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Teacher guide & answers
GMO Details Payment Plan Following Desktop Cloud Breach
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.
How do the two forms of support differ?
Correct answer: B — The flat payment covers current service customers; trading-loss compensation needs verification.
Why: The first has broad service eligibility; the second requires a verified loss.
Clue in the story: GMO’s October 24 breach notice distinguishes a universal payment within the affected service from loss-based compensation. Every current Onamae.com Desktop Cloud customer is to receive 5,000 yen, whether or not they suffered financial damage.
What would overstate the announcement?
Correct answer: C — Saying all compensation has already been delivered
Why: Announcing support does not prove delivery.
Clue in the story: Separately, the company proposes compensation for realised losses from unauthorised transactions confirmed through its investigation. Market fluctuations and foregone profits are excluded; neither the flat payment nor the announcement establishes that compensation has already been delivered.
The open question: accept different answers
Ask learners: Explain the main development in your own words. Include one detail that helps a reader understand it.
One possible answer: Eligibility for trading-loss compensation requires investigation.
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.