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Teacher guide & answers

In this lesson: Interpret the report’s time boundary and the scope of public voting.

Gaming Awards Separate Completed Voting From Future Results

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.

How does the text limit the audience’s role?
Correct answer: C — Fans choose winners in public-vote categories
Why: The first paragraph specifies public-vote categories.
Clue in the story: The Golden Joystick Awards’ organiser schedules the London ceremony for November 11, hosted by Alix Wilton Regan. Fans choose winners in public-vote categories.
Which fact prevents this from being a results report?
Correct answer: B — Winners had not been revealed at the time of writing
Why: The second paragraph explicitly states the afternoon reporting boundary.
Clue in the story: Voting is complete, but the scheduled broadcast begins at 18:00 GMT, PC Gamer reports. At the time of this afternoon report, the ceremony’s winners have not yet been revealed.

The open question: accept different answers

Ask learners: Write a summary suitable for the afternoon reporting time.

One possible answer: Voting is complete and the broadcast is scheduled for 18:00 GMT. At the time of the afternoon report, the ceremony’s winners have not yet been revealed.

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

The reporting time matters

At the time of this afternoon report

This phrase anchors the status to when the report was written. Later events may change it.