Fact or Opinion Exercise

Fact or Opinion?

Task One

Copy each of the sentences below and write (in brackets) whether you think each one is presented as a fact or an opinion. Explain your reasoning

1.     The car was blue.
2.     The man had lost his coat.
3.     Chester City are the best football club in the world.
4.     It's not a very good television programme.
5.     The Spice Girl's album was the most popular at Christmas.
6.     I believe that he can win.
7.     Pete Sampras is the best tennis player in the world.
8.     Pete Sampras, the tennis player is the World number 1.
9.     We think Mark stole the car.
10.     I didn't have a coat.
11.     The church is the tallest building in the town.
12.     You might get wet if you forget your coat.

Task Two

    Write two facts about the USA.

    Write two opinions about the USA.

    Write two facts about education.

    Write two opinions about education.

    Write two facts about food.

    Write two opinions about food.

Task Three

Copy each of the passages below. Underline sentences you think present facts and put a wavy line under sentences you think present opinions. Explain your decisions.

"This has to be the most exciting game of football that I've seen so far. David Beckham is easily the best player on the pitch. He has scored five goals so far this season. I think he'll score a lot more!"

Buy the new Superclean bathroom cleaner. It'll leave your bathroom sparkling clean! Superclean uses a mixture of soap and bleach which attacks dust and grime. You won't be able to believe your eyes when you see what Superclean can do for you. Only $1.99 a bottle.

Tomorrow is an important day for the pop group BoysRUs. They release their third single tomorrow. Their last two singles have gone straight into the charts at number 1. This new single, however, is an awful mix of pop and blues music. It's not as good as the previous two hits. It certainly looks to me like BoysRUs should ask for their day jobs at the toyshop back!

Fact or Opinion Exercise

Fact or Opinion?

Task One

Copy each of the sentences below and write (in brackets) whether you think each one is presented as a fact or an opinion. Explain your reasoning

1.     The car was blue.
2.     The man had lost his coat.
3.     Chester City are the best football club in the world.
4.     It's not a very good television programme.
5.     The Spice Girl's album was the most popular at Christmas.
6.     I believe that he can win.
7.     Pete Sampras is the best tennis player in the world.
8.     Pete Sampras, the tennis player is the World number 1.
9.     We think Mark stole the car.
10.     I didn't have a coat.
11.     The church is the tallest building in the town.
12.     You might get wet if you forget your coat.

Task Two

    Write two facts about the USA.

    Write two opinions about the USA.

    Write two facts about education.

    Write two opinions about education.

    Write two facts about food.

    Write two opinions about food.

Task Three

Copy each of the passages below. Underline sentences you think present facts and put a wavy line under sentences you think present opinions. Explain your decisions.

"This has to be the most exciting game of football that I've seen so far. David Beckham is easily the best player on the pitch. He has scored five goals so far this season. I think he'll score a lot more!"

Buy the new Superclean bathroom cleaner. It'll leave your bathroom sparkling clean! Superclean uses a mixture of soap and bleach which attacks dust and grime. You won't be able to believe your eyes when you see what Superclean can do for you. Only $1.99 a bottle.

Tomorrow is an important day for the pop group BoysRUs. They release their third single tomorrow. Their last two singles have gone straight into the charts at number 1. This new single, however, is an awful mix of pop and blues music. It's not as good as the previous two hits. It certainly looks to me like BoysRUs should ask for their day jobs at the toyshop back!

Sports Vocabulary

General Sports Vocabulary

Vocabulary: Sport
General

applause
beginner
centre-forward (Fußball: striker)
champion
championship
competition
contestant
defeat
defender
disqualify
entry fee
fan
final
finish
finish line
football field
forward (Fußball: striker)
free kick
free ticket
game, match
goal
goalkeeper
golf course
gymnasium
Olympic Games
penalty
Penalty
player
pool
prize
prize
Ready, steady, go!
On your marks, get set, go!
record (world record)
referee, umpire
result
rider
rule
score
set
spectator
sportsman (Pl. sportsmen)
sportwoman (Pl. sportswomen)
stadium
start
stopwatch
success
supporter
ticket
to beat (a team)
to commit a foul
to lose
to take a break
to take part
to take place
to win
to win a medal
tournament
track
trainer, coach
trainers
victory
whistle
winner
world record

Sports Vocabulary

General Sports Vocabulary

Vocabulary: Sport
General

applause
beginner
centre-forward (Fußball: striker)
champion
championship
competition
contestant
defeat
defender
disqualify
entry fee
fan
final
finish
finish line
football field
forward (Fußball: striker)
free kick
free ticket
game, match
goal
goalkeeper
golf course
gymnasium
Olympic Games
penalty
Penalty
player
pool
prize
prize
Ready, steady, go!
On your marks, get set, go!
record (world record)
referee, umpire
result
rider
rule
score
set
spectator
sportsman (Pl. sportsmen)
sportwoman (Pl. sportswomen)
stadium
start
stopwatch
success
supporter
ticket
to beat (a team)
to commit a foul
to lose
to take a break
to take part
to take place
to win
to win a medal
tournament
track
trainer, coach
trainers
victory
whistle
winner
world record

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Exercise: Topic Sentence and Main Ideas

In one of Watson's most famous experiments, he and his second wife conditioned a boy named Albert to fear a white rat.  At the beginning of the study, Albert was unafraid of the animal and played with it freely.  While Albert was doing so one day, Watson deliberately frightened the child by sounding a terrifying noise behind him.  Albert was startled and began to cry.  Thereafter, he avoided the rat and cried if it was brought close to him.

(Adapted from:  McConnell, J.   (1986).  Understanding Human Behavior.  Holt, Rinehart, and Winston:  Fort Worth  P, 268)

Six days before the sunset, two girls walked into town.  The dog was small and brown; he sat patiently waiting by the tree for the green side.  But, how many times must it be returned before it can be eaten.  Matter as we have seen, can exist in three forms.  However, blood was the elixir that sustained his dark, dark life.

Exercise: Topic Sentence and Main Ideas

In one of Watson's most famous experiments, he and his second wife conditioned a boy named Albert to fear a white rat.  At the beginning of the study, Albert was unafraid of the animal and played with it freely.  While Albert was doing so one day, Watson deliberately frightened the child by sounding a terrifying noise behind him.  Albert was startled and began to cry.  Thereafter, he avoided the rat and cried if it was brought close to him.

(Adapted from:  McConnell, J.   (1986).  Understanding Human Behavior.  Holt, Rinehart, and Winston:  Fort Worth  P, 268)

Six days before the sunset, two girls walked into town.  The dog was small and brown; he sat patiently waiting by the tree for the green side.  But, how many times must it be returned before it can be eaten.  Matter as we have seen, can exist in three forms.  However, blood was the elixir that sustained his dark, dark life.

Pronunciation -- Phonetics Articulation Animated

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Pronunciation -- Phonetics Articulation Animated

http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset.html

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Emoticons

Emoticons

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