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Teacher guide & answers
In this lesson: Qualify launch availability and avoid presenting a planned patch as released.
Football Manager’s Launch Plan Separates Two Updates
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 might the start time not mean immediate availability everywhere?
Correct answer: C — The developer warned that rollout could take time
Why: The first paragraph explicitly warns about time across platforms.
Clue in the story: Sports Interactive announced a November 10 full launch for Football Manager 27, starting at 16:00 GMT. It warned that availability could take a little time across platforms.
Which distinction matters for the further update?
Correct answer: B — It is planned and under testing rather than already released
Why: The second paragraph states planned, testing and not already released.
Clue in the story: The launch patch includes stability fixes. A further update addressing player feedback is planned for later in November and remains under testing, rather than already released.
The open question: accept different answers
Ask learners: Write a cautious launch update that keeps the two patches separate.
One possible answer: The developer scheduled the full launch from 16:00 GMT and warned that availability could take time. Stability fixes belong to the launch patch; a further feedback-driven update remains planned for later in November and under testing.
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
A possibility with could
availability could take a little time
Could expresses a possible delay in availability. It does not prove a delay occurred on every platform.