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4. DISLIKING
STRATEGY: general to specific
STRUCTURE: General dislike + more precise statement + reason
SAMPLE ANSWER
"
Is there anything you don’t like about your hometown?"
Generally speaking…I’d have to say that I’m not really
fond of the
weather.
To be more specific, I really can’t stand the summer
months.
I think this is due to fact that it is always humid, so it makes
me feel quite hot and sweaty!
Rephrasing “Disliking”
I really can’t stand…
I’m not really fond of…
I’m not much of a fan of…
… simply gets on my nerves.
General statement
Generally speaking…
Well, in general I would say …
Overall, I think that…