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Teacher guide & answers

In this lesson: Interpret concession and identify NASA’s response support.

Pacific storms showed the reach of offshore impacts

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.

What does “nevertheless” signal in the rain sentence?
Correct answer: A — Effects occurred despite the offshore track.
Why: The second paragraph contrasts offshore passage with damaging rain.
Clue in the story: Heavy rain from Nolo nevertheless caused flooding and landslides, according to the report. NASA’s disaster-response work supplied maps and data.
What did NASA supply for disaster response?
Correct answer: B — Maps and data
Why: The second paragraph states mapping and data support.
Clue in the story: Heavy rain from Nolo nevertheless caused flooding and landslides, according to the report. NASA’s disaster-response work supplied maps and data.

The open question: accept different answers

Ask learners: Explain why a historical “no landfall” report is neither a no-impact statement nor a current all-clear.

One possible answer: Nolo remained offshore but its rain caused reported flooding and landslides. The account describes September events, so it cannot establish current local safety conditions.

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

Contrast with while

while Nolo passed near Hawaii without making landfall

“While” contrasts the two storm tracks; it does not say they had identical effects.