in the second set but recovered. He won that set 7–5 and completed the final in two sets.

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

Recovery from a disadvantage

recovered from a break down

Recovered from introduces a disadvantage that was overcome. A break down means the opponent has an advantage from breaking serve.