The Northern Lights – Teacher Answers

Teacher answer key

1. Warm-up: answers will vary.
2. Vocabulary: aurora = a natural display of light in the sky; particle = a very small piece of matter; magnetic field = an invisible area of magnetic force; atmosphere = the gases around Earth; collide = to hit something
3. Reading comprehension: 1) Near the Arctic. 2) The Sun. 3) Earth’s magnetic field. 4) Green. 5) On dark, clear nights away from city lights.
4. Grammar: 1) because; 2) so; 3) because; 4) so
5. Listening script: “Auroras can also appear near the South Pole, where they are called the southern lights. The colours depend partly on which gases the charged particles meet. Green often comes from oxygen high in the atmosphere.”
   Answers: 1) Near the South Pole. 2) The southern lights. 3) The gases the particles meet. 4) Oxygen.
6. Speaking: answers will vary.
7. Something fun: answers will vary.
8. Writing: answers will vary. Encourage students to use details from the lesson and accurate target language.

Puzzle/Game: answers will vary. Encourage students to use lesson vocabulary and explain their choices.

Success criteria: this is a student self-check. No single answer is required.

For open-ended tasks, accept different answers when students can explain or support them clearly.