Ex 2
- He wasn’t very talkative — he was very quiet
- He’s a bit shy — he’s under-confident
- Liz tends to dominate the conversation — Liz talks too much
- It wasn’t particularly interesting — it was boring
- You can be so mean — she’s impossible
- He’s not bad-looking — he’s good-looking
- Liz isn’t exactly old- Liz is young
- She can be rather difficult- You’re horrible
- She can be a bit bossy — she’s controlling
Ex 4
- She never stops talking — she can be a bit talkative.
- The restaurant was awful — the restaurant wasn’t very/particularly good.
- He prefers older women — he tends to go out with older women.
- She’s rude — she isn’t particularly/exactly polite.
- He’s big-headed — he’s not particularly/exactly modest.
- They’re unfriendly — they’re not particularly/exactly friendly.
- He never gets up before midday — he tends. to get up rather late.
- Sometimes she looks exhausted — she can look a bit tired.
- They’re well-off — they’re not particularly/exactly poor.
- She didn’t help me at all — she wasn’t particularly/exactly helpful.