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Students must remake this padlet to edit the posts.

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Change or add hedging language to the following sentences to make them more accurate. Don't forget that you can add "not" after adverbs of possibility.

1. The earth is flat.
2. Food in Melbourne restaurants is delicious.
3. I come to class on time.
4.  I would be happier if I had more sisters.
5. I will visit Phillip Island to see the penguins.
6. Reviewing homework helps students to pass assessments.
7. If I eat seafood, I feel great.
8. My hometown is boring.
9. Mermaids are real.
10. For public transport, trains are more dependable than busses.

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certainly

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mostly

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usually

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rarely

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always

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sometimes

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never

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absolutely

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possibly

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maybe

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probably

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definitely

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These adverbs describe how sure we are that something happens.

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These adverbs describe how much something happens.

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Accuracy of language is important at university. Hedging is used in academic communication to change the strength of language so it is more accurate.

There are many ways to hedge, but here are two useful methods using adverbs. Where do adverbs usually go in a sentence? Re-arrange these adverbs so they are in order from strongest to weakest.

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Look at the graph and the description below. Is the description accurate? Tell a partner how could you change the sentence to make it more accurate?

Blindness in Trinity students is caused by too much homework.

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Discuss the following statements with alternating partners for 2 minutes and use hedging language to express your opinion.

1. Today everyone uses credit cards for all their shopping.

2. Eating junk food is always bad for you.

3. Global warming will have disastrous consequences for the whole

world.

4. Old people will never understand young people because their lifestyles are totally different.

5. Women are better at cooking than men.

6. Practising a musical instrument is a waste of time.
7. The pyramids were built by aliens.
8. You will have bad luck if you break a mirror.
9. China's population will shrink a lot in the future.
10. I finish class activities before all the other students because they’re too easy.