CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY ENGLISH 9: DIFFERENTIATED WORKSHEETS UNIT 6 ANSWERS

Differentiated worksheets
unit 6 answers
Worksheets 6A, 6B and 6C should be used in Session 6.3.
Main teaching idea: Understanding how to write better dialogue.
How to identify learners’ needs: After Activity 2 in Session 6.3, ask learners to put away their Learner’s
Books and discuss the dialogue in the extract.
 What did learners think about the dialogue between Adrian and Janice?
 Did they find it realistic or not? Do people speak like that?
 What did the dialogue reveal about the two characters?
 How do they find writing dialogue themselves? What do they find difficult about it?
How to choose which worksheet should be given to which learner: Less confident learners
should be given Worksheet 6A. The questions in the activities provide some support and scaffolding
that is not included on the other two worksheets. Most learners should be given Worksheet 6B. The
tasks are less supported than Worksheet 6A. More confident learners should be given Worksheet
6C, which includes a writing task that is not on the other worksheets.
How the three worksheets are different:

Worksheet 6A Worksheet 6B Worksheet 6C

 Activity 1 asks learners to  Activities 1 and 2 are  Activities 1 and 2 are the
read and analyse similar to Worksheet 6A, same as Worksheet 6B.
a dialogue. but some of the questions
 Activity 3 is a new activity,
are more open and
 Activity 2 asks learners to asking learners to write a
less supported.
read and analyse a second continuation of a dialogue in
version of the same  Activity 3 is the same as the same style.
dialogue. Worksheet 6A, but does not
 Activity 4 is the same
include any scaffolding.
 Activity 3 asks learners to as Activity 3 on Worksheet
rewrite a dialogue to 6B.
improve it. It includes some
scaffolding to guide
learners.

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How to introduce the worksheets to the class: These worksheets should be used after learners
have read ‘Chasm’ and completed Activities 1 and 2 and the Reflection feature in Session 6.3.

Answers
1 Learners’ answers will vary, but learners are likely to find the dialogue unrealistic. They could
highlight redundant details as not sounding natural (for example ‘What did you think of the movie that
we just watched?’). They are likely to express that they do not learn much about the characters. They
could suggest using contractions to make it sound more natural (for example, ‘I didn’t like the
characters’ instead of ‘I did not like the characters’). By contrast, they may suggest that some
elements sound natural, such as the question ‘Are you joking?’ or how the final sentence begins with
the conjunction: ‘Because ... ’

2 Learners’ answers will vary but learners will most likely find the dialogue more realistic. They could
highlight the informal language as sounding natural (for example ‘Whaaat?’). They are likely to
express that they get to know the characters better. They may highlight how Jay is sarcastic (for
example ‘Yeah, course you did’) and how it reveals something of his relationship with his sister. They
are unlikely to describe any of the dialogue as not sounding natural.

Worksheets 6A and 6B
3 Learners’ answers will vary. Example response:

Li Na chewed her bottom lip. ‘I thought you said you knew the way,’ she whispered.
‘Will you just give it a rest? I know exactly where we’re going,’ said Asif. ‘We just follow this
street, I think. Simple.’
Li Na’s eyes flew open. ‘You think? What do you mean, you think?’
‘Stop, please!’ said Asif with a groan. ‘Just trust me, okay? Look, I remember that restaurant
over there. The Green Emerald.’
‘Asif?’
‘What?’
‘Do you mean the Green Dragon?’
‘No … oh. What? I don’t understand. I’m sure it was . . .’
Li Na grabbed Asif’s arm. ‘I don’t like this. Are we lost? Do you think we should ask for help?’
‘No, I mean yes, maybe. I don’t know.’

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Worksheet 6C
3 Learners’ answers will vary. Example response:
Zara laughed. ‘You’re right. I don’t usually, do I?’
Jay sat up hurriedly and grabbed the remote. ‘Well, if you suddenly like car chases, have I got a
movie for you!’
‘What, no, not another one right now,’ said Zara. ‘Anyway, it’s my turn to choose.’
Jay groaned. ‘I knew it was too good to be true.’
4 Learners’ answers will vary. See an example of the improved dialogue in worksheet answers for
6A and 6B, question 3.

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