TOM: Hello. I think the town should build a parking lot. Then people won’t have to spend time looking for parking. There will be less traffic on Main Street and more foot traffic near local shops. Businesses will probably make a lot more money than they do now. KARL: Thank you for your time. Excuse me, ma’am. I’m Karl Morrison from Channel 9. Do you think the town should put a parking lot or a playground in the empty lot behind Main Street? AKIRA: We don’t need another parking lot in town. They don’t look nice at all. A playground would be much better. Families who go to the playground might decide to eat in one of the restaurants on Main Street afterward. Then everyone benefits. Maybe the town can plant trees and flowers there, too, so that it’s a pretty area. KARL: Thank you very much. Hello, sir. How do you feel about the town building a playground in the empty lot behind Main Street? MUHAMMED: Hey, I watch you on TV! I’d love to have another place to bring my children. Families are an important part of the community. They need to have places to have fun. It would make my family very happy. KARL: Thank you. We have time to talk to one more person. Ma’am, do you like the idea of a new playground in the empty lot? DELILAH: Kids will cause trouble if we build a playground. They will litter and break the equipment. All the parking spaces near Main Street will be taken up by people who are going to the playground. Supporting local businesses is more important. A new parking lot will make it easier for people to shop and go to the restaurants in town. KARL: And there you have it, folks. There are lots of opinions about our empty lot.

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TOM: Hello. I think the town should build a parking lot. Then people won’t have to spend time looking for parking. There will be less traffic on Main Street and more foot traffic near local shops. Businesses will probably make a lot more money than they do now. KARL: Thank you for your time. Excuse me, ma’am. I’m Karl Morrison from Channel 9. Do you think the town should put a parking lot or a playground in the empty lot behind Main Street? AKIRA: We don’t need another parking lot in town. They don’t look nice at all. A playground would be much better. Families who go to the playground might decide to eat in one of the restaurants on Main Street afterward. Then everyone benefits. Maybe the town can plant trees and flowers there, too, so that it’s a pretty area. KARL: Thank you very much. Hello, sir. How do you feel about the town building a playground in the empty lot behind Main Street? MUHAMMED: Hey, I watch you on TV! I’d love to have another place to bring my children. Families are an important part of the community. They need to have places to have fun. It would make my family very happy. KARL: Thank you. We have time to talk to one more person. Ma’am, do you like the idea of a new playground in the empty lot? DELILAH: Kids will cause trouble if we build a playground. They will litter and break the equipment. All the parking spaces near Main Street will be taken up by people who are going to the playground. Supporting local businesses is more important. A new parking lot will make it easier for people to shop and go to the restaurants in town. KARL: And there you have it, folks. There are lots of opinions about our empty lot.

seperate every fact and opinion

Answer 1

Opinions:

- "Hello. I think the town should build a parking lot."
- "We don’t need another parking lot in town. They don’t look nice at all. A playground would be much better."
- "Kids will cause trouble if we build a playground. They will litter and break the equipment."
- "Supporting local businesses is more important. A new parking lot will make it easier for people to shop and go to the restaurants in town."

Facts:
- "Then people won’t have to spend time looking for parking."
- "There will be less traffic on Main Street and more foot traffic near local shops."
- "Businesses will probably make a lot more money than they do now."
- "Families who go to the playground might decide to eat in one of the restaurants on Main Street afterward."
- "A playground would provide another place for families to have fun."
- "Another parking lot will create more parking spaces near Main Street."