Reading Skill
How can you know the statement is fact? What about opinion?
Fact: can be proved or disproved; explanation, description
Opinion: personal preferences or judgment
What does the root '-sci-' mean? Give 2 examples.
know; e.g. science, scientific, scientist, conscious
Topic: Does Violence on media have a damaging effect on society?
Read the introductory paragraph and find the thesis statement.
"These days, the amount of violence in media is growing. While some people argue that this trend will undoubtedly lead humans to dangerous future, others claim that it has no damaging effect on the society. I believe that in most cases media violence doesn't affect people's behavior."
I believe that in most cases media violence doesn't affect people's behavior.
How to reduce an adverb clause with a simple verb?
Since they figured out the solution, they started working on the project relentlessly.
Omit the subject and subordinator. Then change the verb to Present Participle (V-ing)
Figuring out the solution, they started working on the project relentlessly.
"We did the overflight to show their houses, to show they are there, to show they exist."
Fact or Opinion?
Fact
What is the root word of these words: versatile, conversion, conversation? What does the root word means?
-vers- turn
Topic: Does Violence on media have a damaging effect on society?
Read the body paragraph and find the reason and supporting details.
Firstly, I think that people act from their motives, regardless what they see on the television. That is to say, if someone intends to do harm to somebody, that is not because of watching TV or playing computer games, but due to that person's character and education. Although it is generally considered that violent media accustoms viewers to cruelty, I doubt this opinion. In my view, reasonable and intelligent people treat others humanely irrespective of what they see or hear in fictional stories.
act from their motives
How to reduce an adverb clause with a perfect verb?
Since they had figured out the solution, they started working on the project relentlessly.
Omit the subject and subordinator. Then change the verb to having + past participle
Having figured out the solution, they started working on the project relentlessly.
"So the best thing you can hope for is ‘managed contact,’ where you send an appropriate person to prepare the tribe for what might happen. At least then the first outsiders they meet are decent people.”
Fact or Opinion?
Opinion
What the root '-bio-' mean? Give 3 examples.
life; e.g. biology, biochemistry, biography, antibiotics
Topic: Does Violence on media have a damaging effect on society?
Read the body paragraph and find the reason and supporting details.
Moreover, video games and television may even reduce social violence by providing a safe means of release for aggressiveness. In other words, aggressive people may fight in virtual reality instead of revealing their combative spirit in real world. This may not only help those people, but also reduce the level of social violence in long-term perspective.
reduce social violence
Reduce the adverb clause in this sentence to an adverb phrase.
Because he understands the danger of disease, Hill warns against further contact with the tribe.Understanding the danger of disease, Hill warns against further contact with the tribe.
“When the loggers made contact with us, we came out of the rainforest. That was when the disease began. Half of us died. My aunt died; my nephew died. Half of my people died.”
Fact or Opinion?
Fact
What does the root '-scrib-, -script-' mean? Give 4 examples.
write; e.g. manuscript, transcribe, describe, prescribe
Topic: Does Violence on media have a damaging effect on society?
Read the body paragraph and find the reason and supporting details.
Finally, despite many claims and assumptions about negative effects of television and computer games I have never seen any proven connection between violent media and illegal activities in social life.
no connection between violence in media and violence in real life.
Say the full adverb clause form of the adverb phrase in the sentence.
Having determined that the mine would have a negative impact, EPA temporarily stopped Northern Dynasty Minerals from building Pebble Mine.
Since EPA had determined that the mine would have a negative impact, they temporarily stopped Northern Dynasty Minerals from building Pebble Mine.
Dr. Bourque is saddened by this. “You get the curiosity factor, and you want your picture taken with a tribesman so you can tell your friends at home or post it on your blog. People don’t think about the long-term impact on these communities.”
Fact or Opinion?
Opinion
Think of 2 root words. Give the meaning and 2 examples each.
Answer may vary
Topic: Does Violence on media have a damaging effect on society?
Read the introductory paragraph and find out how the author concluded the essay.
Taking everything into consideration, I would say that violence in contemporary media has no substantial influence on people's behavior. Television and computers are not the main factors that shape personal character, and they can even be useful in reducing the level of violence.
Restate the opinion and summarize.
Create 1 sentence by using ADVERB PHRASE.
Answer may vary