(TrendsVoc) When something becomes trendy because people tell each other about it, it spreads __ _____ __ _____.
BY WORD OF MOUTH
(ConcessionClause) My father took us to a fancy restaurant _________ not really being able to afford it.
DESPITE
(ConcessionClause) American cars are too large for the Japanese market, _______ Japanese cars are popular in the USA.
WHEREAS
(TrendsVoc) One way that fashion spreads is they ______ ___ _________.
CAPTURE THE IMAGINATION
(ConcessionClause) ____ __ __ ___ to the rest of the group, my partner and I rarely spoke.
STRANGE AS IT SEEMED
(TrendsVoc) When people identify with with something, it _____ __ ______.
STRIKES A CHORD
(ConcessionClause) ____ _______ my grandma is nearly 90, she´s fully independent.
EVEN THOUGH
(ConcessionClause) ________ way you look at it, children need to start learning English at a very young age.
WHICHEVER
(ConcessionClause) __ ______ how hard this assignment is, I´m determined to do my best.
NO MATTER
(DescribingTrends) Numbers of Chinese speakers with access to the internet have _____/_____. (increase)
ROCKETED / EXPLODED
(DescribingTrends) Numbers of people using Arabic on the internet have _______ in recent years. (decrease)
PLUMMETED
(DescribingTrends) The importance of Chinese as a global language has ___ _______/____ _____. (grown + adverb)
INCREASED DRAMATICALLY / RISEN SHARPLY