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Opinion pieces

Reading · B2 · 13 printable sheets, each with an answer key.

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Opinion piece: is homework really worth it?Discuss these questions with a partner before you read.Read the opinion piece written by a secondary school teacher.Are these statements true (T) or false (F) according to the writer?T / FT / FT / FT / FChoose the best answer according to the text.Key vocabulary from the text. Find each word in the text and check itsWrite a reply to the teacher (160–200 words).
Sheet 1 · 40 minOpinion piece: is homework really worth it?A teacher argues that homework should be optional. Identify the writer's views, check details and write your own response.Free
Sheet 2 · 40 minOpinion piece: remote work is not for everyoneRead a columnist's argument about the hidden costs of working from home, then complete a summary and debate the issue.Premium
Sheet 3 · 40 minOpinion piece: museums should open their doors for freeA cultural critic argues for free entry to national museums. Answer questions, match headings and respond with your view.Premium
Sheet 4 · 40 minOpinion piece: should esports be an Olympic sport?Read an opinion piece supporting esports at the Olympics. Answer questions, learn key vocabulary and write a balanced reply.Premium
Sheet 5 · 40 minOpinion piece: should tourists pay to visit popular cities?A travel writer argues for tourist fees in crowded cities. Read, answer questions, complete a summary and give your opinion.Premium
Sheet 6 · 20 minOpinion pieces: the writer's viewPin down exactly what a writer believes about car-free city centers.Premium
Sheet 7 · 20 minOpinion pieces: facts and opinionsSort sentences about zoos into facts, opinions and predictions.Premium
Sheet 8 · 20 minOpinion pieces: persuasive languageNotice how a column on tourist taxes persuades, then use its phrases.Premium
Sheet 9 · 20 minOpinion pieces: counter-argumentsSee how a column on remote work builds its argument, step by step.Premium
Sheet 10 · 20 minOpinion pieces: tone and attitudeWork out the tone of a humorous column about phones at concerts.Premium
Sheet 11 · 20 minOpinion pieces: write a replyCheck the details of a column on free museums, then write a reply.Premium
Sheet 12 · 40 minOpinion pieces: take a lunch breakAn opinion piece arguing that workers should take proper lunch breaks, with gist, detail, inference and vocabulary tasks.Premium
Opinion pieces: don't let Christmas swallow ThanksgivingBefore you read, discuss these questions as a class.Read the column by Rosa Delgado. It has six paragraphs.Read again. Choose the best answer: a, b, c or d.Complete the sentences with the phrases from the box. The writer uses Discuss in small groups. Then tell the class whether your group mostlyWrite a letter to the editor in reply to Rosa Delgado's column (150–18
Sheet 13 · 40 minOpinion pieces: don't let Christmas swallow ThanksgivingRead a newspaper column about "Christmas creep" and the holiday squeezed between Halloween and December, follow the writer's argument and her fair points for the other side, practice phrases for balancing an opinion, then discuss and write a letter to the editor.Free