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In this lesson: Track chronology while preserving the distinction between attribution and proof.

France Escalates Its Response to Fridge Hacks

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.

When did France publicly attribute the attacks, relative to the summons?
Correct answer: C — The previous day
Why: The opening paragraph explicitly says the attribution was the previous day.
Clue in the story: Reuters reported on November 10 that France summoned Iran’s ambassador after publicly attributing October supermarket refrigeration attacks to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards the previous day.
Which account preserves the report’s uncertainty?
Correct answer: B — France attributed the attacks to the Guards; Iran denied responsibility
Why: The paragraph reports opposing positions and intentions, not a proved outcome.
Clue in the story: Iran denied responsibility. Barrot said France would seek EU sanctions and could consider other measures. These were stated responses and intentions, rather than proof of sanctions already taking effect.

The open question: accept different answers

Ask learners: Write a careful two-sentence update covering attribution, denial and the planned response.

One possible answer: France summoned Iran’s ambassador on November 10 after attributing the October refrigeration attacks to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards the previous day. Iran denied responsibility; France said it would seek sanctions and could consider other measures, without establishing that sanctions were already in effect.

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

Possibility in reported policy

could consider other measures

Could marks a possible response. It does not confirm that unspecified measures have already been taken.