WORKSHEET 10

Collocations 1

QUIZ
Complete the sentences with the word smooth or rough. 1 Most golfers spend their lives trying to perfect a ____________________ swing. 2 The man had really ____________________ skin from years of working outdoors. 3 I had a ____________________ idea of what he was saying. 4 She beat the sauce until it was ____________________ . 5 Hes a real ____________________ talker. 6 I had a really ____________________ day at school today. 7 Planning is essential for the ____________________ running of any event. 8 There have been some ____________________ times since the new tax laws came in.

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Collocations 1

TASKS
A Noun + verb collocations
This dictionary gives special attention to collocations. It includes a large number of boxes which give explanations and examples to help you understand the most important collocations. You will find many noun + verb collocations in the boxes located at the noun entry. Match the two parts of each sentence below. Use your dictionary to help you nd which noun in the lefthand column is usually used with a verb in the righthand column. Draw a line between the two parts of the same sentence. 1 The phone bill 2 They left the country just before war 3 My aunts new baby 4 The disease 5 Has your car 6 There was a scary sound 7 This path 8 There was a terrible bang as the bomb a was born yesterday! b broken down again? c went off. d coming from the room next door. e leads to the main road. f broke out.

g spread rapidly through the camp. h came to over 130.

B Adverb collocations
Each domino half has part of a sentence written on it. The sentences contain commonly occurring collocations with adverbs. Work with a partner and match up the two halves to make complete sentences. Use your dictionary to check if you are unsure. Common collocations are often shown in example sentences in entries for adverbs.

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C Verb + noun collocations
Some words have several collocations. The dictionary has Collocation boxes to help you learn these words easily. Each of the sentences below contains a verb + noun collocation. Use the Collocations box for each word in BOLD to help you to choose the correct verb from the box to complete each sentence. Make sure you use the correct tense. come hold hurt plan produce raise remain send set turn 1 The policeman ____________________ his voice as he repeated the warning. 2 Theyre going to ____________________ a rock festival at the old castle in the summer. 3 You have to be careful not to ____________________ her feelings, shes quite sensitive. 4 He ____________________ to crime when he lost his job. 5 After he split up with his girlfriend, they ____________________ friends. 6 As youre new to running, you need to ____________________ yourself a time limit for your first run. 7 The new measures should start to ____________________ a result in the near future. 8 Their wedding ____________________ as a surprise to us all. 9 Its important to ____________________ for the future if you want to get on. 10 That film ____________________ me to sleep.

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Collocations 1

Objectives: Tasks:
Procedure

To introduce students to noun and verb collocations Quiz Task A Task B Task C Matching adjectives with nouns Identifying noun + verb collocations Identifying collocations with adverbs Identifying verb + noun collocations

Dictionary skills: Using entries to find common collocations; using Collocation boxes

Quiz
Students complete the gaps with either smooth or rough. Although these words are often used as opposites, they do not necessarily collocate with the same noun sets. Time: 10 minutes Answers: 1 smooth 2 rough 3 rough 4 smooth 5 smooth 6 rough 7 smooth 8 rough

Task A
This exercise introduces students to the Collocation boxes, and looks at noun + verb collocations. Time: 510 minutes Answers: 1 h 2 f 3 a 4 g 5 b 6 d 7 e 8 c

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Task B
Adverb collocations are not as common as other collocations, but they are useful. Some common collocations can be found in the entries for the adverbs. Photocopy the dominoes sheet so that there is one for each pair of students. Ask students to cut out the domino halves and then divide them so that each student has 8 halves. Students then work together to match up the two halves of each sentence. Time: 1015 minutes Answers: A The girl spoke B The teacher was mildly C His job is badly D The shop assistant smiled E The supermarket is marginally F The castle was barely G He is slightly H I could hardly

7 5 6 8 3 2 4 1

very softly. amused by the comment. paid. weakly. cheaper than the local shop. visible in the fog. older than his friend. believe what I was hearing.

Task C
Students can find common verb + noun collocations by looking up the noun in bold in the sentence and referring to the Collocations box at the entry. Students will need to make the verb fit the tense in the sentence. Time: 1520 minutes Answers: 1 raised 2 hold 3 hurt 4 turned 5 remained 6 set 7 produce 8 came 9 plan 10 sent

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A The girl spoke

1 believe what I was hearing.

E The supermarket is marginally amused by the comment.

B The teacher was mildly visible in the fog.

F The castle was barely paid.

C His job is badly

3 cheaper than the local shop.

G He is slightly

7 very softly.

D The shop assistant smiled older than his friend.

H I could hardly weakly.

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