English Collocations in Use Intermediate

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... found she had no time to English Collocations in Use 49 Eating and drinking Talking about types of food In each of these conversations, useful collocations are in bold. Tom: Nelly: Fran: ... near the coast, [house used only for weekends, holidays, etc.] 48 English Collocations in Use Exercises 22.1 Answer these questions using collocations from A. 1 What kind...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 11:20

... after failing her final exams. 4 Hamid has always dreamt of getting famous. 5 Would you be interested in growing involved in this project? 6 More people have got homeless this year than in any ... common verbs in English which have strong and possibly surprising collocations. Notice any that you find with, for example, break, fall, run and take. 22 English Collocations in...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 11:20

... of any interesting collocations that you find there. English Collocations in Use 8 I Global problems The environment Look at these extracts from letters to an international magazine. Your ... that you find. The magazine also has special articles written in an easy style for learners of English. Go to its Teaching Global Issues page. English Collocations in Use 83...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 11:20

... in Use 65 3 I Business Harris: Interviewer Harris: Going into business Interviewer: When did you first go into business? I set up a small business selling office supplies in 1989, filing ... chess, darts, cards, dominoes fishing, skiing, bowling, cycling, skateboarding, surfing, snowboarding, hang-gliding, climbing, hill walking, sailing, jogging, swimming You can also say yo...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 11:20

... special interest (rare stamps). If someone repeatedly does something that annoys you, you can use the expression keeps asking, keeps interrupting, keeps hitting, etc. This is common in informal ... (carelessly fast and dangerous] Slow movement and stopping It was fascinating to see the winning goal again in slow motion. We were stuck in slow-moving traffic for an hour on our way...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 11:20

... and lovely. Find a description of the hero or heroine in an English novel or short story. Note down any interesting collocations that you find there. I English Collocations in Use 41 Families ... from this unit. Read some English language women's magazines and note down any other interesting family collocations that you find. English Collocations in Use 43...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 11:20

... making others experience pain to cause pain to inflict pain the experience of being in pain to suffer pain to complain of pain to be racked with pain to feel pain to experience pain making ... experience pain making pain go away to alleviate pain to ease pain to lessen pain to soothe pain to relieve pain pain subsides English Collocations in Use 3.3 You might find...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 11:20

... what other collocations it suggests for them. English Collocations in Use 25 Synonyms and confusable words 2 Verbs connected with gaining, winning and achieving Note these typical collocations ... competition. Win is often used in contexts associated with fighting. You earn money by working for it. You can make money by investing etc., not just by working. Achieve is u...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 11:20

... through, which are often in English as well as the local language(s). Find and make a note of three useful collocations. 1 English Collocations in Use 33 Countryside Writing about the landscape ... weak] heavy rain (NOT strong rain) driving rain heavy/fresh/crisp/thick/ driving snow hard frost htgh/strong/light/biting winds the wind picks up [opposite: dies down] t...

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