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Learning collocations
When learning words it is helpful to notice and to learn
some of the words that they often occur with (their Words frequently used with join
collocations). The dictionary helps you to know which nouns army, band, club, group, party, 2
team, union
words are frequently used together. One of the ways
information is given on collocations is in a box at the end
of an entry. Notice the small number in the box. This tells
you which meaning of the word is used with these words.

Activity 1 c Three of these six nouns are frequently used with the
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Write down words you think are frequently used before verb negotiate. Which are they?
the adjective interested. Find the entry for the word
interested in the dictionary, and look at the Words contract result price direction
frequently used with interested box at the end of the
deal plan
entry. Check your answers.
________________ ________________
interested
________________ ________________ Activity 4
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List three words that you think typically occur with each
Activity 2
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of these words (a–f). Check your answers in the

Write down nouns you think are frequently used with dictionary by looking at the Words that frequently occur
the verb combat. Find the entry for combat in the with … box at the end of each entry.
dictionary, and look at the Words frequently used with
a verbs
combat box at the end of the entry. Check your answers.
_____________ _____________ _____________ payment
________________ ________________
combat
________________ ________________ b nouns

Activity 3 popular ______________ ______________ ______________

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Read the questions and circle the correct words. Check

your answers in the dictionary. c adjectives

a Three of these six adverbs are frequently used with the _______________ _______________ _______________ kiss
verb love. Which are they?
d nouns
dearly strongly passionately truly gain ______________ ______________ ______________
effectively highly
e verbs
b Three of these six adjectives are frequently used with _______________ _______________ _______________ leg
the noun memory. Which are they?
f adjectives
colourful untidy painful fond ____________ ____________ ____________ possession
bright vivid

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