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Students learn common verb + noun, adjective + noun and adverb + adjective collocations and use them to answer exam-style Part 1 multiple-choice cloze texts.
Use of english · Collocations · Multiple choice cloze
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Download all (ZIP, 2 PDFs)Do these words go with make or do? Put each one in the right group.
research
progress
someone a favour
a mistake
homework
a decision
your best
the washing-up
a phone call
the shopping
an effort
a noise
Match each collocation with its meaning. There is one extra meaning.
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Choose the word that makes a natural collocation.
It's normal to ___ a mistake when you're learning a language.
Scientists need to ___ research before a new medicine can be sold.
You should never ___ a risk with your health.
Please ___ attention: these instructions are important.
My grandmother loves to ___ advice, even when nobody asks for it.
The new law will ___ an effect on small businesses.
Is everything ___ clear? Then let's begin.
You need to practise every day if you want to ___ progress.
I was in a ___ sleep when the phone rang at 3 a.m.
Each sentence has one wrong collocation. Write the correction.
Our class made research on the history of our town.
I have to do a decision about my course by Friday.
There was strong rain all night, so the river flooded.
I always need a heavy coffee in the morning.
We had to pay an expensive price for the concert tickets.
Could you make me a favour and lend me your bike?
The film was complete different from the book.
Read the text. For each gap, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits. If more than one answer seems possible, choose the most natural one for the context.
Exam task: Reading and Use of English, Part 1
Tip: Read the whole text first. Then look at the noun after each gap: verbs such as make, do and take each go with particular nouns.
Last October, the weather forecast warned us about 1 rain overnight, but nobody expected the storm to 2 damage on such a large scale.
By the morning, fallen trees had blocked several main roads, and the 3 traffic meant that many people were late for work. The local council quickly 4 a decision to close the schools for the day, and most parents were 5 aware of the reasons.
Volunteers 6 their best to clear the streets, and by the evening most roads had reopened. It is 7 unlikely that the town will forget that day, but everyone agrees that the clean-up 8 place remarkably quickly.
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Read the text. For each gap, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits. If more than one answer seems possible, choose the most natural one for the context.
Exam task: Reading and Use of English, Part 1
Tip: Some adverbs and adjectives only go with a few words, so learn them as pairs and say the whole phrase in your head.
Last year, my 1 friend Lena suggested starting a book club in our village. Our meetings 2 place once a month in the library, and we read a wide 3 of books, from crime novels to poetry.
Everyone tries to 4 an effort to finish the book before each meeting, and each month one member 5 a short talk about the author.
We have 6 a lot of progress since the first meeting: the club now has twenty members, and I am 7 grateful to all of them for coming. Book clubs like ours are now 8 available online too, so there is no excuse not to try one!
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Write 100–130 words.
Write about a time when you had to make a difficult decision. What happened, what did you decide and how do you feel about it now? Use at least six collocations from this lesson. Example: Last year I had to make a decision about my studies. I took a risk and…
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