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Teacher guide & answers
In this lesson: Calculate a match sequence and interpret an equal record.
Everton Recover to Win on Moyes’s Record-Equalling Night
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.
When did Coventry’s lead end?
Correct answer: C — In the 56th minute
Why: Gboho scored in minute 52 and the lead lasted four minutes, so Barry equalised in minute 56.
Clue in the story: Everton came from behind to beat Coventry City 3–1 on November 6. Yann Gboho put Coventry ahead in the 52nd minute, but the lead lasted only four minutes.
What did Moyes’s 592nd match mean?
Correct answer: B — He had the same number of matches as Catterick.
Why: Drew level means he matched the number of matches managed; he did not surpass it.
Clue in the story: The victory marked David Moyes’s 592nd match as Everton manager. He drew level with Harry Catterick for the most matches in charge of the club; he did not move ahead of him.
The open question: accept different answers
Ask learners: Describe Barry’s role in the comeback, including something other than scoring.
One possible answer: Barry equalised and then put Everton ahead with another goal. He later passed to Dewsbury-Hall for the final goal, so he contributed both goals and an assist.
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
Came from behind describes a comeback
Everton came from behind to beat Coventry City 3–1
Came from behind means Everton were losing earlier, then recovered to win. It describes the score, not the players’ physical positions.