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SOCIAL ISSUES – Complete a quiz below: 1) What is a problem that influences a considerable number of the individuals within a society? a) social issue b) global problem c) environmental concern 2) What is a population of humans with patterns of relationships between individuals that share a distinctive culture and/or institutions? a) society b) culture c) country d) nation 3) Find only SOCIAL ISSUES. a) Poverty and Welfare, Immigration, Antisocial behaviour, Human Rights, Family issues b)Censorship, Crime rate, Marine pollution, Nuclear Weapons, Global education, AIDS c) Agriculture, Overpopulation, Water pollution, Atomic Energy, Gender equality, Bullying 4) What does DISCRIMINATION mean? a) treating a group of people differently because of their race, gender, age, or religion b) a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population c) the traditions, features or qualities of a country that have continued over many generations
VOCABULARY 1. Match the words in the columns to make up pairs and complete the following sentences using them. A single-parent / ethnic / race / drug / social / voluntary / gender / domestic
B abuse / equality / class / families / violence / work / minority / relations
1) ________________ is a good idea because it brings you into contact with different people, and helping others is good for self-confidence. 2) ________________ are the ways in which people of different races living together in the same community behave toward one another. 3) ________________ is a serious public health problem that affects almost every community and family in some way. 4) ________________ can be defined as groups where a parent lives with dependent children, either alone or in a larger household, without a spouse or partner. 5) ________________ refers to the equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities of women and men and girls and boys. 6) ________________ refers to a group of people with similar levels of wealth, influence, and status. 7) An ________________ is a group of people who differ in race or colour or in national, religious, or cultural origin from the dominant group — often the majority population — of the country in which they live. 8) ________________ is any behaviour the purpose of which is to gain power and control over a spouse, partner, girl/boyfriend, or intimate family member.
2. Match the two parts to make up phrases. Choose one of the issues mentioned in the previous exercise and tell which actions can be taken to fight the problem. 1) protest 2) boycott 3) go on 4) sign 5) raise 6) hold 7) spread 8) join
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a) a demonstration to defend my point of view…. b) the petition to support people holding the same views…. c) against the illegal actions of the …. d) an effective social media campaign about … e) money for charity to help … f) in the initiative for the protection of… g) informational leaflets about … h) the products/services/business that ….
