7 Decide which underlined examples in the message in Exercise 3 complete the LANGUAGE FOCUS correctly. LANGUAGE FOCUS Tentative language: making language less negative or extreme • kind of/sort of She looks kind of 1 ? cool/unusual/mysterious/nervous/ • tend to be/get + adjective She gets upset = She tends 2 • can be/could be + a little/a bit + adjective His hair's too long = His hair could be a bit shorter. She's moody = She can be 3 • Negative adjective to positive adjective with always, exactly, particularly He's lazy. = He isn't always hard-working. He's mean. = He's not particularly generous. She's always late. = She isn't 4 • Quantifiers/softeners She's skinny = She's a bit too slim. He's tiny. He's a little short. She's old. She looks 5
