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Teacher guide & answers

In this lesson: Connect a school-zone project with the broader urban-health approach.

The Healthy Cities count included a national forum

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 was Phnom Penh’s recognised initiative?
Correct answer: B — School-zone safety
Why: The second paragraph identifies its school-zone safety project.
Clue in the story: Initiatives included Phnom Penh’s school-zone safety project. WHO’s broader urban-health framework connects health with surroundings, services and governance.
What does a project award not establish?
Correct answer: C — Every resident is healthy
Why: Recognition of specific work does not prove a universal health outcome.
Clue in the story: The awards recognised particular work rather than certifying perfect health for every resident. Counting every champion as a city would also misstate the categories in the announcement.

The open question: accept different answers

Ask learners: What project was recognised in Phnom Penh, and how does it fit urban health?

One possible answer: Its school-zone safety project was recognised. Urban health includes surroundings, services and governance, so safer local surroundings can form part of that approach.

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

Alternatives with rather than

rather than certifying perfect health for every resident

“Rather than” contrasts the selected or described option with an alternative. Example: “We checked the record rather than guessing.”