Bài 13: COLLOCATIONS (Phần 1)

Contents
- Noun collocations
- Adjective & noun collocations
- Verb collocations

Noun collocations
1. bank        a. account
2. bargain     b. ache
3. meat        c. dish
4. sea          d. floor
5. space       e. loan
6. stomach   f. price
7. student     g. shuttle
I can't spend much money this weekend. My bank account is in the red.

Only forty euros for a top-name sports shoe! That's a real bargain price.

There are a lot of sea creatures on the sea floor that we don't normally see.

Adjective & Noun collocations
1. an ambitious/ a clever/ a three-point       a. plan
2. a sudden/ a violent/ a loud                     b. explosion
3. a powerful/ a notebook/ a desktop          c. computer
4. a comfortable/ a three-seater/ a leather   d. sofa
5. a neat/ a suspicious/ a software             e. package

Verbs collocations
do, make, have, give
1. At the weekend I like to relax and just ...... nothing. (do)
2. Can I ...... a chat with you sometiome about Anna? (have)
3. Hello? Is that the doctor's surgery? I'd like to ...... an appointment. (make)
4. I'll ...... you my answer by the end of the week. (give)

1. "I'm back", she said especially/ simply/ calmly.
2. I particularly/ strongly/ properly dislike restaurants where the waiters are rude.
3. She spoke briefly/ greatly/ commonly about her grandmother.
4. He went to the police and confessed his crime openly/ really/ voluntarily.