Opinion FEE Generalization

What do they sound like? Smokers take many days off. Smokers will develop lung cancer.

A. Use adverbs such as… Usually Often Sometimes Generally Probably, maybe, perhaps Also use adverbial phrases like… Generally speaking, In general

Practice Smokers take many breaks to smoke. Women like shopping. Men drive fast.

B. Use verb expressions such as… Tend to do s/th Have a tendency to do s/th

Practice Smokers take many breaks to smoke. Women like shopping. Men drive fast.

C. Use helping verbs such as… Can 50% chance May 30-40% chance  will – 90% chance

Practice Rain affects people’s mood in a negative way. Not having enough money makes people miserable.

D. Use adjectives such as… It’s possible (for… to … / that …) (40-50%) It’s likely (for… to … / that …) (50-60%) Some … (Others…) (50%) Many … (80%) Most … (80%) The majority of … (90%)

Practice Pete overslept and that’s why he came to work late. Students in this class can speak Spanish. Students in this class are from Latin America. Lisa cheated on the test. Single people find dates on dating sites. Japanese are good at math. It’s likely that Pete overslept and maybe that’s why he came to work late. Most students in this class can speak Spanish. The majority of the students in this class are from Latin America. It’s possibly that Lisa cheated on the test. Many / Some single people find dates on dating sites. Many Japanese are good at math. It’s like for Japanese people to be good at math.