DISTINGUISHING OPINIONS FROM FACTS Instructor: Nguyễn Ngọc Vũ Presenters: Trần Thúy My...

DISTINGUISHING DISTINGUISHING OPINIONS FROM FACTSOPINIONS FROM FACTS

Instructor: Nguyễn Ngọc Vũ

Presenters: Trần Thúy My

Nguyễn Hồng Ngọc Thúy

Class: 3C04

Technology in Language TeachingPresenters: Thúy My & Ngọc Thúy

CONTENTSCONTENTSPre-speaking: Warm-up activityWhile speaking: Distinguishing opinions from facts

DefinitionCommon expressionsExamplesPractice

Post-speaking: Application in real life conversations


Warm-up class activityWarm-up class activity

Instructions:Students get into groups of three or four to play an interesting game.This game consists of 5 riddles which require students to think wisely and logically in order to get the correct answer.


Rules:

Students in the same group think of the answer together and one student will raise his hand to be allowed to answer in front of the other groups.The group which raises its hand first will have the priority to give the answer first.If that group does not have a correct answer, the other groups will have the chance to answer the question again.


Each question only receives 2 possible answers.If the first group gets the correct answer, it will score 100 points for each question.If the first group fails to get the right answer and the second group can answer the question correctly, the second group will score 50 points for that question.After that, the game will moves on with the next question.


The game will stop when all the 6 riddles are given feedback from the teacher and which group has the highest score will be the winner and receive a beautiful gift.The most important thing is that each group when giving the answer has to use one of the patterns below:

“ We think that …” “ We feel that …” “ In our opinion …” “ In our view …”


RIDDLE 1RIDDLE 1

If you were standing directly on Antarctica's South Pole facing north, which direction would you travel if you took one step backward? Answer:

Still traveling North because all directions are North in the South.


RIDDLE 2RIDDLE 2

There is a word in the English language in which the first two letters signify a man, the first three signify a woman, the first four signify a great man, and the whole word represents a great woman. What is the word?

Answer:

Heroine.


RIDDLE 3RIDDLE 3 They have not flesh, nor feathers, nor

scales, nor bone. Yet they have fingers and thumbs of their own. What are they? Answer:

Gloves.


RIDDLE 4RIDDLE 4 Can you name three consecutive days

without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday? Answer:

Yesterday, today and tomorrow.


RIDDLE 5RIDDLE 5

I'm as small as an ant, as big as a whale. I'll approach like a breeze, but can come like a gale. By some I get hit, but all have shown fear. I'll dance to the music, though I can't hear. Of names I have many, of names I have one. I'm as slow as a snail, but from me you can't run. What am I? Answer:

I am a shadow.


CONCLUSION OF THE CONCLUSION OF THE ACTIVITYACTIVITY

What the students have just done has a particular purpose. That is to take the first step to approach the way of expressing opinions, ideas, points of view subjectively. It is rather different from the way to say a fact.So what is an opinion and what is a fact?And how do they differ from each other?


Distinguishing Distinguishing opinions from facts opinions from facts


DEFINITIONDEFINITION

Facts:Reflect truth,

accuracy.Are objective.Are reliable sources

of information.

Opinions:Are personal beliefs

or judgment.Are not objective.


COMMON EXPRESSIONSCOMMON EXPRESSIONS

FACTS: According to the

latest statistics, … Research findings

prove that … The news said that … Research studies

have shown that … The local authorities

said that …

OPINIONS: I (don’t) think that … I (don’t) feel that … In my opinion … In my view … It seems to me that … Personally, I (don’t)

think … I (don’t) believe that

…


EXAMPLESEXAMPLES

Facts: According to official statistics, children in

remote areas need more schools and textbooks.

Opinions: I think that the people living in the flood-

affected areas need more help from charity organizations.


PRACTICEPRACTICE

Students work in pairs, practice the above common expressions as much as possible by talking about one of the following topics:Helping people in need.Participating in a charity organization.Donating blood.Joining the Green Voluntary Movements in Vietnam.


APPLICATION IN REAL LIFE APPLICATION IN REAL LIFE CONVERSATIONSCONVERSATIONS

Students will watch a video clip and discuss what they hear with each other in pairs to point out what expressions are used by the speakers and the reason for using those expressions.

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