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Olivia Rodrigo Releases Holiday Single With Family-Themed Video
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.
What does the video imagine?
Correct answer: C — Meeting a partner’s family at Christmas
Why: The video centres on a first holiday meeting.
Clue in the story: The video imagines the singer joining her partner’s family for Christmas and meeting them for the first time. Ben Marshall plays the partner, while Cynthia Nixon appears as his mother.
How do the reporting dates differ?
Correct answer: B — Universal Music confirmed it in Japan on November 6; US coverage reported November 5
Why: The sources use different local dates.
Clue in the story: Rodrigo wrote the track with Amy Allen and Dan Nigro, who also produced it. Universal Music confirmed the release on November 6 in Japan; US music coverage reported its arrival on November 5.
The open question: accept different answers
Ask learners: Explain the two release-reporting dates and identify who produced the track.
One possible answer: US coverage reported it on November 5; Universal Music confirmed it in Japan on November 6. Dan Nigro produced it.
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.