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100 1 _aO'Dell, Felicity,
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245 1 0 _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.
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2017.
300 _a186 p. :
_bcol. ill. ;
_c27 cm.
440 _aEnglish Collocations in Use
500 _a"First published 2008"--Title page verso.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 _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)
505 _aCONTENTS
505 _aAcknowledgements
505 _aUsing this book
505 _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
505 _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)
505 _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
505 _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)
505 _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)
505 _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)
505 _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)
505 _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)
505 _aKey
505 _aIndex
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xIdioms.
650 0 _aCollocation (Linguistics)
650 0 _aEnglish language
_vProblems, exercises, etc.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_vTextbooks for foreign speakers.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xStudy and teaching
_xForeign speakers.
650 0 _aAdvanced.
700 1 _aMcCarthy, Michael,
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856 _uhttps://www.cambridge.org/ca/cambridgeenglish/catalog/grammar-vocabulary-and-pronunciation/english-collocations-use-advanced-2nd-edition
_zPublisher's Website.
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