new. as a result of which. their voices are not taken into account and their efforts are far from the requirements set by the elders. 6) I am of the opinion that both erations should take the responsibility for the problem. 7)Much evidence proves the generation gap results just when the two generations miss connecting or understanding with each other. 8)As long as both sides keep their minds open to ach others outlooks on the world and get ready for adjustment of their own ideas to the social needs, therefore, the gap between them will be narrowed down in time V. Reading skills The particular reading skill introduced for this unit is distinguishing between facts and opinions The ability to tell the difference between facts on one hand and the writer's opinions or interpretations on the other is a crucial comprehension skill Concept: Facts are statements that tell what really happened or what the case is and they are usually based on direct evidence Example Because of injured or traded players, the teams performance is now lower compared with last years Concept: Opinions are statements of belief, judgment or feeling Opinions often based on facts but they also involve the writers personal nterpretation of the facts, which may or may not match your interpretation of Example I feel that the closing of the factory will entirely destroy the economy of this Sometimes it isn't easy to separate fact from opinion Writers may combine fact and opinion in a way that makes it hard to say where the facts end and the opinions begin-or they may present opinions as if they were facts I suppose they're expressing their identity but it's so very different from what we did. (Para. 10,) Directions. Find and look at the following statements from Text B. which are facts? Which are opinions? Use the spaces on the left to mark each O(for opinion)or F(for fact) 1 It's probably that awful music that wakes me up every morning 2 I don't think I'm old-fashioned but hearing those tuneless, offensive lyrics repeatedly makes my blood boil I'm not really reading. I'm distracted. Ive been thinking about Sandy toonew, as a result of which, their voices are not taken into account, and their efforts are far from the requirements set by the elders. 6) I am of the opinion that both generations should take the responsibility for the problem. 7) Much evidence proves that the generation gap results just when the two generations miss connecting or understanding with each other. 8) As long as both sides keep their minds open to each other’s outlooks on the world and get ready for adjustment of their own ideas to the social needs, therefore, the gap between them will be narrowed down in time. V. Reading Skills The particular reading skill introduced for this unit is distinguishing between facts and opinions. The ability to tell the difference between facts on one hand and the writer's opinions or interpretations on the other is a crucial comprehension skill. Concept: Facts are statements that tell what really happened or what the case is, and they are usually based on direct evidence. Example: Because of injured or traded players, the team’s performance is now lower compared with last year’s. Concept: Opinions are statements of belief, judgment or feeling. Opinions are often based on facts --- but they also involve the writer’s personal interpretation of the facts, which may or may not match your interpretation of them. Example: I feel that the closing of the factory will entirely destroy the economy of this region. Sometimes it isn’t easy to separate fact from opinion. Writers may combine fact and opinion in a way that makes it hard to say where the facts end and the opinions begin—or they may present opinions as if they were facts. I suppose they’re expressing their identity but it’s so very different from what we did.(Para. 10, ) Directions: Find and look at the following statements from Text B. Which are facts? Which are opinions? Use the spaces on the left to mark each O (for opinion) or F (for fact). 1____ It’s probably that awful music that wakes me up every morning. 2____ I don’t think I’m old-fashioned but hearing those tuneless, offensive lyrics repeatedly makes my blood boil. 3. ____ I’m not really reading. I’m distracted. I’ve been thinking about Sandy too