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Teacher guide & answers
In this lesson: Connect the accusation with the summons and separate plans from completed measures.
Fridge Attacks Lead to a Diplomatic Dispute
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.
Why was the ambassador summoned, according to the report?
Correct answer: A — France blamed the Revolutionary Guards for the attacks
Why: The first paragraph connects the summons to France’s attribution.
Clue in the story: France summoned Iran’s ambassador on November 10 after blaming Iran’s Revolutionary Guards for October attacks on supermarket refrigeration systems, Reuters reported.
What can we conclude about sanctions from this reading?
Correct answer: C — France wanted them, but imposition is not established
Why: The second paragraph explicitly distinguishes pushing for sanctions from imposing them.
Clue in the story: Iran rejected the accusation as baseless. France said it would push for EU sanctions; that statement did not mean sanctions had already been imposed.
The open question: accept different answers
Ask learners: Explain the sequence and the status of sanctions.
One possible answer: France blamed Iran’s Revolutionary Guards for the October attacks and then summoned Iran’s ambassador. Iran denied the accusation. France intended to push for sanctions, but the text does not establish that they were imposed.
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
Sequence with after
after blaming
After places France’s accusation before the summons. It reports the sequence without independently proving the accusation.