Lesson 7 · Opinions

Opinions

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1Is the earth flat or round? What does the boy in the song say?
2Does the girl believe that the earth is flat? How do you know?
3Who do you think is right? Why?
4Why are people in the world getting fat?
5Give some examples of nutrients.
6Why do you think refined sugar is added into fast food?
7Which is not a real food: apple, bean, chicken wing or potato chips? Why?
8Which country has the most fat people?
9How should we treat our body? Why?
10What is the writer's opinion about junk food?
11Put these phrases into the correct groups, We learn English and We do exercise: to travel, to speak to other people, to keep fit, to be healthy, to run faster, to play with other friends, to get a good job, to understand films and music, to get good grades.
12Match the two halves of the sentences to make them meaningful: He is going to the shop / He's making a card / He went to Kathmandu / They were at the cinema / He called his friend / He washes the car every Sunday.
13Listen to the audio about habits and write True or False: not all people have bad habits; all smokers think smoking is a bad habit; making a noise while eating in England is a bad habit; the speaker wants other people to stop their bad habits; he doesn't like it when people arrive late for meetings; the speaker wants motorists to improve their driving habits.
14Tick the correct sentence from each group: the groups about I know what you want, the tag question, He said I am a student, and Ugh why are you yelling at me.
15The text about Winston has several punctuation errors. Rewrite it correcting the errors.
16What two things are shown in the picture with the speech, and what does the picture imply?
17Complete the sentences with words from the speech: Is there too much ... on TV? The company has established total ... over its rivals. The boy has an ... record. Follow him. The turnip is ... . It weighs 1 kg.
18Write True or False: the speaker is thankful to the audience; one can enslave another's heart and mind too; writers are always remembered by people; the mental ability of human beings makes them superior to other animals; the speaker says that violence never helps; the writer believes that the pen is mightier than the sword.
19What arguments does the speaker make to support the statement that the pen is mightier than the sword? List the main points.
20Use the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs: (he/eat) rice every day? I (work) at the moment. (he/go) to Kathmandu often? They (not/come) to the party tomorrow. They (go) to a restaurant every Saturday. She (not/go) to the cinema very often. I (not/drink) coffee very often. Keep quiet! Julie (sleep) now. I am (read) a story these days.
21Some students think that having a lot of homework is good, while others don't like doing homework at all. What do you think? Write a short paragraph expressing your opinion.
22What is the difference between a fact and an opinion? Give one example of each.
23How can the present continuous talk about the future? Give an example.
24What is the infinitive of purpose, and how do you test for it?
25Why do people still feel hungry after eating a big bag of potato chips?