1. Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.
1) As a rule, I eat ready meals, because I can’t be bothered to cook. (tend)
2) We don’t normally keep food which is left over after dinner. (tend)
3) People here tend to eat food with their hands. (general)
4) On the whole, I skip breakfast during the week unless I wake up particularly early. (normally)
5) Generally speaking, our family doesn’t eat out unless it’s a special occasion. (hardly ever)
6) People don’t usually leave tips here unless it was an exceptionally good meal. (rule)
7) I hardly ever have a dessert when I go out for dinner. (tend)
8) Most of the time people here avoid making any noises while they’re eating. It’s seen as bad manners. (normally)
9) I don’t usually have time to have a big lunch, so I normally just have a sandwich. (whole, tend)
2. Write five sentences about the culture of your country using tend (not) to. The sentences could be about food, eating, restaurants or shopping. Then compare your ideas. What ideas do you agree with? What ideas are you surprised by?
1) As a rule, I eat ready meals, because I can’t be bothered to cook. (tend)
2) We don’t normally keep food which is left over after dinner. (tend)
3) People here tend to eat food with their hands. (general)
4) On the whole, I skip breakfast during the week unless I wake up particularly early. (normally)
5) Generally speaking, our family doesn’t eat out unless it’s a special occasion. (hardly ever)
6) People don’t usually leave tips here unless it was an exceptionally good meal. (rule)
7) I hardly ever have a dessert when I go out for dinner. (tend)
8) Most of the time people here avoid making any noises while they’re eating. It’s seen as bad manners. (normally)
9) I don’t usually have time to have a big lunch, so I normally just have a sandwich. (whole, tend)
2. Write five sentences about the culture of your country using tend (not) to. The sentences could be about food, eating, restaurants or shopping. Then compare your ideas. What ideas do you agree with? What ideas are you surprised by?
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1. Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets:
1. As a rule, I eat ready meals, because I tend to be lazy and don't want to cook.
2. We tend to not keep food that’s left over after dinner.
3. People here tend to eat food with their hands.
4. On the whole, I tend to skip breakfast during the week unless I wake up particularly early.
5. Generally speaking, our family tends to not eat out unless it’s a special occasion.
6. People tend to not leave tips here unless it was an exceptionally good meal.
7. I tend to hardly ever have a dessert when I go out for dinner.
8. Most of the time, people here tend to avoid making any noises while they’re eating, as it’s seen as bad manners.
9. I tend to not have time to have a big lunch, so I normally just have a sandwich.
2. Five sentences about the culture of my country, using "tend not to":
1. In our culture, we tend not to have big breakfasts on a daily basis. Most people just have coffee or tea and toast.
2. We tend not to keep many ready-made snacks in the cupboard at home, preferring to cook from scratch when we want a snack.
3. When we go out for a meal, we tend not to discuss our personal lives in detail, preferring to focus on the food and our shared experience of the meal.
4. We tend not to have big shopping trips every week, preferring to buy what we need as we need it.
5. We tend to avoid wearing too much cologne or perfume, as it is seen as disrespectful to others who may be sensitive to strong odors.
I agree with some of the statements above, such as not having big breakfasts on a daily basis, preferring to cook from scratch when we want a snack, and avoiding wearing too much cologne or perfume. Some of the statements are quite surprising to me, such as not having many ready-made snacks at home, avoiding discussing personal lives while out for a meal, and not having big shopping trips every week.