Pseudoscience
The name for a statement someone gives to reduce/avoid legal responsibility or to show the limitations of their perspective:
a disclaimer
What's the difference between "a study" and "a survey"?
a study = research conducted on some subject
a survey = a questionnaire / opinion pollto be allergic __ sth
TO
What's the difference between "must have" and "was supposed to"?
must have = strong deduction about the past
was supposed to = a plan/obligation in the past
An adjective to describe something that causes people to argue a lot (2 options):
sth is divisive / polarising
List at least 3 common vaccinations people typically get in their lifetime:
smallpox, TB (tuberculosis), MMR (measels, mumps, rubella), polio, tetanus
To prevent sth __ happening
FROM
What pattern follows the reporting verbs: claim, pretend, intend?
Make a sentence with at least one of them.
(Inspiration: technology, entertainment, economy, global events, holidays)
They are followed by "to" + infinitive ("she claimed to know the answer")
Sample answer: "I intended to travel to Spain, but my sister claimed to be sick, so I had to stay with her."
An informal phrase that means something is a warning sign, a reason to be careful/suspicious:
sth is a red flag
The name of a process where something becomes more easily available/accessible to people, more people have equality in access to sth:
the democratisation of sth
to __ / ___ extinct (stop existing)
GO / BECOME
What patterns follow the reporting verbs: refuse, rely, insist?
Make a sentence with at least one of them.
(Inspiration: history, economy, technology, work, environment, food, famous people)
refuse = "to" + infinitive
rely, insist = preposition + -ing (rely on, insist on)
The name of a psychological manipulation where someone keeps trying to make you doubt reality, telling you you're imagining things, etc.:
gaslighting / to gaslight someone
The name of a phenomenon where a lot of young/educated people leave an area to work somewhere else, and the area suffers as a result:
the brain drain
X is incompatible __ Y
WITH
What patterns follow the reporting verbs: avoid, remind, urge, be criticised?
Make a sentence with at least one of them.
(Inspiration: environment, economy, technology, work, holidays, food, famous people)
avoid = -ing verb
remind, urge = person + "to" + infinitive
be criticised = preposition ("for") + -ing verb
Sample answer: "She reminded me that this company was criticised for polluting the environment."
An expression we use to say a situation has become crazy, absurd:
We have lost the plot!
A phrase that means "a cerful assessment", a preference to count too little instead of too much:
a conservative estimate
to impact __ sth
-
What's the difference between "could have", "should have" and "had to"?
could have = a deduction about the past / speculation about a diffetent outcome
should have = realising a past mistake and seeing which option was correct, regretting not taking the correct option
had to = a need/order in the past