USING INFORMATION FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES IN EVEVRYDAY
CONVERSATIONS
UNIT 1 LESSON 1
INFORMATION
- Knowledge that you get about
someone or something: facts or
details about a subject.
- Facts provided or learned about
something or someone.
- - Questionnaire
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
PRIMARY SOURCE
§ Gives firsthand knowledge about
an event, person, material, or
piece of art.
§ They are authentic materials that
have not been interpreted,
condensed or reviewed by a
second party.
§ Materials produced at the time
the incident occurred or by those
who witnessed or experienced
the event
§ Provides analysis or restatement
of original source.
§ Materials that summarize,
explain, rearrange, or otherwise
add value to a primary source.
SECONDAY SOURCE
§ Created by someone not
from the time period or
created after the event.
§ Panel discussions – it is a live
TERTIARY SOURCE
§ These are sources that
index, abstract, arrange,
assemble, or digest other
materials.
§ Some reference works and
textbooks are called tertiary
sources when their primary
objective is to list summarize,
or simply repackage ideas or
other information.
§ These sources are more
often used to look up facts or
to get a general idea about
something.
METHODS OF GATHERING
INFORMATION
- Listening
- Reading
- Interviews
- Questioning
- Observation
- Study of existing reports
News Report – are writings that
intend to inform readers of what is
happening in the world surrounding
them and can be found in
newspaper, television, and radio
stations.
Speech – a verbal statement
delivered by a speaker in front of an
audience that includes ideas, views,
etc. It is a formal discussion or talk
given before a crowd.
Informative talks – often focuses
on people, events, processes,
locations, or objects. Informing an
audience on one of these topics
without being persuasive. It aims to
educate the audience on a
particular topic or subject.
discourse about a certain issue
among a chosen group of panelists
who will present their various points
of view in front of a huge audience
usually at scientific, business, or
academic conferences, and fan
conventions.
Simple ways of protecting
yourself form fake information
- Be attentive in identifying and
locating reliable information
- Be critical and do research
- Acknowledge the source