A Shared Route Through the Mountains
Objective: İki kurgu bölgenin sınır aşan demiryolu kararında veri ve öncelikleri ayır.
Editorial level target: Fluenty editorial target: 450–600 words, connected argument, qualification, inference and comparison of evidence. Vocabulary, syntax and task demand also shape the B2 target; this is not an official CEFR word-count rule. Actual passage count: 517 words.
Suggested sequence
- 2 minutes: use the warm-up to establish a reading purpose; ask learners to predict, not guess the correct answer.
- 5 minutes: first read for the overall situation or argument. Second read for details; ask learners to point to paragraph evidence.
- 5 minutes: complete the comprehension items. Reveal one explanation at a time and distinguish a wrong interpretation from an unsupported claim.
- 4 minutes: use the vocabulary items in fresh sentences. Invite learners to explain why the word fits.
- 4 minutes: complete controlled sentence practice before opening model responses. Discuss alternative wordings.
- 5 minutes: speak, then write independently. For pairs, ask each learner to paraphrase the other’s position before responding.
Comprehension answers and evidence
- Preliminary estimates without a detailed engineering survey. — paragraph 1: The second paragraph identifies them as preliminary estimates.
- Maintenance, emergency access and settlement effects. — paragraph 2: The third paragraph lists these gaps.
- It may hide which smaller communities get useful access. — paragraph 2: The fourth paragraph distinguishes regional scale from local access.
- Make affected residents’ costs visible without guaranteeing agreement. — paragraph 3: The fifth paragraph says it cannot remove disagreement but can surface costs.
- A survey costs time and should focus on evidence that could change the choice. — paragraph 4: The seventh paragraph argues for testing unknowns likely to affect the decision.
- Priorities, supporting evidence, accepted costs and reconsideration conditions. — paragraph 5: The final paragraph sets out those elements.
Vocabulary key
- alignment — the planned position or direction of a route. The regions have not selected a final alignment.
- preliminary — prepared before a more complete study. The cost figures are preliminary estimates.
- commission — formally arrange and pay for a piece of work. The regions could commission a joint survey.
Controlled practice and alternatives
- Combine with “whereas”: “Route B may shorten travel after opening. It takes longer to construct.”
Accept: Route B may shorten travel after opening, whereas it takes longer to construct.; Whereas Route B may shorten travel after opening, it takes longer to construct.
Model: Route B may shorten travel after opening, whereas it takes longer to construct.
Whereas contrasts two claims without treating either as a complete evaluation. - Change the absolute claim into attributed, qualified language: “Route B is the best route.”
Accept: The contractor argues that Route B is preferable because it may shorten travel after opening.; The contractor considers Route B preferable, although maintenance costs are not yet known.; Route B may be preferable if travel time is the main criterion.
Model: Route B may be preferable if travel time is the main criterion.
Attribution and an explicit criterion distinguish a claim from an established fact.
Open production: guidance
This is an entirely fictional infrastructure case. Accept any route recommendation or a recommendation to pause for study if it uses supplied estimates accurately, acknowledges who benefits and bears costs, and defines evidence that could change the view. Do not grade regional preference.
Accept a different position or example if it is coherent, relevant and preserves the task facts. Do not treat the model as the only valid answer. Evaluate language form, clarity and task fulfilment separately. This activity is not a CEFR test.
Next step
Ask the learner to restate the main information or argument without looking at the text. Then use the same language purpose in a new setting.