1. Match

2. Find the near synonyms and then fill in the gaps

3. Write definitions and produce a crossword puzzle

4. Find at least two differences between the four words in each group

Activities to consolidate vocabulary

To drag one’s feet

A storm in a teacup

A drop in the ocean

To fight a losing battle

To bite off more than one can chew

Common knowledge

A law unto oneself

To make a mountain out of a molehill

To outstay one’s welcome

To drive a wedge between

IDIOMS

Single-parent family

Social exclusion

Poverty trap

Police harassment

Grey power

Asylum seekers

Class distinctions

People power

Inner-city unrest

Job seeker's allowance

Cardboard box cities

Minimum wage

Get to an agreement and Rank these Social Issues (1 = worst)

Child labour

Juvenile crime

Old-age: poverty and loneliness

High rate of divorce

Materialism & Consumerism

Social problems

Possible measures

Better education

Public sports facilities

Vocational training for school leavers

Family welfare schemes (allowances)

Stricter controls on advertising

Social workers

Stronger police force

Abolishing unemployment benefit

Discuss: Controversial Issues

Basic human rights

Freedom to choose

Foundation of democracy

Civic duty

“Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one”

Malcom Forbes (US Publisher)

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