Task 2 Useful vocabulary

Vocabulary
Measure/ measurement
Solve the problem
A serious issue in society
Long and far-reaching
Involve
Occur
Field/ in the fields of
onsiderably
!he pace of
!he lac" of
As a means of
Synonyms
!oday # no$adays% these days% currently% at the moment
&isadvantage # adverse impact% negative effect
Many # A $ide range of% a number of% several% a large e'tent

Time
has been going on for many years
In times of (e)g) bad $eather and poor harvest*
In recent decades%
+ver since life began on the planet%
Linking words
In spite of
Ironically%
,egarding that % regarding to