Listening : collocations
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.N1. Do you know what a collocation is? Choose the correct explanation below
a. Language that is grammatically incorrect but generally accepted. For example: He did good – instead of He did well
b. Language that is ‘from the street’ where commons words are given meanings different from their original one. For example: wicked used to mean fantastic,rather than evil
c. Language that is made up of two more words; nouns, verbs or adjectives, which appear together regularly. For example: tragic accident, rather than sad accident
.N2. Look at the following table and complete the collocations
relieve / theories / stimulus / clear purpose / area
___________ a. traditional b. to ___________ stress ___________ c. external ______ ______ d. no ___________ e. an urban
:answers
N1. C Collocations are, usually, pairs of words that come together through regular use. There is no grammatical reason why they are together
.N2 A. traditional theories B. to relieve stress C. external stimulus D. no clear purpose E. an urban area