Post on 01-Jan-2016
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
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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.
Technology in Language TeachingPresenters: Thúy My & Ngọc Thúy
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.
Technology in Language TeachingPresenters: Thúy My & Ngọc Thúy
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.
Technology in Language TeachingPresenters: Thúy My & Ngọc Thúy
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 …”
Technology in Language TeachingPresenters: Thúy My & Ngọc Thúy
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.
Technology in Language TeachingPresenters: Thúy My & Ngọc Thúy
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
Technology in Language TeachingPresenters: Thúy My & Ngọc Thúy
Distinguishing Distinguishing opinions from facts opinions from facts
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DEFINITIONDEFINITION
Facts:Reflect truth,
accuracy.Are objective.Are reliable sources
of information.
Opinions:Are personal beliefs
or judgment.Are not objective.
Technology in Language TeachingPresenters: Thúy My & Ngọc Thúy
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
…
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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.
Technology in Language TeachingPresenters: Thúy My & Ngọc Thúy
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.
Technology in Language TeachingPresenters: Thúy My & Ngọc Thúy
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.
Technology in Language TeachingPresenters: Thúy My & Ngọc Thúy
Technology in Language TeachingPresenters: Thúy My & Ngọc Thúy