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FirstNews TEACHING RESOURCES LOOK CLOSER Weekly In-Depth Reading Comprehension TEACHER ANSWERS & ASSESSMENT FOCUS GUIDANCE 1) Which championship did Manchester City win on Sunday and who was the very close runner-up? The cup: The runner-up: AF2 - understand, describe, select, retrieve information, events or ideas from texts and use quotation and reference to the text Possible answers: L3 – identifying obvious points The cup: The Premier League The runner-up: Manchester United 2) Finish the sentence: It was always going to be a close finish because before the last games, both teams were… AF2 - understand, describe, select, retrieve information, events or ideas from texts and use quotation and reference to the text Possible answers: L3 – identifying obvious points It was always going to be a close finish because before the last games, both teams were… level on points. 3)Why did Manchester City win the cup? a) Because they had more points than Manchester United b) They beat them in a penalty shoot-out c) Because they had a better goal difference AF2 - understand, describe, select, retrieve information, events or ideas from texts and use quotation and reference to the text Possible answers: L3 – identifying obvious points c) They had a better goal difference 4) Find and copy the word used in the third paragraph to show that the title was almost Manchester United’s, but City took it from them at the last minute? AF5 – explain and comment on the writer’s uses of language, including grammatical and literary features at word and sentence level Possible answers: L3 – a few basic features of writer’s use of language identified - “snatch” 5) Fill in the numbers: Manchester United scored [1] goal/s against Sunderland. Manchester United (and Manchester City) scored [89] points in total. Manchester City had [44] attempts at goal in their match with QPR. The final score of the City-QPR match was City [3] – QPR [2]. It has been [44] years since Manchester City last won the League. AF2 - understand, describe, select, retrieve information, events or ideas from texts and use quotation and reference to the text Possible answers: L3 – identifying obvious points L4 – identifying relevant points 6) The journalist describes the end of the Premier League season with these words: “A Hollywood scriptwriter couldn’t have planned the drama any better”. What do you think the writer is trying to tell us about how this cup was won with this phrase? AF5 – explain and comment on the writer’s uses of language, including grammatical and literary features at word and sentence level Possible answers: L3 – a few basic features of writer’s use of language identified *L4/5 – some features identified with simple comment/explanation • The writer is telling us that the end of the season was so full of drama it was like a fictional film. • Just like a film, the end of League was full of suspense, twists and turns, dramatic events and we didn’t know who was going to win until the very last moment. • In fact, it was so exciting and dramatic, you might think that a writer had carefully planned it to keep us on the edge of our seats! © First News, Newsbridge Ltd. www.firstnews.co.uk/teachers 6
FirstNews TEACHING RESOURCES LOOK CLOSER Weekly In-Depth Reading Comprehension TEACHER ANSWERS & ASSESSMENT FOCUS GUIDANCE 7) Can you find any other words or phrases used by the journalist which also show the dramatic nature of these final matches? Don’t forget to put any words that you copy from the text in quotation marks (as used in question 6). AF5 – explain and comment on the writer’s uses of language, including grammatical and literary features at word and sentence level Possible answers: L3 – a few basic features of writer’s use of language identified L4 – some features identified • This last day of the League is described as “One of the most dramatic final days” in its history. • The five minutes of injury time when City scored twice is described as “breathtaking”. • In the City match, the writer tells us “The tension was almost unbearable” and also says the game was “full of drama”. 8) Why might Joey Barton’s behaviour be described as ‘unsportsmanlike’? AF3 – deduce, infer or interpret information, events or ideas from texts Possible answers: L3 – simple inference • Because he kicked someone L4/5 - more complex inference with explanation • Because he behaved in a way which was unfair and against the rules of the game. • Not only did he elbow another player and get sent off for it, but on the way off the pitch he kicked another player in an attempt to get him to retaliate and get sent off too. 9) Manchester City’s captain said “The best team won the title”. Can you find two reasons which show this is a fair summary. AF3 – deduce, infer or interpret information, events or ideas from texts Possible answers: L3 – simple inference L4/5 - more complex inference with explanation Two from: • We are told that City played better football for most of the season. • City “outclassed” United in their two league matches, which suggests that they won both the matches and played better football them. • City had the better goal difference of the two teams over the season. 10) Why do you think Sir Alex Ferguson, the manager of Manchester United, might feel very disappointed with this result? AF3 – deduce, infer or interpret information, events or ideas from texts Possible answers: L3 – simple inference • Because he lost the trophy at the last minute L4/5 – more complex inference with explanation • His team was very close to winning and only lost the trophy at the very last minute when City scored in injury time. • United scored 89 points which is the same number of points as the winning team – they only lost due to goal difference. • With their 89 points, United scored the highest total for any runner-up in the Premier Leagues’ 20-year history, so even though they lost they did very, very well. In any other year they would have won with this many points. © First News, Newsbridge Ltd. www.firstnews.co.uk/teachers 7
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