Use of English for advanced learners 6 Collocations - Thấm Tâm Vy

Thẩm Tâm Vy, April 26th, 2020 USE OF ENGLISH FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS - 6.

USE OF ENGLISH – 06 FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS

COLLOCATIONS I. Match each word with its definition.

1. lenient 2. stern 3. viable 4. unsavoury 5. dysfunctional

a. very serious b. offensive and not pleasant c. unable to deal with social norms d. not harsh or strict e. capable of being successful

II . Write a word from the list below in each gap to complete the sentences.

citizen ■ mechanism ■ perpetrator ■ remorse ■ summons 1. If he felt any........... for his behaviour, he would have apologised by now. 2. Her peculiar sense of humour is just a coping...........she employs to deal with stressful situations. 3. The police are investigating the acts of vandalism at the shopping centre, but they still have no idea who the...........is. 4. He received a...........to appear in court to answer charges of dangerous driving. 5. The ordinary...........is very concerned about crime levels, even when official statistics show that crime is falling. III. Match words from each column to make collocations. 1. dysfunctional ....... a. noise 2. lifelong ....... b. gossip 3. juicy ........ c. consequences 4. incessant ........ d. family 5. dire ........ e. offensive 6. deeply ........ f. friends IV. Write a collocation from Exercise III in each gap. 1. They might well be..........., but they should consider whether or not their relationship is more damaging than healthy. 2. We had to call the police because of the...........our neighbours were making in the early hours of the morning. 3. The judge warned the young man that there would be........... for his future if he continued to break the law. 4. A...........is one in which the relationships between parents and children are often characterised by conflict, poor communication and a lack of trust. 5. The woman accused the group of boys of making remarks which were rude and........... 6. She was not interested in hearing...........and harmful rumours about her friends.

V. Each of the words in bold is incorrect. Write the correct word from the list on the line.

answer ■ exception ■ fuss ■ intruder ■ message ■ trouble 1. The teenagers kicked up a bother when the shopkeeper accused them of shoplifting. 2. The elderly woman used one of her grandchildren’s toy guns to scare off the gatecrasher in her home last night. 3. A group of citizens has started a campaign to get the subject across to local leaders about the scale ofjuvenile crime in the community. 4. Nico used to be so well-behaved, but he first ran into worry when he started hanging around with some petty criminals. 5. I thought she acted quite suspiciously, especially when she couldn’t give us a straight response,’ said the police officer. 6. There was too much remorse in his voice for anyone to take challenge to his apology and appeal for forgiveness. VI. Write a words from the list in each gap to complete the collocations.

brutally ■ crisis ■ network ■ piece ■ seriously ■ streak 1. be ...........honest 2. healthy support ........... 3. go through a mid-life ........... 4. a nasty ...........of work 5. take life too........... 6. a stubborn........... VII. Rewrite the following sentences by replacing the phrases in bold with collocations from exercise 4 in the correct form. 1. Mr Adams, described as an unsavoury and horrible individual by the judge, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. 2. He only started staying out late and gambling when he was undergoing a difficult emotional transition in his forties. 3. I don’t understand why you’ve got such determination not to change your mind because it makes you seem very unreasonable. 4. Whenever I try to explain to Alberto that his behaviour is unacceptable, he just tells me that I don’t experience enough pleasure or enjoyment. 5. She should have no problems readjusting to society as long as she maintains a good network of family and friends to assist her when she needs help. 6. Some people take pride in being so …