✓ Exercise 6

Block 10. Verb + noun collocations

1. Fill in the verb: ___ a mistake / ___ homework / ___ a break / ___ a secret / ___ a decision / ___ fun / ___ attention / ___ lost.
2. Make or do? Rule: make = create something new (a plan, a cake), do = activity or task (homework, work). Make 12 sentences, each with a different collocation.
3. Story with collocations. Tell “A difficult day” using at least 8 collocations from the table: I made a mistake at work, so I had to do the job again. I took a break and had a rest…

Block 11. Adjective + noun collocations

• strong: coffee, wind, feeling, opinion
• heavy: rain, traffic, bag, smoker
• high: price, speed, temperature, level
• fast / quick: food, train, answer, decision
• hard: work, exam, question, decision
• close: friend, family, relationship
• fresh: air, bread, fruit, start

1. Match and say: heavy ___ , strong ___ , fresh ___ , close ___ , high ___. Make 2 sentences with each.
2. Describe your city or family using 8 adjective + noun collocations: There is heavy traffic in the morning. My close friend lives near the sea.

Block 12. Verb + preposition

1. Fill in the preposition: She is waiting ___ her friend. / I agree ___ my teacher. / It depends ___ you. / Listen ___ me.
2. Question block
   • What do you usually wait for?
   • What are you looking for now?
   • Who do you agree with?
   • What do you worry about?
3. Chain. Say a sentence and change the verb and the preposition each time: I am waiting for the bus. → I am looking for the bus. → I am looking at the bus…

Block 13. Adjective + preposition

• good / bad at: I am good at drawing.
• interested in: She is interested in history.
• afraid / scared of: He is afraid of dogs.
• proud of: We are proud of you.
• tired of / bored with: I am tired of waiting.
• worried about: She is worried about the exam.
• famous for: Paris is famous for the Eiffel Tower.
• different from: My city is different from yours.
• ready for: Are you ready for the test?

Make: 10 true sentences about yourself, your family and your city.

Block 14. Noun + preposition and fixed expressions

a reason for, a cause of, an answer to, an increase in, a key to, a picture of

in a hurry, in love, in fact, in time, on time, on holiday, on purpose, by mistake, by car, at least, at last, at first, for example

1. In time or on time? I arrived on time (not late). I came in time to see the film (before it started). Make 4 pairs.
2. Use 10 expressions in a short story: I was on holiday by the sea. At first, I was bored, but at last I made friends…

Block 15. Phrasal verbs (basic collection)

1. Replace the verb: Please switch the light on. → Please turn on the light. Make 10 sentences.
2. Translate the meaning, then use it: give up, find out, look after, pick up, put on. Make 2 sentences with each.
3. A day in phrasal verbs. Tell your day using 8 phrasal verbs: I woke up at seven, turned on the light, put on my coat…

Block 16. Word families (one root, many words)

1. Fill in the right form: He is a very ___ (success) businessman. She drove ___ (careful). It was a hard ___ (decide).
2. Build families for: help, create, danger, comfort, differ, beauty.
3. Say 6 sentences using one word from each family in a different form.

Block 17. Binomials and pairs

black and white, salt and pepper, ladies and gentlemen, up and down, sooner or later, more or less, now and then, again and again, here and there, back and forth

Make: 8 sentences, using each pair in a different situation: Sooner or later you will understand. I see him now and then.

Block 18. Lexical sets (word collections by topic)

• Travel: ticket, passport, luggage, flight, journey, hotel, map, tourist, delay, guide
• Health: headache, fever, medicine, pharmacy, appointment, symptom, recover, injury
• Work: boss, colleague, salary, meeting, deadline, interview, experience, career
• Technology: screen, download, password, app, website, battery, charge, online
• Environment: pollution, recycle, plastic, waste, climate, energy, protect, forest
• Shopping: discount, receipt, size, try on, price, bargain, queue, refund

1. Pick a set and do 3 tasks:
   • Make 10 sentences using at least 10 words from the set.
   • Ask a partner 5 questions: Have you ever missed a flight? What do you do when you have a headache?
   • Say a 1-minute talk on the topic.
2. Odd one out. ticket, passport, headache, luggage → headache. Make 5 such rows of your own for a partner.
3. Topic dialogue (swap roles).

   A: Good morning. I have a reservation.
   B: Can I see your passport, please?
   A: Here you are. Is breakfast included?
   B: Yes, it is. Breakfast is from seven to ten.

   Repeat with a doctor’s appointment, a job interview, a shop (returning an item).

Block 19. Mixed collocation practice

1. Collocation diary. Each day write 5 new collocations and use each in a sentence about your own life. After a week, tell a partner your 3 favourite.
2. Describe a trip with at least 5 verb + noun collocations, 3 verb + preposition, 3 phrasal verbs and 5 words from the Travel set.
3. Error hunt. Correct the mistakes: I did a mistake. / She is good in singing. / We are waiting the bus. / He has a strong rain here. / I made homework.
4. Free talk (2 minutes). Topic: “A problem I solved.” Use: make a decision, take a chance, get lost, find out, give up, in the end, on time