Homework 16/10/2018

Unit 6. Opinion paragraphs:

1 page 33:

a. More people should ride bicycles into town.

b. To convince the reader and raise awareness.

c. More people should ride bicycles into town; car traffic in town is terrible, parking places are hard to find, and pollution from cars is a real problem; cyclingis good exercise too!; The city must not allow this problem to get worse; instead, people should ride bicycles to work and school (...)

d. To make their viewpoint stronger.

2 page 34:

a. Both; b. Opinions; c. Facts; d. Facts; e. Facts; f. Both; g. Both; h. Both.

3 page 34:

Opinions: personal blog, politician speech,...

Facts: essays, reports,...

4 page 34:

a. Opinion; b. Opinion; c. Fact; d. Fact; e. Opinion; f. Fact; g. Opinion; h. Opinion.

5 page 34: 

1. Taxes in Spain have increased this last year (fact).
2. Suzy was born in South Korea (fact).
3. Bats are the only mammals who can fly (fact).
4. I didn't like that movie, it was too boring (opinion).
5. Classical music is the best music genre (opinion).
6. Things in this world are getting worse (opinion).

8 page 35:

a. should; b. can't; c. must; d. could; e. should; f. ought to

9 page 36: (Since I was sitting alone, I didn't have a partner to compare our opinions c: )

1. Smoking must be banned in all restaurant: Agree, because as an asthmatic person, I am not comfortable eating next to smoking people.

2. University students should not have part-time jobs: Disagree because sometimes, students have to pay their own bills and food, and they need a job to live.

3. Everyone should recycle to save the planet: Agree, if we don't recycle, we won't be able to keep living on the earth and I hope we don't try to live in another planet and also pollute it.

4. Abortion should be illegal: Disagree, women must have the right to decide over their own bodies.

5. Religion mustn't be a subject at schools: Agree, we should stop being indoctrinated. Everyone has the right to belive in what they want outside schools, but I don't see the point in a public school to indoctrinate children and teenagers.