ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS IN USE INTERMEDIATE AMAZON

specific meaning, which is to do something again and again in order to get better at it, in other words to train. If you are a footballer you might practise taking a penalty, for example. Winning and losing Sportsmen and sportswomen want to win matches, not lose matches. But you can't[r]

Tom W. 4 Should I talk about personal matters to my closest colleague at work? She is not very good at secrets and she has a very v imagination. She always promises not to tell other people, but I'm not sure she always her word. Jan H. 5 My boyfriend has a really friendly, o personality and a great[r]

room which has a wonderful view of the park, and a cosy study where we can both work. And there are some lovely light, airy bedrooms which overlook the garden. There is a separate basement flat, which we might turn into a granny flat for my mother. And if we want to add an extension' there's room fo[r]

I 0 Synonyms and confusable words I Common synonym pairs The (a) and (b) words in each pair in the table have similar meanings. Sometimes either word can be used in a sentence to give the same meaning, but in the collocations below onlj one word is possible. synony[r]

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What is a collocation? We say ... fast cars fast food a quick glance a quick meal We don't say ... quick food a fes* glance a fest meal A collocation is a pair or group of words that are often used together. These combinations sound natural to native speakers, but students of English have to[r]

Bitterly, deeply, ridiculously, strongly word bitterly deeply ridiculously strongly collocations disappointing/disappointed resent criticise regret complain cry weep ashamed concerned shocked committed moved affected hurt (of feelings) regret care religious unhappy cheap expensive easy low hi[r]

Weather Talking about the weather It's great here. Have had unbroken sunshine ever since we arrived. We're having a wonderful time - though in the middle of the day it's just too scorching hot to do anything but lie on the beach soaking up the sunshine . This is the life! Anna 1 only sunshine[r]

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Collocational knowledge is at the heart of vocabulary learning and enables language learners to produce flawless language. Nevertheless, the use of collocation is more problematic on productive language skills, especially in writing because written contexts require precision in the use of words. Thi[r]

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In these 50 lessons, youre going to learn 1000+ collocations that will expand your vocabulary and help your English sound more natural.
Collocations are the typical or common combinations of words we use together.
When you make mistakes with collocations, the other person will usually understand you[r]