1、Finding and Expressing Factual Information,李仕才,What is factual information?,Information that we know to be true not an opinion.,e.g. It was August 25 in Beijing. Sam was wearing a T-shirt and eating ice cream. We know the date and place. We also know what Sam was wearing and eating. We can infer tha
2、t the weather outside is warm/hot but we cant say it is with absolute certainty. Therefore, the information isnt factual.,Finding factual information by asking the 5 “Ws”,What are the 5 “Ws” ?,Theyre questions that start with an interrogative word and are asked for the purpose of finding facts/gathe
3、ring information.,Who,What,Where,The 5 “Ws” are,When,Why,questions,How,Who is it about?,What happened?,Where did it take place?,When did it take place?,Why did it happen?,How did it happen?,e.g.,Who is it about?What happened?Where did it take place?When did it take place?Why did it happen?How did it
4、 happen?,e.g.,Who is it about?What happened?Where did it take place?When did it take place?Why did it happen?How did it happen?,e.g.,Poor Steve! I could hardly recognize him just now! _, He has changed so much. A. Never mind B. No problem C. Not at all D. Me neither,Read the text and answer the ques
5、tions,Sally had been studying at an art college for a year and, like most students, she did not have much money. It was going to be her mothers birthday soon, and she wondered what she could buy her as a present that would be nice and useful but not too expensive.,One day, a week from her mothers bi
6、rthday, she went shopping to try to find her mother a nice present. She came across a shop that was selling umbrellas cheap, and decided that one of those would solve her problem, since her mother had lost hers the month before.,On the train back home that evening she felt hungry, she went to the bu
7、ffet car for a sandwich. She had left the black umbrella above her seat in the compartment, but when she got back, it had gone! Sally burst into tears. The other three passengers felt sorry for her and asked what the matter was. When she had explained that her present for her mother had disappeared,
8、 the three passengers asked her for her mothers address, in order to be able to send the umbrella on to her in case someone had removed it by mistake.,The next week, Sally got a letter from her mother, which said, “Thank you for your lovely presents, but why did you send me three black umbrellas?”,Q
9、 & A,Q & A,1,2,3,Who had a birthday coming in a week? (Sallys mothers.),Who lost her umbrella? (Sally.),Who asked for Sallys mothers address? (The 3 strangers on the train.),Who Questions,3,1,2,What did Sally get her mom for her birthday? (A black umbrella.),What did Sally leave in the compartment a
10、bove her seat?(Her mothers birthday present a black umbrella.),What did the 3 strangers ask Sally for on the train?(Her mothers address.),What Questions,1,2,3,Where had Sally been studying? (At an art college.),Where did Sally buy the umbrella? (At a shop that sells cheap umbrellas.),Where did Sally
11、 leave the umbrella on the train? (In the compartment above her seat.),Where Questions,When Questions,01,When did Sallys mother lose her umbrella? (A month before.),02,When is Sallys mothers birthday? (In a week.),When did Sally start crying? (After returning to her seat and then noticing her mother
12、s present was missing.),03,1,Why did Sally buy an umbrella? (It was a birthday present for her mother.),Why did Sally start crying? (Likely because her mothers present was missing but we cant be 100% certain this is the reason. We can infer but we arent told that is why she is crying.),Why Questions
13、,2,Why did the 3 strangers ask Sally for her mothers address?(In order to be able to send the umbrella on to her in case someone had removed it by mistake.),3,How Questions,How did Sally lose the umbrella? (Uncertain but it was gone when she returned to her seat.),1,How did Sallys mother receive 3 u
14、mbrellas? (Uncertain but probably sent by the strangers.),3,How did Sally feeling when she found out her mothers birthday present was gone? (Uncertain but likely upset because she started crying.),2,When finding factual information its important to ask “W” and “How” questions. Use the answers to these questions to help you express and present the information. Remember, factual information is information that we know is true, not what we think is true.,Summary,Have a nice day!,
