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Teacher guide & answers
Oxford Street Pedestrianisation Starts With a Temporary First Phase
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.
Which travel is excluded?
Correct answer: A — Cycling
Why: Bicycles are excluded.
Clue in the story: Oxford Street’s section between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street is now closed to ordinary through traffic, including buses and bicycles. The phased transformation began on October 26.
What is still unfinished?
Correct answer: B — The wider redesign
Why: Construction continues.
Clue in the story: Exemptions preserve access for emergency vehicles and mobility scooters. Initial public-space arrangements are temporary so users’ feedback can inform permanent improvements. Traffic removal is therefore an implemented measure, rather than evidence that the wider redesign has been completed.
The open question: accept different answers
Ask learners: Explain the finding and its limit.
One possible answer: Traffic removal began; wider construction continues.
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.