Speaker’s point of view & Fact or Opinion

FACT OR OPINION

by Mdm Rozie

​ 1.2.1 Recognise the speaker’s point of view and distinguish this from fact and opinion

​LISTENING

FACT - a statement that is known or proven to be true

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​OPINION - a statement of belief or judgement about something

​FACTS OR OPINIONS

FACT - Tun Hussein Onn was the third Prime Minister of Malaysia.

(can be proven with research, survey)

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​OPINION - Pizza is the most delicious food .

(expresses what someone thinks, feels or believes)

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​EXAMPLES OF A FACT AND AN OPINION

​David's favourite food is pizza. - fact or opinion?

good / best

​SIGNAL WORDS

(to know that the statement is an opinion)

bad / worst

might

probably/ maybe

perhaps

beautiful

feel / believe/ think

should

seem

worst

​PRACTICE 1: DESCRIBING YOUR FAMILY

Multiple Choice

1. What does Alex think about his mother?

• A good designer

• A supportive mother

• A creative seamstress

Multiple Choice

2. Alex described his father as

• an introvert

• a friendly man

• a hardworking man

Multiple Choice

3. Keith does not have a girlfriend because

• he is choosy

• he is already married

• he wants to focus on his career

Multiple Choice

4. Why does Alex like to spend time with his sister?

• She did his homework

• She always makes him happy

• She went to school together with him

Multiple Choice

5. Alex described his niece as

• small

• friendly

• talkative

Multiple Choice

6. Alex's brother in law is

• a chatty person

• a good story-teller

• a challenging person

​Practice 2 : The Filter Bubble - Part 1

Multiple Choice

1. Everybody sees the adverts when they are online.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

2. Websites and apps sometimes monitor the way we use them.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

3. A cookie can track your habits on a website. 

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

4. The speaker wrote a book called 'The Filter Bubble'.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

5. The speaker tells us which political party she supports.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

6. The speaker clicks more frequently on friends with the same ideas.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

7. Some of the speaker's friends had left the social media site.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

8. A website can decide which information you want to see.

• TRUE

• FALSE