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raise awareness of
UK/reɪz əˈweə.nəs ɒv/US/reɪz əˈwer.nəs əv/raise a·WARE·ness OF
Band 7+speakingtask2
to make people more aware of an issue
Examples
“raise awareness of mental health problems”
“campaigns to raise awareness of hygiene”
“raise public awareness of vaccination benefits”
Band 8 sentence
“Effective advertising campaigns raise awareness of health risks and prompt behavioural change.”
Collocations
- raise awareness of climate change
Word family
raise verbawareness noun
Common mistakes
make awareness of→raise awareness of
raise awareness to→raise awareness of
Say it for a higher band
5tell people about→6increase awareness→7+raise awareness of
Synonyms
increase public awareness
Easily confused
educate the public about
“The campaign aims to raise awareness of recycling and to educate the public about proper sorting methods.”
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