The document discusses the importance of distinguishing between facts and opinions. It provides definitions of facts as statements that can be proven true or false, while opinions are statements that cannot be proven and are subjective perspectives. Examples of facts and opinions are given. The document also includes a practice activity where readers identify statements as facts or opinions and explain their reasoning.

1. Summer is a beautiful season.
Summer is one of the four
seasons.

3. Fact and Opinion
Why should we understand this concept?

4. Fact and Opinion
Why is this an important concept?
It is important for learners to be able to recognize
differences between facts and opinions so they know
what to believe and what to consider as someone's
perspective. Separating fact from opinion is
central to interpreting information intelligently.

5. Facts
Facts are statements that can be proven.
Facts may be true or false.
But facts can be proven.
Examples
1. Statistically, women live longer than men.
2. Most buses weigh more than most cars.
3. There are ten inches in a foot (false).

6. Opinions
Opinions are statements that cannot be proven.
Opinions can be argued.
Opinions may be supported with facts.
Opinions cannot be proven.
Examples
1. Golf is boring.
2. Pizza is delicious.
3. Math is the hardest subject.

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9. Fact or Opinion?
1. According to sales records, strawberry ice-
cream is the worst selling of all flavors.
2. Therefore, we can conclude that strawberry
is the least popular major ice-cream flavor.
3. This is because strawberry ice-cream does
not taste as good as vanilla and chocolate.

10. Practice
1. Write down whether each example is fact
or opinion.
2. Explain your answer.

11. 1
The Family Guy is not appropriate to watch
during school.

12. 2
There are fewer panda bears in the world
than grizzly bears.

13. 3
Drinking orange juice right after brushing
your teeth tastes bad.

14. 4
Justin Bieber deserved to win the Grammy
for best new artist.

15. 5
Chicken that has not been properly
prepared and cooked may cause
salmonella.

16. 6
Cheating on your boyfriend or girlfriend is
wrong.

17. 7
The Xbox came out before the Wii.

18. 8
Super Mario is one of the greatest video
game characters of all time.

19. 9
Chocolate milk tastes better than regular
milk.

20. 10
Charter school students are scheduled to
attend school more often than students
who attend neighborhood schools.

28. Task 2
Week 7 Pair work practice
Week 8 Pair consultation
Week 9 Task 2_individual outline
consultation
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29. Answers
1. Opinion
2. Fact
3. Opinion
4. Opinion
5. Fact
6. Opinion
7. Fact
8. Opinion
9. Opinion
10.Fact

32. COUNTRY
• FACT • OPINION