english collocations in use intermediate scribd

... box into the correct category in the table below. to suffer pain to alleviate pain to be racked with pain to cause pain to complain of pain to ease pain to experience pain to feel pain to inflict ... pain to inflict pain to lessen pain to relieve pain to soothe pain pain subsides making others experience pain the experience of being in pain making pain go away 3.3 Look in a good learner's ... ã NEVER a ã ã ã ã English Collocations in Use 19 Eating and drinking Talking about types of food In each of these conversations, useful collocations are in bold. Tom: Nelly: Fran:...

Ngày tải lên: 04/10/2012, 11:20

... stopped doing some things and started doing other things: He stopped studying hard/going to bed early/running three miles e3very morning He started smoking/going out in the evening/spending a lot ... covered in paint. She has been painting the ceiling. Has been Painting is the present perfect We are interested in the activity. It does not matter whether something has been finished or not. In ... I/he/she/it was playing/doing/working etc. we/you/they were playing/doing/working etc. B. We use the past continuous to say that somebody was in the middle of doing something at a certain time. The...

Ngày tải lên: 07/09/2013, 07:10

... any interesting collocations that you find there. English Collocations in Use 8 I Texture Adjectives and their opposites for describing textures adjective + noun dry hair dry skin smooth ... minor often collocate with words relating to problems or points in an argument, e.g. major/minor difference, major/minor change, major/minor effect, major/minor difficulty, major/minor point, ... a gasp, a groan. A person, animal or thing can make a scratching/clicking/rustling/crackling sound. 86 English Collocations in Use 41 Sound Sounds in nature Look at these extracts from short...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 11:20

... chess, darts, cards, dominoes fishing, skiing, bowling, cycling, skateboarding, surfing, snowboarding, hang-gliding, climbing, hill walking, sailing, jogging, swimming You can also say you go to ... be in a winning position 56 English Collocations in Use Academic writing I: giving opinions Reviewing the work of academics Look at these extracts from reviews in academic journals. In ... Going into business Interviewer: When did you first go into business? I set up a small business selling office supplies in 1989, filing systems, office equipment, that sort of thing. In 1991...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 11:20

... get) The standard of living is rising steadily / is improving. (NOT increasing or growing) Interest in old cars has grown considerably over the last few years. (NOT has increased) There's ... special interest (rare stamps). If someone repeatedly does something that annoys you, you can use the expression keeps asking, keeps interrupting, keeps hitting, etc. This is common in informal ... (carelessly fast and dangerous] Slow movement and stopping It was fascinating to see the winning goal again in slow motion. We were stuck in slow-moving traffic for an hour on our way to the airport....

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 11:20

... refuse an invitation/offer.You deny/reject/refuse something. You deny that something is true.You can also refuse to do something (in the future) but deny doing something (in the past). I 20 English ... share an opinion enter into an argument agree to differ appreciate others' points of view English Collocations in Use 155 Claiming and denying Making accusations A government minister ... obey/observe 6 passing/introducing 2 observe/obey 7 introducing/passing 3 break 8 upholding/enforcing 4 respect 9 enforcing/upholding 5 act 34.2 1 The rules apply to all students in the college....

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