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In this lesson: Explain why a short-term increase can accompany a longer-term exit.

Tesla Pairs a Short-Term Production Increase With a Future Exit

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.

Which conclusion matches the final paragraph?
Correct answer: B — Temporary growth can precede an end to production
Why: The paragraph explicitly connects temporary output growth with ending production later.
Clue in the story: The June or July 2027 change would make room for Cybercab expansion. Increasing output temporarily is therefore compatible with ending production later.
Which constraint explains the additional shift?
Correct answer: A — Current production cannot clear the backlog before the planned dismantling
Why: The backlog is larger than existing capacity can clear before the planned change.
Clue in the story: He described a backlog larger than current production could clear before the line's planned dismantling.

The open question: accept different answers

Ask learners: Why is adding a shift not necessarily a reversal of the planned exit?

One possible answer: The shift addresses waiting orders during the remaining production period. The line can produce more temporarily and still be dismantled later for Cybercab expansion.

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

A qualified capacity claim

could clear

Could expresses production capacity under the conditions described. It does not guarantee that every order will be completed.