Grammar: Talking about tendencies

Grammar: Talking about tendencies

by KI Kim

​Look at examples from the text.

A. In situations like these, we will often feel

like running away or punching our enemy on

the nose.​

B. The same stress hormones make us aggressive or

over-vigilant, and tend to cause us to overreact

C. Your teacher is always picking on you.

Poll

1 Does sentence A refer to the future or to no

specific time?

• the future

• no specific time

Poll

2 Does sentence B talk about something that is always true or often true?

• always true

• often true

Poll

3 Does sentence C refer to an action happening at the moment of speaking or to no specific time at all?

• happening at the moment of speaking

• no specific time at all

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Practice​

​Questions

Open Ended

1. Do you sympathize with John or his teacher?

Why / Why not?

Open Ended

2. Work with a partner. Think of a situation when you felt you were being picked on. Take turns at giving each other advice.

​Thank You!