Chapter 6

• Foreign language
• MBO
• Studiejaar 3

Chapter 6 Reading

Write one fact about social media.

Which social media do you prefer, and why?

Goals

At the end of this lesson:

• You know the difference between opinions and facts.
• You know the difference between factual arguments and non-factual arguments (feitelijke argumenten en niet-feitelijke argumenten.
• You can do the reading activities in Taalblokken about them at B1 level.

Plan

1. Intro & goals                                                                                     5m.
2. A game                                                                                               10m.   
3. A quick presentation about facts and opinions              5m.
4. A quiz about them                                                                         10m.
5. Coffee break 10 minutes sharp! Please get back in 9m.!
6. Taalblokken                                                                                       45m.
7. Goals check & Pros and cons                                                    5m.

Facts & Opinions

Why do you need to become aware of them?

Facts

What is a fact? A fact is a statement that you can check.

How can I recognise a fact?

1. You can check whether a fact is true or not. 
2. Facts do not need to be scientific. For example, the statement   'My family consists of five people' is a fact. 

An opinion

What is an opinion?An opinion is a belief or a personal view.

How can I recognise an opinion?:

1.  It is what someone thinks about a subject.
2. An opinion cannot be checked because an opinion cannot be true or false. 
3. But you can agree or disagree with someone's opinion.
4. Strong descriptive words, like best, worst, fantastic, awful , etc.

Another way of giving an opinion

Without clue words  >>  Opinions are presented as facts.

 For instance:

This car is comfortable and spacious is a personal view: other people might say the car is neither comfortable nor spacious.

Point of view and arguments

POV: You cannot prove an opinion, but you can explain why you believe something . 

Factual arguments and non-factual arguments

Arguments can be facts or opinions

I think that Real Madrid is a great football team . It has  won the Cup four times.

Watch this POV :)

Instagram

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WmAlDmgiTeU

I know the difference between a fact and an opinion.

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I know the difference between a factual argument and a non-factual argument.

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I think Beyoncé is a great singer. She has a lovely voice

factual argument

non-factual argument

I think Beyoncé is a great singer. She has won a total of 17 Grammy awards.

factual argument

non-factual argument

As far as I am concerned

1. Opinion
2. Fact

I'd suggest that

1. Fact
2. Opinion

My husband and I stayed at this hotel for two nights in February.

1. Opinion
2. Fact

The staff were very friendly and our room was beautiful.

1. Opinion
2. Fact

Fact or opinion sentence: Write the words that indicate an opinion: Robin van Persie scored three amazing goals In the match against Barcelona.

Time to work

Taalblokken >> B1 >> Reading and Listening>> CH6 Reading

Done? Do >> CH 6 Listening         

To do before next lesson:

-CH6 Reading

-CH6 Listening         

I know the difference between a fact and an opinion.

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I know the difference between a factual argument and a non-factual argument.

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Goals

At the end of this lesson:

• You know the difference between opinions and facts.
• You know the difference between factual arguments and non-factual arguments (feitelijke argumenten en niet-feitelijke argumenten.
• You can do the reading activities in Taalblokken about them at B1 level.

Pros & Cons