This section consists of a series of activities which provide us opportunities to learn and practice our language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing. It is divided into three steps and each step is preceded by a skills building activity. You are expected to learn how to distinguish between facts and opinions, and how to ask for information and how to write formall y. Besides, you are expected to complete a note sheet, to find out more about the computer room and write a proposal for a new computer room.
Skills building 1: distinguish between facts and opinions
In this part you will learn how to distinguish facts from opinions in order to make good judgements and draw safe conclusions. You will first learn to tell what a fact is and what an opinion is.
Read the guidelines and the two parts in Skills building 1 on page 52. You will know what a fact or an opinion is.
Read the seven sentences in Part A on this page and decide whether they are facts or opinions and say why you think so.
