Making generalisations and not overgeneralising PDFs and teaching tips. If you like anything here and want more, please support TEFLtastic.
Updated 8 June 2022
Teaching hedging/ generalising article
How to teach hedging/ generalising – LINK UPDATED
Lists of useful hedging/ generalising language
See the article above and the brainstorming activities below
Photocopiable hedging/ generalising classroom materials
Learning and using English ranking language practice (generalising language)
Stronger and weaker hedging language
Generalising about Xmas and the New Year
Environmental generalisations and recommendations (including ranking quantifiers, adverbs of frequency, and strong and weak recommendations)
Health and exercise generalisations and recommendations (ditto)
Agree on sentences using the hedging/ generalising language
Generalising/ hedging key words and collocations game
Hedging/ generalising phrases brainstorm into the gaps
Academic Word List hedging/ generalising practice
Hedging/ generalising academic speaking and writing practice
Academic Writing tips generalising practice
Change the statements about the media with hedging language
Add hedging language to the tips on presentations
Travel and transport avoiding absolute statements (for IELTS Graduation, but adaptable)
Transport around the world discussion, listening and generalising (ditto)
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