6. Rewrite the sentences using more polite forms. British people are shy. British people aren't very confident. 1 The boys in my class are funny. 2 My brother is negative about other people. 3 This film is boring. 4 The new student is unsociable. 5 Those girls are unkind.

Here are the sentences rewritten in a more polite form: British people are shy. -> British people aren't very confident. 1. The boys in my class are funny. -> The boys in my class aren't very serious. 2. My brother is negative about other people. -> My brother isn't very positive about other people. 3. This film is boring. -> This film isn't very interesting. 4. The new student is unsociable. -> The new student isn't very sociable. 5. Those girls are unkind. -> Those girls aren't very kind. Explanation: In English, to be more polite when saying something negative about someone, we often use the phrase "not very + positive adjective". This softens the negative statement. For example, instead of saying someone is "ugly", we say they are "not very handsome". This makes the statement less harsh. In the exercises above, we replace each negative adjective with "not very" followed by a positive adjective with an opposite or related meaning. For example: * "shy" is replaced with "not very confident". * "funny" is replaced with "not very serious". * "negative" is replaced with "not very positive". * "boring" is replaced with "not very interesting". * "unsociable" is replaced with "not very sociable". * "unkind" is replaced with "not very kind".