Facts or Opinions Fact Something that has actual

Facts or Opinions ?

Fact: - Something that has actual existence. - A piece of information presented as having objective reality. Opinion: - A view, judgment, or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter. - Belief stronger than impression and less strong than positive knowledge.

Expressing Personal Opinions According to me To me I think It seems to me that In my view My personal view is that Personally In my experience From my point of view As far as I understand I believe that I cannot deny that To my mind I am sure/certain/convinced that

Outlining Facts The fact is that This proves that The (main) point is that What it comes down to is that There is no doubt that It is obvious that It is certain that One can say that It is clear that

READING EXERCISE: MIGRATION Aim: Understanding difference in opinion and facts. Reading 1: «Stranded Refugees Lose Again…» Reading 2: «Weekly World Financial Indicators» Source: Cox, K. (2004). English for Academic Purposes. Australia: Pearson, Cambridge Press, Unit 5

Vocabulary for Reading Exercise - Stranded: The land bordering a body of water. To leave in a strange or an unfavorable place especially without funds or means to depart. - Determination: A judicial decision settling and ending a controversy. - Asylum Seeker: Someone who leaves their own country, often for political reasons or because of war, and who travels to another country hoping that the government will protect them and allow them to live there.

Vocabulary for Reading Exercise - Refugee: A person who has escaped from their own country for political, religious, or economic reasons. - Humanitarian: A person promoting human welfare and social reform. - Indictment: A formal written statement framed by a prosecuting authority and found by a jury (such as a grand jury) charging a person with an offense - Opposition: An act of setting opposite or over against.

Vocabulary for Reading Exercise - Interned: To confine or impound especially during a war. - Tarnish: To dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt. - Immigrant: A person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence. - Exodus: A mass departure.

Vocabulary for Reading Exercise - Commotion: A condition of civil unrest or insurrection. - Financal: Relating to money or how money is managed. - Budget Deficit: The difference between a government's income and how much it spends. - Deterrent: Serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit.

Vocabulary for Reading Exercise - Influx: The fact of a large number of people or things arriving at the same time. - Assailment: To encounter, undertake, or confront energetically. - Entreaties: To plead with especially in order to persuade. - Reform: To put or change into an improved form or condition.

Discussion Questions about Reading - What are the adjectives and noun groups to express opinion? - What are the adjectives and noun groups to express facts? - Do the writers attempt to influence the reader? How? - What are the writers’ views about government policies about migration? - Compare two reading articles. How they are different? - What are the main points of the articles?

LISTENING EXERCISE: MIGRATION Youtube Video: «Migration as a Universal Human Right» Alvaro Huerta Source: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=17 fi 3 bu. Asc. Y

Discussion Questions about Listening - What is the main point of the speech? - What are the examples used about immigration? - What do you think about the speakers views about immigration?

WRITING EXERCISE: MIGRATION Please write an “opinion essay” about immigration. (It should be at least 500 words)