Unit 11 Vocabulary & Amazing Facts

English Grade 8 (Super Goal 2) · Unit 11: There's No Comparison · Lesson 11-1 · Term 2

Also known as: Amazing facts · Vocabulary

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Amazing facts about the world: football, the Burj Al Arab, the great white shark, diamonds, the Arabian oryx and the peregrine falcon.

Football is the most popular international team sport; FIFA has about 265 million players; over a billion people watch the World Cup every four years.
Burj Al Arab in Dubai: a seven-star hotel that looks like a huge sail, 321 m tall, built on a human-made island; suites from over $1,500 to over $25,000 per night.
The great white shark existed 350 million years ago; up to 6 m long and 2,000 kg; about 3,000 teeth.
Tokyo is the world's biggest city; the banana is the most popular fruit; diamonds are the hardest elements.
The Arabian oryx was extinct in the wild in the 1970s but was saved by zoos; the peregrine falcon dives at up to 320 km/h.

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What is the world's most popular international team sport?
Answer: football
How often do over a billion people watch the World Cup?
Answer: every four years
What does the Burj Al Arab look like?
Answer: a huge sail
Where is the Burj Al Arab built?
Answer: on a human-made island
How tall is the Burj Al Arab?
Answer: 321 meters
How many teeth does a great white shark have?
Answer: about 3,000
How long ago did the great white shark exist?
Answer: 350 million years ago
Which is the world's biggest city with the most people?
Answer: Tokyo
What is the most popular fruit in the world?
Answer: the banana
What are the world's hardest elements?
Answer: diamonds
What happened to the Arabian oryx in the 1970s?
Answer: It was extinct in the wild.
What is the fastest moving creature on Earth?
Answer: the peregrine falcon
An animal that is hunted by another animal is its ____.
Answer: prey

What is a fact?

A true piece of information that can be proved, for example: football is the world's most popular international team sport.

What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?

A fact can be proved, and an opinion is a personal view, such as Football is the best sport.

How do we deal with fact questions?

We read the options and choose the correct information that we learned in the lesson.

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