Sunday 7 September 2008

some usefull vocabulary

some expressions for generalisations:

- Some people believe that.....
- It is generally/ commonly believed that....
- In general it is believed.....
- In general it is believed....
- People tend to choose the air plane as a mean of transport.
- Students have the tendency to.......

Some vocabulary to express caution:

- It would seem/ appear that.....

Expressing probability:

Adjectifs and adverbes:

- It is likely that it will rain today
- Probably, the school will close early this year due to the weather conditions

Model verbs (may, might, can, could)

- The olympics in the UK may bring a lot of tourists to the country.
- I am speculating about the possible benefits of the olympics games.

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