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Teacher guide & answers

In this lesson: Separate geographical position from consequences and preserve the time boundary.

The storm account separates tracks from consequences

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.

What does “consequential” refer to in the contrast?
Correct answer: C — The storm’s effects
Why: The third paragraph contrasts track with effects extending beyond it.
Clue in the story: The distinction is geographical versus consequential: landfall concerns the storm’s track, while effects can extend beyond it. Readers should also retain the report’s historical date rather than treating an archived event summary as present-day warning information.
Which use would overextend the archived account?
Correct answer: A — Treating it as present-day warning information
Why: The final paragraph explicitly warns against using the archive as present-day guidance.
Clue in the story: The distinction is geographical versus consequential: landfall concerns the storm’s track, while effects can extend beyond it. Readers should also retain the report’s historical date rather than treating an archived event summary as present-day warning information.

The open question: accept different answers

Ask learners: Summarise both the geographical distinction and the limit on using the report later.

One possible answer: Polo crossed land, while Nolo passed near Hawaii without landfall but still produced reported flooding and landslides. These September observations distinguish track and effects; they are not current warning information.

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

Consequence despite an expectation

Nolo’s rainfall still produced reported flooding and landslides.

“Still” preserves the contrast between no landfall and continued consequences; “reported” keeps attribution limits.