7. Generalising, being vague
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Keys
2 Generally speaking, old people tend to watch
rather a lot of TV.
3 Traffic jams can be a bit annoying at times.
4 Perhaps some neighbours can be a bit noisy.
5 On the whole, my friends aren’t very reliable.
6 Generally speaking, most young people tend to drive a bit fast.
7 Some teenage boys can be quite aggressive at times.
8 On the whole, most soap operas tend to be rather boring.
9 Watching the news can be a bit depressing at times.
10 My grandfather tends to be quite stubborn.
Exercise 4
Keys
2 Perhaps they tend to be a bit stubborn.
3 They can be quite rude to their teachers at times.
4 Some of them aren’t very healthy.
5 On the whole, they tend to watch quite a lot
of TV.
6 Generally speaking, they’re not very patient.
7 Some of them can be rather selfish at times.
8 Perhaps some of them spend a bit too much time
playing video games.







