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Which of these statements is a fact? Which is an opinion meant to persuade the reader? Example: You can have supper at Iguana Lodge. è Fact 1 There is an open-air lounge. 2 Iguana Lodge is in a perfect location. 3 A local guide can collect you. 4 You will sleep soundly. 5 You can see the mountains from the Lodge. 6 There are magnificent views of the mountains.
7 The cooking is the best in Grenada. 8 Iguana Lodge has seven rooms.
Doing research on the internet
A website is a collection of pages on the internet. There is usually a home page and other linked pages. There are millions of websites. A search engine helps us to find websites with the information that we need. Beware! Anybody can put information onto the internet. Not all of it is correct. Always check more than one site. Not all websites are suitable for children. If anything online upsets you, go offline and tell an adult.
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Are these statements true or false? 1 A website has only one page. 2 Search engines help us to find information.
3 All the information on the internet is true.
Key words are the important words. They carry the most information about a topic. Iguana Lodge is a small hotel on the coast of Grenada.
Key words • Key words will help you to sum up the meaning of a sentence or a paragraph. • To search the internet, type two or more key words into a search engine to find what you are looking for.
• Remind students how to stay safe when they are surfing, chatting or playing games online. They should never give out personal information. Explain that meeting people who have contacted them online may be dangerous because people may not be who they say they are online. Refer to your school computer use policy / safety guidelines and advice issued via the Ministry of Education. • In their journals , invite students to write their opinions of somewhere they sometimes visit – a park, a beach, a supermarket or another town.
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