Social issues vocabulary 1

1. 1. People usually organise a demonstration when they're ... about something.

• happy

• hungry

• angry

• full

2. 2. How did your family overcome ...?

• poverty

• knowledge

3. 3. When workers go on strike, they ... to work.

• go

• don't go

4. 4. With my low wages, it's ... for me to purchase a good laptop computer.

• easy

• difficult

5. 5. When people take action, they want to ...

• improve things

• give in

6. 6. Juvenile delinquency is often connected to students

• dropping out of school

• having extra-curricular activities

The following sentences do not make sense. Correct them by replacing the words in bold with words from another sentence.

1. 1. Five hundred workers will face inequality when the factory closes. ...............................

2. 2. The government's slum helps many families survive. ........................................................

3. 3. Educational corruption makes it difficult for disadvantaged youth to get into university. .........

4. 4. Many older people face homelessness when applying for jobs. ........................................

   5. 5. Living conditions are terrible in this welfare programme. .................................................

   6. 6. Providing tents is not a long-term solution to unemployment. ..........................................

   7. 7. The prejudice in the police department included officers taking money from criminals. .........