Society
Think of at least 3 kinds of protest:
a sit-in, a peaceful protest, a general strike, destruction/damage of public property, a boycott
A phrase we say when we learned something unbelievable (very positive or very negative):
it blows my mind!
to see sth __ social media
Compare two things by using the structure "unlike X, Y (present simple)"
Suggested: "Unlike my old phone, the new one has a great battery!"
An adjective to describe something that doesn't cost a lot of money, regular people can buy it:
affordable
to obey someone/sth
to be afraid __ sth (it scares you)
OF
What's the difference between "few" and "a few"?
few = not many
a few = some
When a person or an organisation prefers right-wing or left-wing politics, we can say they are:
right-leaning / left-leaning
What do we call a flight that goes straight from A to B? What do we call a flight that starts at A, stops at C, you switch to a differen plane, and then you get to B?
a connecting flight
to protect someone __ sth (keep them safe)
FROM
Take this pair of events (cause and result) turn them into a second conditional (unreal present):
I have a bicycle --> I exercise more
If I had a bicycle, I would exercise more
An idiomatic phrase that means something became popular again, after being forgotten for a while:
X made a comeback
Two names for a situation where electricity goes out:
a blackout / a power outage
to have a subscription __ sth
TO
Turn the following phrase into passive and run it through at least 3 other tenses:
"The hurricane flooded the area."
"The area was flooded by the hurricane."
+ suggested:
The area has been flooded by the hurricane.
The area will be flooded by the hurricane.
The area is being flooded by the hurricane.
A phrase that means "to try to get elected for a government position":
to run for office
An idiomatic phrase that describes a thing which worries you, you keep thinking about it:
X keeps you awake at night
to turn __ each other (become enemies)
ON / AGAINST
Use "despite" (and its grammatical structure) to show contradiction between two things:
Suggested: "Despite being impractical, SUVs are very popular." / "Despite impracticality, SUVs are very popular."