"First published 2005."--Title page verso.

Includes index.

"Collocations are combinations of words which frequently appear together. This book provides explanations and practice of English collocations for intermediate-level (B1-B2) learners of English. Perfect for both self-study and classroom activities.
Increase your knowledge of collocations and how to use them, with easy to understand explanations and practice exercises.
Learn collocations in context, with lots of different topics, including "Using the Internet", 'Presentations' and 'Films and books'.
Be confident about what you are learning, thanks to Cambridge research into how English is really spoken and written.
Be better prepared for English exams such as IELTS and Cambridge English First and Advanced, which often test knowledge of collocations.
Get better at studying by yourself, with study tips, follow-up activities and an easy to use answer key." (Book Cover)

CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

Using this book

Learning about collocations
1. What is a collocation? -- 2. Finding, recording and learning collocations -- 3. Using your dictionary -- 4. Types of collocation -- 5. Register

Grammatical aspects of collocations
6. Intensifying adverbs (highly unlikely, utterly ridiculous, strongly object)
7. Everyday verbs 1 (make a mistake, do your best, do damage)
8. Everyday verbs 2 (go bald, become extinct, fall ill)
9. Everyday verbs 3 (have fun, take action, pay a compliment)

Special aspects of collocation
10. Synonyms and confusable words 1 (close a meeting, antique furniture, only child)
11. Synonyms and confusable words 2 (gain power, achieve your goals, defeat an opponent)
12. Metaphor (sunny smile, ideas flow, heated discussion)

Topics: Travel and the environment
13. Weather (strong wind, blanket of fog, river bursts its banks)
14. Travel (tiring journey, aisle seat, family-run hotel)
15. Countryside (surrounding countryside, well worth seeing)
16. Towns and cities (lined with shops, sprawling city, volume of traffic)

Topics: People and relationships
17. People: character and behaviour (have a vivid imagination, lose your patience)
18. People: physical appearance (slender waist, immaculately groomed)
19. Families (distant cousin, expecting a baby, stable home)
20. Relationships (casual acquaintance, love at first sight)

Topics: Leisure and lifestyle
21. Houses, flats and rooms (move into a flat, spacious living room)
22. Eating and drinking (nourishing meal, spoil your appetite, dying of hunger)
23. Films and books (film critic, go on the stage)
24. Music (give a performance, go on tour, strum a guitar)
25. Sport (go snowboarding, take a penalty)
26. Health and illness (catch a cold, vigorous exercise, be taken ill)

Topics: Work and study
27. Using the Internet (refine your search, open an attachment)
28. Study and learning (do research, attend a lecture, first draft)
29. Presentations (target audience, prepare handouts, public speaking)
30. Work (high-powered job, hand in your notice)
31. Business (set up a business, launch a product, rival company)
32. Academic writing 1 (key factor, challenge a theory, carry out research)
33. Academic writing 2 (make reference to, argue convincingly, research suggests)

Topics: Society and institutions
34. Laws and punishment (break the law, bend the rules, fair trial)
35. Crime (hardened criminal, juvenile criminal, tackle crime)
36. News (hit the headlines, hold talks, take hostage)
37. Money (squander money, price soars, go cheap)
38. War and peace (war breaks out, restore order, call a truce)
39. Global program (eradicate poverty, forced and voluntary migration)

Basic concepts 40. Time (save time, ungodly hours, from dawn til dusk)
41. Sound (break the silence, excessive noise, almighty bang)
42. Distance and size (within commuting distance, painfully thin)
43. Colour and light (bright colour, beam of light, shed some light on)
44. Texture (choppy sea, soft pillow, ice melts)
45. Taste and smell (fragrant perfume, have a taste, smell danger)
46. Number and frequency (significant number, come to a total of, rare species) 47. Movement and speed (prompt payment, painfully slow, lose your balance)
48. Change (make an adjustment, break a habit, change a subject)
49. Ways of speaking (brief chat, raise a subject, drop a hint)
50. Ways of walking (pace up and down, wander aimlessly, faltering steps)

Functions
51. Starting and finishing (promising start, bring something to an end)
52. Talking about success and failure (make a breakthrough, fail miserably)
53. Talking about cause and effect (cause alarm, adverse effects, have a major impact)

54. Remembering and sensing (vaguely remember, blot out a memory, have a feeling) 55. Agreeing and disagreeing (settle a dispute, agree to differ, heated argument)
56. Talking about beliefs and opinions (firmly believe, colour someone's judgement)
57. Deciding and choosing (arriving at a decision, have second thought, tough choice)
58. Claiming and denying (make the point that, contradictory advice)
59. Liking and disliking (have a liking, state a preference, take offence)
60. Praising and criticising (offer your congratulations, speak highly of)

Key

Index

This book contains explanations and practice of English collocations for intermediate-level (B1 to B2) learners of English. Also helps students prepare for Cambridge exams and IELTS, which often test knowledge of collocations.