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Teacher guide & answers
In this lesson: Interpret the breadth of urban health without treating recognition as a universal health outcome.
The awards recognised initiatives rather than universal city outcomes
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.
Why does school-zone safety fit the urban-health approach described?
Correct answer: A — The approach includes environment, services and governance, not only clinical treatment.
Why: The named initiative illustrates an urban-health approach spanning the environment, services and governance.
Clue in the story: The recognised initiatives included Phnom Penh’s school-zone safety work, consistent with an urban-health approach spanning environment, services and governance.
What does a project award not establish?
Correct answer: C — Every resident is healthy
Why: Recognition of specific work does not prove a universal health outcome.
Clue in the story: Recognition of an initiative cannot establish that all residents have good health or that every urban risk has been eliminated. The mixed categories likewise mean “nine champions” is not interchangeable with “nine cities”.
The open question: accept different answers
Ask learners: Explain why “nine champions” should not be rewritten as “nine cities”.
One possible answer: The count combines two categories. Eight recipients were cities, while one was a national forum.
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 limit expressed by cannot
cannot establish that all residents have good health
“Cannot” plus a base verb states that something is not possible or cannot be concluded. Example: “One photograph cannot show every part of the building.”