Worksheet

12.1 Vocabulary
1 What do the following phrases mean? Look at the phrase in the context of the
reading passage to help you work out its meaning.

Phrase Meaning

1 increased political awareness

2 access to education

3 participate in political discussion

4 household decisions

5 be economically active

6 to be a reflection of

7 improve political participation

8 make informed decisions

9 to have a lot at stake

10 in regard to the future

11 accompanied by

12 the extent to which

2 Choose three phrases and use each one in a sentence of your own.

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2 .................................................................................................................................................................
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3 .................................................................................................................................................................
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