1) Continuous form of tenses to introduce an idea politely a) We were looking to express our feelings here. b) Would you be willing to share your ideas with the rest of the group? c) The exercise will last about 10 minutes. 2) Modifiers that affect the way something is done. a) Unfortunately, we don’t record the meetings b) Let’s re-write this sentence to express this idea a bit more clearly. c) Shall we start? 3) Modals that convey tentativeness / hypothetical situations. a) What sort of example did you have in mind? b) I was planning to start this workshop on time c) We all want to be more collaborative. I think we could agree on that. 4) Words showing approximation to an idea a) What sort of example did you have in mind? b) We couldn't manage to prepare that for today’s class. c) Why not think about it in a little different way? 5) Introductory softeners  a) Unfortunately, we don’t record the meetings b) I was thinking of something different for today’s class c) Would you be willing to share your ideas with the rest of the group?

The grammar of diplomacy: Using tentative language

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