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Teacher guide & answers
In this lesson: Connect a production backlog with a temporary response.
Cybertruck Production May Rise Before a Planned Stop
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.
What problem does the backlog create?
Correct answer: A — Existing capacity may not finish the orders before removal
Why: Musk says the waiting orders exceed what Tesla could make before removal.
Clue in the story: Musk said the backlog exceeded what Tesla could make before the planned removal of the line.
What is the planned purpose of the 2027 change?
Correct answer: C — To expand Cybercab production
Why: The final paragraph gives Cybercab expansion as the purpose.
Clue in the story: The change is expected around June or July 2027 to expand Cybercab production. These are plans, not completed changes.
The open question: accept different answers
Ask learners: How do the extra shift and the later factory change serve different purposes?
One possible answer: The shift aims to complete waiting Cybertruck orders. The later change makes room to expand Cybercab production.
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
An intended result
The aim is to complete outstanding orders.
The aim names an intended result. Outstanding means still waiting to be completed here, not excellent.