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Teacher guide & answers
Senegal Opens Africa’s First Youth Olympic Games
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 3 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 3 questions
The question numbers match the student worksheet. Each answer includes a reason and the clue learners can find in the story.
Which event opened in Senegal?
Correct answer: A — The Youth Olympic Games
Why: The Youth Olympic Games opened; they are separate from the main Summer Olympics.
Clue in the story: Senegal welcomed young athletes as the Youth Olympic Games officially opened on October 31. The event is the first Olympic sporting competition to be hosted in Africa, although it is separate from the main Summer Olympics.
Which detail is still a plan or expectation?
Correct answer: A — Events are scheduled to run until November 13
Why: The reported November 13 finish was scheduled, while the opening and delay had already happened.
Clue in the story: The ceremony was held in Diamniadio, close to the capital Dakar. About 2,650 athletes are expected to compete, with events scheduled to run until November 13.
What happened to the original 2022 plan?
Correct answer: A — The event was delayed by four years
Why: The report says the event was delayed four years during the pandemic.
Clue in the story: Dakar had originally been chosen to host the Games in 2022. The event was delayed by four years during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The open question: accept different answers
Ask learners: Give the ceremony location and the expected number of athletes, making clear that the figure is an expectation.
One possible answer: The ceremony was in Diamniadio near Dakar, and about 2,650 athletes were expected to compete.
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.