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Fleetwood Reach Quarter-Finals After Beating Arsenal
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.
Who scored Arsenal’s equalising goal?
Correct answer: B — Viktor Gyökeres
Why: Gyökeres scored for Arsenal after Fleetwood had taken the lead.
Clue in the story: Aaron Loupalo-Bi scored for Fleetwood before Viktor Gyökeres equalised for Arsenal. Fleetwood goalkeeper Jay Lynch saved an Arsenal penalty. The result takes Fleetwood to the cup quarter-finals for the first time.
How did Fleetwood reach the next round after the 1–1 draw?
Correct answer: A — By winning a 5–3 penalty shootout
Why: The passage separates the match score from the shootout result.
Clue in the story: League Two side Fleetwood Town beat Premier League club Arsenal in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup on October 27. The match finished 1–1, and Fleetwood won the penalty shootout 5–3.
The open question: accept different answers
Ask learners: Put Fleetwood’s goal, Arsenal’s equaliser and the final decision in order.
One possible answer: Loupalo-Bi scored for Fleetwood first. Gyökeres equalised for Arsenal, and Fleetwood won 5–3 on penalties after the match ended 1–1.
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.