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English Collocations in Use Intermediate

... Claiming and denying Liking and disliking Praising and criticising Key Index English Collocations in Use 126 159 promising start, bring something to an end make a breakthrough, fail miserably cause ... Starting and finishing Talking about success and failure Talking a b o u t cause and effect Remembering and sensing Agreeing and disagreeing Talking about beliefs and opinions Deciding and choosing ... waiting to become famous, I got a job in a fast-food restaurant That was five years ago I'm still doing the same job English Collocations in Use Finding, recording and learning collocations Finding...

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English Collocations in Use Intermediate_Houses, flats and rooms

... miss her friends and family when she started her new job in Rome but she soon found she had no time to English Collocations in Use 49 Eating and drinking Talking about types of food In each of these ... o u t the opening/closing scenes of a film and the opening/closing chapters of a book We talk a b o u t the beginning and end of a book/film ( N O T start and finish) If everything works out ... Let's go in WARNING 50 English Collocations in Use We say i n t e r n a t i o n a l food/cuisine, N O T w o r l d wide food/cuisine A Chinese/ Mexican/French m e a l is what you eat in a restaurant...

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English Collocations in Use Intermediate_Intensifying adverbs

... getting crazy was going crazy In June, got a baby, James 20 If have a child of my own one day In June, had a baby, James English Collocations in Use Exercises 8.1 Answer these questions using collocations ... after failing her final exams Hamid has always d r e a m t of getting famous Would you be interested in growing involved in this project? M o r e people have got homeless this year than in any previous ... you to remember the correct collocation English Collocations in Use Exercises 7.1 Use a collocation with make and a n o u n instead of the underlined words in each of these conversations Miriam:...

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English Collocations in Use Intermediate_Laws and punishments

... paint and wallpaper made by greasy hands and sticky fingers A0 i * some today J You can paint your walls using either matt paint or gloss paint Gloss paint and gloss photos have a shinier finish ... had her house broken into and some money and jewellery stolen while she was asleep in front of the TV last night b) An increasing number of young people are getting involved in criminal activity ... find The magazine also has special articles w r i t t e n in an easy style for learners of English Go to its Teaching Global Issues page English Collocations in Use 83 40 Time Collocations using...

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English Collocations in Use Intermediate_Music

... cards, dominoes You go fishing, skiing, bowling, cycling, skateboarding, surfing, snowboarding, hang-gliding, climbing, hill walking, sailing, jogging, swimming You can also say you go to aerobics/judo/yoga/karate ... saying 'Stage acting may not be a particularly lucrative job but it has to be one of the most rewarding jobs in the world.' English Collocations in Use 65 I Business G o i n g into business Interviewer: ... working in teams, wants a satisfying job Unemployed at the moment Nurdan Ozbek, 35, worked in international marketing for seven years Degree in Business, used to working under stress and meeting...

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English Collocations in Use Intermediate_Number and frequency

... the police (carelessly fast and dangerous] Slow m o v e m e n t and stopping It was fascinating to see the winning goal again in slow motion We were stuck in slow-moving traffic for an h o u r ... English Collocations in Use I 03 Ways of walking Key walking collocations Cathy always preferred to go places on foot rather than driving She loved going for a walk in the park in the early morning ... living has grown f risen I increased in the last ten years We changed I exchanged I passed some interesting ideas with our colleagues in the USA Tom and Jo are changing I transferring I moving...

English Collocations in Use Intermediate_People - character and behaviour

... possible of the collocations 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 Relationships ... standard way of referring to a newly married couple Feeling sad and upset In these letters to the problem page of Good Life magazine, useful collocations are in bold I Dear Good Life, My grandmother ... short story N o t e down any interesting collocations that you find there English Collocations in Use 41 Families Family relationships Sociologists talk a b o u t nuclear and extended families A nuclear...

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English Collocations in Use Intermediate_Starting and finishing

... begin, start, end and finish in a good learner's dictionary and note down any other interesting collocations that you find there English Collocations in Use 107 52 Talking a b o u t success and ... of being in pain making pain go away to to to to to to alleviate pain to ease pain to lessen pain to soothe pain to relieve pain pain subsides suffer pain complain of pain be racked with pain feel ... suggests that understanding someone's opinion is like using your eyes? English Collocations in Use I 15 Talking a b o u t beliefs and opinions Speaking a b o u t beliefs and opinions I firmly believe...

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English Collocations in Use Intermediate_Synonyms and confusable words

... English Collocations in Use 25 Synonyms and confusable w o r d s Verbs c o n n e c t e d w i t h gaining, w i n n i n g and achieving N o t e these typical collocations connected with 'gaining' ... wearing a hat ( N O T carrying) He kindly offered to carry my suitcase for me She's wearing a dress (NOT«^«g) He's using a laptop WARNING 26 English Collocations in Use Notice how spend is used ... extra, interesting ways English Collocations in Use 12 Metaphor If someone uses a metaphor, they use a word in a way that is slightly different from its bask meaning For example, the first meaning...

English Collocations in Use Intermediate_Weather

... etc.) 36 English Collocations in Use Exercises 16.1 16.2 Which of the collocations in A opposite these drawings illustrate? Which of the collocations in the box have a positive meaning (+) and ... guide book of a city that you know well or are interested in Make a note of any interesting collocations that you find there English Collocations in Use 37 ... Find and make a note of three useful collocations English Collocations in Use 33 Countryside Writing about the landscape From my r o o m I look out over the surrounding countryside It's very different...

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English Collocations in Use Intermediate_What is a collocation

... I was waiting to become famous, I got a job in a fast-food restaurant That was five years ago I'm still doing the same job English Collocations in Use Finding, recording and learning collocations ... Finding collocations There are t w o main ways in which you can find collocations • You can train yourself to notice them whenever you read or listen to anything in English Look at the collocations ... the pain cause / i n f l i c t pain He deliberately inflicted pain on his pupils complain of pain She came in complaining of stomach pains p a i n subsides As the pain subsided, I began to relax...