Introduction
A fact is something we know to be true. There are some words that we often use together. These are called collocations. Learn some of the verbs that we often use with the noun ‘fact’ with Georgie.
Common collocations with ‘fact’
check the facts
If you check facts, you analyse information that’s presented and then decide if it’s true.
- Journalists should check the facts before publishing newspaper articles.
accept the facts
Once you have the facts, you can decide if you want to accept the facts – acknowledge the truth.
- Daniel has finally accepted the fact that he needs to find somewhere else to live.
deny the facts
If you deny the facts, you refuse to acknowledge the truth.
- Despite all the evidence, she still denies the fact that the Earth is not flat.
face the facts
Facing the facts is similar to accepting the facts, but there is an added sense of accepting a difficult reality.
- My parents just can’t face the fact that I’m an adult now and can make my own decisions.
TRANSCRIPT
Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript.
Georgie
Are you ready to face the fact that learning English is difficult?
A fact is something we know to be true. To know if something is true, we have to check the facts which means we analyse information that’s presented and then decide if it’s true.
Before publishing the article, the author made sure to check the facts carefully.
Once we have the facts, we then decide to accept or deny the facts – to acknowledge the truth or refuse to admit the truth.
We have to accept the fact that we’re all getting older.
Even with clear evidence, people still deny the facts about climate change.
Facing the facts is like accepting the facts, but it has an added sense of accepting a difficult reality.
Facing facts can be difficult, but learning English isn’t when you have us to help you!