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                    WORLD                                                                                         Real World  softening opinions

                                                                                                                    and making generalisations




                                                                               REAL WORLD
                                                                               Softening opinions and making generalisations

                                                                               •  Sometimes English speakers soften their opinions so that
                                                                                  they don't sound rude or offensive.


                                                                               a  Match 1-6 to a-f.
            Work in groups. Discuss these questions.                           1  Some of them can be           a  sensible behaviour, is it?
            1  Do you, or people you know, support a football                  2  On the whole, most             b  rather a lot of money.
                team? If so,  why did you/they choose that team?               3  Footballers tend to earn       c  quite aggressive at times.
            2  Do football fans ever get into fights in your country?          4  That's not very                d  fans just want to see a
                If so, why?                                                    5  Generally speaking,               good game.
            3  Do you think footballers earn too much?                         6  Perhaps some                   e  take it a bit too seriously.
                                                                                  people can                    f  most footballers are just
            a  rji•M•>4 maa Look at the photo. Then                                                                 normal people.
            watch or listen to the conversation. Why don't
                                                                               b  Look at the sentences in 3a again. Choose the correct
            Rebecca and Lisa like football very much?
                                                                               words/ phrases in these rules.
             b  Work in pairs. Try to write the correct names in
                                                                                  After tend to we use the infinitivelverb+ing.
            these sentences.
                                                                                  Rather,  quite, not very and a bit usually come before/after
            1    Rebecca  isn't very keen on football.
                                                                           •      an adjective.
            2                says there was more football violence
                                                                               •  We often put generally speaking and on the whole at the
                when he was younger.
                                                                                  beginning/end of a sentence.
            3                thinks footballers are paid too much.

            4                says that football is part of the                 c  Look at these sentences. Then answer the questions.
                entertainment industry.                                        A  That's stupid behaviour.
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            5                thinks footballers are badly behaved.             B  That's not very sensible behaviour.

            6                says football isn't a matter of life and          1  Which sentence is softer and more polite?
                death - it's much more important than that.                    2  Do we use not very with positive or negative adjectives?

            7                gives Harry a Manchester United shirt.
                                                                               d  Check in l;j\f!il%hmt8• p137.
            c  Watch or listen again. Check your answers.
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