Exercises comment writing

1  Categorising 𝕊  ℍ

Put the words/phrases from the box into the most suitable category.

2  Useful Collocations 1 Matching exercise 𝕊  ℍ

Match the verbs/adjectives with the nouns to form collocations.
Useful phrases/words/collocations

Choose three of the above collocations and write an example sentence each regarding the topic social media.

3  Useful Collocations 2 Gap filling exercise 𝕊  ℍ

Match the verbs with the expressions to form collocations.

1. …………………………………………… with the issue of
2. …………………………………………… a distinction between … and …
3. …………………………………………… the problem of
4. …………………………………………… something into consideration
5. …………………………………………… new insights into sth.
6. …………………………………………… rise to sth.
7. …………………………………………… an important question
8. …………………………………………… one’s attention to sth.
9. …………………………………………… a problem
10. …………………………………………… an important factor (in sth.)

Read the sentences below and fill in the gaps with an expression from above.

1. Researchers regularly ………………………………………. to the long-term effects of social media usage. 
2. Social media companies must ……………………………..…. user privacy ………………………………………….. when developing newfeatures. 
3. The algorithm can sometimes ……………………………………………… by promoting sensational or misleading content. 
4. Recent studies ……………………………………………………….. how social media affects mental health among teenagers. 
5. Governments ……………………………………………………….. misinformation spreading rapidly on social media platforms. 
6. The influence of influencers ………………………………………………… about authenticity on social media. 
7. User engagement ………………………………………………. in determining what content becomes popular on social media.
8. It is important to ……………………………………………………………. authentic content and manipulated posts on social media. 
9. Many organizations …………………………………………… of online harassment on social media. 
10. The widespread use of social media ………………………………………….. new forms of digital communication. 

4  Structuring verbs and expressions 𝕊  ℍ

Match the following 12 verbs/expression with their functions.