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_aEnglish Collocations in Use (Advanced) : How Words Work Together for Fluent and Natural English : Self-Study and Classroom Use / _cFelicity O'Dell and Michael McCarthy. |
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_aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2017. |
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_a186 p. : _bcol. ill. ; _c27 cm. |
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440 | _aEnglish Collocations in Use | ||
500 | _a"First published 2008"--Title page verso. | ||
500 | _aIncludes index. | ||
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_a"Collocations are combinations of words which frequently appear together. This book provides explanations and practice of English collocations for advanced-level (C1-C2) learners of English. Perfect for both self-study and classroom activities.
_tIncrease your knowledge of collocations and how to use them, with easy to understand explanations and practice exercises. _tLearn collocations in context, with lots of different topics, including 'Social English', 'Marketing' and 'Writing essays, assignments and reports'. _tBe confident about what you are learning, thanks to Cambridge research into how English is really spoken and written. _tBe better prepared for English exams such as IELTS and Cambridge English Advanced and Proficiency, which often test knowledge of collocations. _tGet better at studying by yourself, with study tips, follow-up activities and an easy to use answer key." (Book Cover) |
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505 | _aCONTENTS | ||
505 | _aAcknowledgements | ||
505 | _aUsing this book | ||
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_aLearning about collocations
_t1. What is a collocation? -- 2. Strong, fixed and weak collocations - 3. Grammatical categories of collocation -- 4. Finding and working on collocations in texts -- 5. Register |
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_aVarieties of collocations
_t6. Metaphor (foot the bill, heavy burden, run into trouble) _t7. Intensifying and softening adverbs (deeply offensive, spotlessly clean, wildly inaccurate) _t8. Make and verbs that mean make (make a contribution, make a habit of, turn a profit) _t9. Communicating (generally speaking, talk business, get a message across) _t10. Collocations with phrasal verbs (take up office, work up an appetite, see off an intruder) |
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_aTopics: work and study _t11. Working life (make a living, take up a post, move up the ladder) _t12. New employment (fit the job description, land a new job, menial tasks) _t13. Thoughts and ideas (bear in mind, widespread belief, jump to conclusions) _t14. Business reports (fierce competition, stimulate growth, hike in prices) _t15. Marketing (consumer demands. product development, market share) _t16. Customer services _t17. Student life _t18. Writing essays, assignments and reports |
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_aTopics: leisure and lifestyle
_t19. Social life (call for a celebration, social whirl, play host to) _t20. Talking (juicy gossip, broach the subject, opening gambit) _t21. In the news (declare independence, reach agreement, bow to pressure) _t22. Current affairs (refuse point-blank, decline to comment, gauge reaction) _t23. Festivals and celebrations (date back to, movable feast, propose a toast) _t24. Cosmetics and fashion (flawless complexion, set the trend, fashion victim) _t25. Commuting (traffic gridlock, rail network, lengthy tailbacks) _t26. Travel and adventure (get itchy feet, off the beaten track, leg of the journey) _t27. Sport (keep in shape, reach fever pitch, score an own goal) _t28. Plans and decisions (toy with an idea, tentative suggestion, deciding factor) _t29. Film and book reviews (star-studded cast, glowing reviews, hold one's attention) |
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_aTopics: the modern world
_t30. Regulations and authority (minimise danger, grant permission, faceless bureaucrats) _t31. The environment (dump waste, searing heat, offset carbon emissions) _t32. Town and country life (back of beyond, rural idyll, urban regeneration) _t33. Personal finance (clear one's debts, agreed credit limit, identity theft) _t34. The economy (curb inflation, safeguard one's interests, plummeting profits) _t35. Social issues (antisocial behaviour, dysfunctional family, unfit for human habitation) _t36. Science and technology (harness technology, cutting-edge design, Wi-Fi hotspots) _t37. Health and medicine (build up resistance, adverse reaction, shake off a cold) _t38. Criminal justice (custodial sentences, trumped-up charges, beyond reasonable doubt _t39. War and peace (deploy troops, pre-emptive strike, collateral damage) |
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_aTopics: people
_t40. Friendship (lifelong friends, platonic relationship, moral support) _t41. Youth and age (child prodigy, go through a midlife crisis, senior moment) _t42. Celebrities and heroes (lavish lifestyle, meteoric rise to fame, heap prise on) _t43. Negative opinions about people (bone idle, poison the atmosphere, nasty piece of work) _t44. References (act as a referee, accumulate experience, financial acumen) _t45. Personality and behaviour (stubborn streak, boundless energy, act one's age) |
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_aBasic concepts
_t46. Space and time (cramped conditions, waste of space, go down in history) _t47. Sound (husky voice, incessant noise, let out a cry) _t48. Making things easier (viable options, simplicity itself, take the easy way out) _t49. Difficulty (sever blow, hinder progress, encounter difficulty) _t50. Quantity and size (finite number, endless supply, unknown quantity) _t51. Change (sweeping changes, would make a change, sudden shift) |
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_aFunctions
_t52. Stopping and starting (bring a halt to, close off a street, dispel rumours) _t53. Cause and effect (root cause, provoke an outcry, dire consequences) _t54. Describing groups and amounts (swarm of bees, flurry of activity, stroke of genius) _t55. Comparing and contrasting (bear little resemblance to, polar opposites, draw a comparison between) _t56. Making an effort (give it one's best shot, abortive attempt, hard slog) _t57. Social English (not lose any sleep, to be brutally honest, be on the go) _t58. Discussing issues (make a commitment, give a straight answer, miss the point) _t59. Negative situations and feelings (nasty shock, take exception to, suffer at the hands of) _t60. Positive situations and feelings (sense of achievement, state of euphoria, derive pleasure from) |
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505 | _aKey | ||
505 | _aIndex | ||
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_aEnglish language _xIdioms. |
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_aEnglish language _vProblems, exercises, etc. |
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_aEnglish language _vTextbooks for foreign speakers. |
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_aEnglish language _xStudy and teaching _xForeign speakers. |
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_uhttps://www.cambridge.org/ca/cambridgeenglish/catalog/grammar-vocabulary-and-pronunciation/english-collocations-use-advanced-2nd-edition _zPublisher's Website. |
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