Fact or opinion?

Tell the difference between facts, opinions and claims in articles, reviews and adverts, and decide whose view a sentence gives: the writer's or someone else's.

Level B1 25 min4 exercisesLesson 8 of 12 in Reading B1

Trains: IELTS Reading – Yes/No/Not Given, TOEFL iBT Reading – Read an Academic Passage, TOEIC Reading Part 7 – Reading Comprehension

What you'll learn

Tell the difference between a fact, an opinion and a claim
Recognise words that show an opinion and words that show the writer is not certain
Decide whether a view belongs to the writer or to another person in the text
Answer simple Yes/No/Not Given questions about a writer's views

Lesson content

10 steps · 4 exercises · 25 min total

1. Warm-up2 questions
2. LearnThe skill and the strategy
3. ModelSee how it's done
4. Practice 1Fact, opinion or claim?
5. Practice 2The writer's views
6. Practice 3Whose view is it?
7. Practice 4An advert and two reviews
8. Exam tips3 tips
9. Key vocabulary12 words
10. SummaryReview and finish

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