Collocations in use Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

brief chat краткая беседа bright colour яркий цвет a major problem главная проблема a key issue ключевой вопрос to boom быстро расти economy boomed экономика резко выросла to expand растягиваться, расширяться; увеличиваться в объёме, в размерах, в количестве two companies merged произошло слияние двух компаний to ...

adhere to your principlesstick to your principles arouse someone's interestto make someone interested blond hairyellow hair come up with a suggestionto suggest or think of an idea or plan flatly contradictкатегорично суперечить fundamentally differentкардинально різні go on an economy drivean attempt to save money by spending as little as possible

highly successful/ effective/ efficienta highly successful politician Tom's mother was highly critical of the school's approach. highly competitive industries a highly desirable neighborhood highly unlikely/ likely/ improbable/ probableIt's highly unlikely that the project will be finished on time. T.S. Eliot's highly influential poem, 'The Waste Land' a highly controversial issue

collocation combination refers to accurate Confuse a range of precise to make a good impression on someone be awarded for sth appropriate handling appreciation

keep to/ stick to the rules to follow the rules narrow-minded not willing to accept ideas or ways of behaving that are different from your own (ограниченный, недалёкий) shoelaces cords or leather strips used on shoes (шнурки) teapot a container with a handle and a spout that you use for making and pouring tea (заварочный чайник) pass the buck to pass responsibility of a problem to someone strictly forbidden (NOT strongly forbidden) : more natur...

arouse smb's interestпробуждать интерес (It's a subject that has ___ a lot of interest. Our suspicions were first ____ when we heard a muffled scream.) flatly contradictполностью противоречит John's account of the event ______ _______ Stephen's. lead a seminarпроводить семинар (There is also an opportunity to ___ ____ or workshop that might introduce you to potential clients.) a lick of paintмазок краски come up with ...

soothe painlàm đỡ đau, làm giảm nhẹ The medicine soothed the child's toothache. be racked with painsuffering from an overwhelming amount of pain The patient is racked with pain, but she refuses to take any painkillers. inflict painphải chịu đựng pain bitterly disappointing /disappointed /resent /criticise /regret /complain /cry /weepCARRIES A FEELING OF DEEP SADNESS deeply ashamed /concerned /shocked /committed /moved /affected /hurt (of feelings) /regret /care /relig...

good company хороша компанія Selfish streak егоїстична жилка outgoing personality відкрита особистість good sense of humour хороше почуття гумору have a vivid imagination мати багату уяву lose your temper втратити самоконтроль highly intelligent дуже розумний

ESL Praxis 5362 (2023/2024) Already Graded A collocations A familiar grouping of words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association. Ex: to feel free, make the bed, do the homework. synonym comparison using like or as. Strong as a lion. homophones Two words sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. New and knew, heir and air. Idioms a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words. Rub someo...

Learners need complete sentences/formulaic language/ language in chunks/ collocations - AnswerGives learners confidence when speaking/ helps with fluency/ helps with accuracy/ increases confidence in receptive skills Students need a focus on features above sentence level - Answer-May be different from their cultures/ successful language use requires attention to level features/ can focus on staging, not just language Students need to be sensitive to the style of a text - Answer-Level of for...