Unit 3A Vocab

It is the government's responsibility to ___ a solution to the obesity crisis.

• pose

• face

• find

• make

• tackle

It can be good to ___ a new challenge in order to learn new skills.

• pose

• face

• find

• make

• tackle

Society must find new ways to ___ issues relating to mental health.

• pose

• face

• find

• make

• tackle

Schools should ___ exercising everyday a priority for children.

• pose

• face

• find

• make

• tackle

Eating a diet that contains a lot of sugar can ___ a threat to our health.

• pose

• face

• find

• make

• tackle

An easy solution which is often temporary and does not address the problem fully

• the crux of the matter

• a quick fix

• the tip of the iceberg

• a thorny issue

• a vicious cycle

A problem which is difficult to deal with or solve

• the crux of the matter

• a knock-on effect

• the tip of the iceberg

• a thorny issue

• a vicious cycle

A repeating situation where one problem leads to another problem which makes the first problem worse

• the crux of the matter

• a knock-on effect

• the tip of the iceberg

• the last resort

• a vicious cycle

the final action used when all other possibilities have failed

• the crux of the matter

• a knock-on effect

• the tip of the iceberg

• the last resort

• a vicious cycle

the basic or central point of a problem

• the crux of the matter

• a knock-on effect

• the tip of the iceberg

• the last resort

• a vicious cycle