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Softening 2

Posted on July 10, 2012 by admin
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This is a very simple idea but we find that our students have a lot of problems doing it.

So the explanation is very short but we are giving a lot of practice activities.

 

If you use a negative adjective, it can sound aggressive and insulting.

You are small.

It’s dirty.

He is stupid.

It is often much better to use not very plus a positive adjective.

You are not very big.

It is not very clean.

He is not very intelligent.

 

As I said, a simple idea that can make you sound much more professional.

exercise 1

exercise 2

exercise 3

exercise 4

exercise 5

exercise 6

 

 

 

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7 thoughts on “Softening 2”

  1. Inés says:
    July 10, 2012 at 2:34 pm

    Thanks .They are very usuful activities!

  2. Gozde says:
    July 10, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    Thank you so much 🙂

  3. Chami says:
    July 11, 2012 at 3:55 am

    Many thanks

  4. Raju says:
    July 11, 2012 at 9:50 am

    Thanks.They are very good exercise.

  5. Hansa says:
    July 17, 2012 at 2:31 pm

    good need a advance spoken lesons

    1. admin says:
      July 26, 2012 at 9:52 am

      Obviously, that is expensive. I normally charge sixty dollars for a 45 minute conversation class on Skype. I was considering offering my subscribers here some lessons at half-price, thirty dollars, but I am not sure that there is a demand.

  6. sritharanyathu says:
    August 21, 2012 at 8:04 pm

    Thank you very much teacher,
    “god bless you”

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