Reading: Reading for Detail: B1 Lesson 3: Understanding Clearly Stated Arguments or Opinions

Reading B1

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Arguments & Opinions

អំណះអំណាង និងមតិយោបល់

When reading, you must separate what is TRUE (Fact) from what the author THINKS (Opinion).

ពេលអាន អ្នកត្រូវតែបែងចែកឲ្យដាច់រវាង "ការពិត" និង "គំនិតរបស់អ្នកនិពន្ធ"។

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Fact vs. Opinion balance

ការពិត ធៀបនឹង មតិយោបល់

Fact (ការពិត) Can be proven The earth goes around the sun. (ផែនដីវិលជុំវិញព្រះអាទិត្យ។ វាជារឿងពិតដែលអាចបង្ហាញភស្តុតាងបាន។)

Opinion (មតិ) What someone thinks I believe that summer is the best season. (ខ្ញុំជឿថារដូវក្តៅជារដូវដែលល្អជាងគេ។ វាមិនមែនជាការពិតសម្រាប់មនុស្សគ្រប់គ្នាទេ។)

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ពាក្យសម្គាល់ប្រាប់ពីមតិយោបល់

Look for these words to know the author is sharing an opinion.

Direct Opinions "In my opinion...", "I believe...", "I think..." (តាមមតិរបស់ខ្ញុំ..., ខ្ញុំជឿថា..., ខ្ញុំគិតថា...)

Strong Adjectives "It is terrible...", "That is a wonderful idea..." (ពាក្យគុណនាមបង្ហាញពីអារម្មណ៍ ដូចជា ដ៏អាក្រក់, ដ៏អស្ចារ្យ)

Should / Ought to "The government should ban plastic." ("គួរតែ" បង្ហាញពីការផ្តល់យោបល់ មិនមែនជាការពិតដែលកើតឡើងហើយទេ។)

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The Main Argument ads_click

អំណះអំណាងចម្បង

An argument is an opinion that the author tries to PROVE using reasons. Look at the first or last paragraph!

Example Argument: "Cycling is the best way to travel because it is good for your health and it helps the environment." Argument: Cycling is the best.
Reason 1: Good for health.
Reason 2: Helps environment.

warning The "My Opinion" Trap!

Read THEIR words, not YOUR thoughts!

(កុំយកមតិខ្លួនឯងទៅឆ្លើយពេលប្រឡងអាន! បើអ្នកមិនឯកភាពនឹងអ្នកនិពន្ធក៏ដោយ ក៏ត្រូវជ្រើសរើសចម្លើយដែលត្រូវនឹង "មតិរបស់អ្នកនិពន្ធអត្ថបទ" ដែរ។)

Author says: "Pizza is terrible."
You think: "Pizza is delicious."

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Test Question: What does the author think about pizza?
Answer: It is terrible. check_circle (Not "delicious"!)

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ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

Fact or Opinion?

"In my view, cycling is the best transport."

(តើប្រយោគនេះជាការពិត ឬមតិយោបល់?)

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Find the Reason

Which word shows the author is giving a REASON for their argument?

(តើពាក្យមួយណាបង្ហាញថាអ្នកនិពន្ធកំពុងផ្តល់ហេតុផល?)

THE OPINION TRAP! error

If you disagree with the author, what should you choose on the reading test?

(បើអ្នកមិនឯកភាពនឹងអ្នកនិពន្ធ តើអ្នកគួរជ្រើសរើសចម្លើយមួយណាពេលប្រឡង?)

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Identify the Argument

Read: "Phones distract students. Therefore, they should be banned in schools."

(តើអ្វីជាអំណះអំណាងរបស់អ្នកនិពន្ធ?)

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Hidden Opinion

Read: "The movie was 2 hours long, but I loved it."

(តើមតិយោបល់ (Opinion) នៅក្នុងប្រយោគនេះគឺមួយណា?)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Signal Word Hunt search (អានអត្ថបទព័ត៌មានផ្នែកមតិយោបល់ (Editorial) ហើយស្វែងរកពាក្យសម្គាល់មតិចំនួន ៣ ដូចជា "I believe" ឬ "should"។)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Write it down edit_document (សរសេរប្រយោគ ១ បញ្ចេញមតិរបស់អ្នកអំពីប្រធានបទណាមួយ បូករួមជាមួយហេតុផល។ ឧ. I think X is good because...)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Teach a friend person_raised_hand (ពន្យល់មិត្តភក្តិរបស់អ្នកពីភាពខុសគ្នារវាង Fact (ការពិត) និង Opinion (មតិយោបល់)!)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Voice Note mic (ថតសំឡេងខ្លួនឯងអានប្រយោគបញ្ចេញមតិយោបល់ ដោយប្រើសម្លេងសង្កត់ធ្ងន់ៗ (strong intonation) ដើម្បីបញ្ចុះបញ្ចូលអ្នកស្តាប់។)

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មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

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តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sovan 2 hours ago

How do I know if it's the author's opinion or someone else's opinion?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Look at the pronouns! If the author says "I believe" or "In my view," it's their opinion. If they say "Some people say" or "Critics argue," they are sharing someone else's opinion to discuss it. policy

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Makara 5 hours ago

What if the author doesn't use words like "I think"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Good question. Sometimes authors state opinions as if they are facts. Look for strong adjectives like terrible, wonderful, essential, or ridiculous. For example: "This movie is terrible." It sounds like a fact, but it's an opinion based on the word "terrible". movie

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Theary 8 hours ago

Why do we need to read for arguments anyway?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

Finding the main argument tells you the PURPOSE of the whole text! If you know the author's argument, you will understand why they wrote the article in the first place. It makes answering test questions much easier. my_location