Opinion pieces
Reading · B1 · 11 printable sheets, each with an answer key.
Print the whole packOr open a sheet to print it on its own.
- Sheet 1 · 40 minOpinion: our city center should be car-freeA resident argues for a car-free city center. Comprehension, a summary gap-fill, vocabulary and your own opinion.Free
- Sheet 2 · 40 minOpinion: teach social media skills instead of banning phonesA teacher argues that teenagers need social media education, not bans. Comprehension, true or false, vocabulary and a written response.Premium
- Sheet 3 · 40 minOpinion: e-sports deserve to be called sportsA writer argues that competitive gaming is a real sport. Vocabulary, comprehension, true or false and a class debate.Premium
- Sheet 4 · 35 minOpinion: slow travel is the best way to see the worldA traveler argues for spending more time in fewer places. True or false, comprehension, vocabulary and a discussion about travel.Premium
- Sheet 5 · 40 minOpinion: every school should have a gardenA nutritionist argues that growing food should be part of school life. Gap-fill, comprehension, vocabulary and your own opinion piece.Premium
- Sheet 6 · 20 minOpinion pieces: finding the writer's main pointRead an opinion piece about repair cafés and find the main point and attitude.Premium
- Sheet 7 · 20 minOpinion pieces: opinions, reasons and examplesRead a teacher's argument for a later school start and label each part.Premium
- Sheet 8 · 20 minOpinion pieces: linking words in an argumentLearn six linking phrases for opinion writing and use them in a piece about libraries.Premium
- Sheet 9 · 20 minOpinion pieces: how sure is the writer?Read an opinion piece about paper books and notice certain and careful language.Premium
- Sheet 10 · 20 minOpinion pieces: two writers, two viewsCompare two opinions on gap years, decide who thinks what and say who you agree with.Premium
- Sheet 11 · 25 minOpinion pieces: plan and write your ownSee how a short opinion piece is built, then plan and write your own.Premium