Question

When you read any article you will realize that some of the statements made are facts and some others are mere opinions. A good reader must be able to distinguish between the facts and opinions presented in any article. 

Now, sit in pairs and identify examples of facts and opinions from the article ‘Is Society Dead’? You may write them in two columns:

FACT	OPINION
I was visiting New York last week. .............. .............. ............. ..............	Each was in his/her own musical world. ................... .................. .................. ..................

Answer 1

FACT	OPINION
a) I was visiting New York last week. b) When people say excuse me’ there is no response. c) You get your news from your favourite blogs. d) Technology has given us a world entirely for ourselves. e) Human beings have never lived like this before. f) We have always had homes, retreats or place where we went to relax, unwind or shut out the world.	a) Each was in his/her own musical world. b) I witnessed the glazed New York look. c) Don’t ask, don’t tell, do not over hear don’t observe. Just tune in and tune out. d) The serendipity of meeting a new stranger, hearing a piece of music we would never choose ourselves, etc.   e) External stimulation can crowd out the interior mind.