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Collocations in Ise
Self-study and classroom use

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How words work together for fluent and natural English

Michael McCarthy Felicity O'Dell

Contents
Acknowledgements To the student (and the teacher) 3 4

Learning a b o u t collocations
1 2 3 4 5 W h a t is a collocation? Finding, recording and learning collocations Using your dictionary Types of collocation RegisterGrammatical aspects of collocations
6 7 8 9 Intensifying adverbs Everyday verbs 1 Everyday verbs 2 Everyday verbs 3 highly unlikely, utterly ridiculous, strongly object make a mistake, do your best, do damage go bald, become extinct, fall ill have fun, take action, pay a compliment

Special aspects of collocation
10 Synonyms and confusable words 1 11 Synonyms and confusable words 2 12 M e ta p h o r close a meeting, antique furniture, only child gain power, achieve your goals, defeat an opponent sunny smile, ideas flow, heated discussion

Topics: Travel and t h e e n v i r o n m e n t
13 14 15 16 Weather Travel Countryside Towns and cities strong wind, blanket of fog, river bursts its banks tiring journey, aisle seat, family-run hotel surrounding countryside, well worth seeinglined with shops, sprawling city, volume of traffic

Topics: People and relationships
17 18 19 20 21 People: character and behaviour People: physical appearance Families Relationships Feelings and emotions have a vivid imagination, lose your patience slender waist, immaculately groomed distant cousin, expecting a baby, stable home casual acquaintance, love at first sight lasting happiness,worried sick, emotional wreck

Topics: Leisure and lifestyle
22 23 24 25 26 11 Houses, flats and rooms Eating and drinking Films and books Music Sport Health and illness move into a flat, spacious living room nourishing meal, spoil your appetite, dying of hunger film critic, go on the stage, renew a library book give a performance, go on tour, strum a guitar go snowboarding, take a penalty catch acold, vigorous exercise, be taken ill

Topics: W o r k and study
28 29 30 31 Computers Study and learning Work Business forward a message, e-mail bounces do research, attend a lecture, first draft high-powered job, hand in your notice set up a business, launch a product, rival company

English Collocations in Use

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32 Academic writing 1: giving opinions 33 Academic writing 2:structuring an argument

key factor, challenge a theory, carry out research make reference to, argue convincingly, research suggests

Topics: Society and institutions
34 35 36 37 38 39 Laws and punishments Crime News Money War and peace Global problems break the law, bend the rules, fair trial hardened criminal, juvenile crime, tackle crime hit the headlines, hold talks, take hostage squander money,price soars, go cheap war breaks out, restore order, call a truce irreparable damage, eradicate poverty, earthquake hits save time, ungodly hours, from dawn till dusk break the silence, excessive noise, almighty bang within commuting distance, painfully thin bright colour, beam of light, shed some light on choppy sea, soft pillow, ice melts fragrant perfume, have a taste, smell danger significantnumber, come to a total of, rare species prompt payment, painfully slow, lose your balance make an adjustment, break a habit, change the subject brief chat, raise a subject, drop a hint pace up and down, wander aimlessly, faltering steps

Basic concepts
40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Time Sound Distance and size Colour and light Texture Taste and smell N u m b e r and frequency Movement andspeed Change Ways of speaking Ways of walking

Functions
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Starting and finishing Talking about success and failure Talking a b o u t cause and effect Remembering and sensing Agreeing and disagreeing Talking about beliefs and opinions Deciding and choosing Claiming and denying Liking and disliking Praising and criticising 126 159 promising start, bring something to an...