LESSON 6A SPEAKING
On the whole, I don't like taking risks.
On the whole, I don't like taking risks.
In general, I'm a very calm person.
In some/many/most cases, it's quicker to send an email than to talk on the phone.
Broadly speaking, Gen Z have an entrepreneurial spirit.
By and large, young people do more sport.
More often than not, young people communicate using messaging apps.
Nine times out of ten, I agree with her, but this time I think she's wrong.
90 percent of the time, I include emojis.
To some/a great extent, electronic devices are a distraction in the classroom
Older people tend to think/say/believe that teenagers spend too much time relaxing.
There's a tendency for elderly people to be suspicious of the Internet.
This is a bit of a sweeping statement, but younger people often take offence easily.
I may be overgeneralising, but I think young people are losing the art of conversation.
You might think this is an overgeneralisation, but old people can't handle technology
► Replace the underlined parts of the sentences with the correct phrases from the speaking box. Use the words in bold
1. Broadly speaking, Generation z lead healthier lifestyles than Generation X did in the past. (LARGE)
2. Nine times out of ten, a person’s outlook on life becomes similar to that of their parents. (PERCENT)
3. In most cases, what seems shocking to one generation, appears normal to the next. (OFTEN)
4. This is a bit of a sweeping statement, but young people tend not to know much about their grandparents’ pasts. (OVERGENERALISATION)
5. In general, our generation is no better or worse behaved than the previous one. (WHOLE)
Answers
1. By and large
2. Ninety percent of the time
3. More often than not
4. You might think this is an overgeneralisation
5. On the whole