7. Generalising, being vague

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.