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e, AA Unit 1 ll 1 A collocarion is a pair or group of words which arc ofven used together in a way sounds natural to native speakers of English. 2 carand food 3 narroweninded, teapot and car park 4 idioms 1.2. make mistakes powerful engine have breakfast make an effort warh TV ancient monument substantial meal bitterly cold pitch dark stricely forbidden Orber possible collocarions are: make breakfast, substantial breakfast. 1,3 The first four statements aré all true. The final statement is probably not true. You may well be understood if you use less natural collocations but yow will not sound as you probably wish to sound. Sl pa alocinON ¿diam tuapot make a mistalo ¡pull somebody leg key ring heavy snow a sstormm in a bea cup checkpoínt valid passport bitverly disappointed lee music: 15 The most useful collocations to learn are underlined here, When 1 efe university 1 made a decision to take up a professión in which 1 could be creativo. | could play the guitar, but Vd never written any songs. Nonetheless 1 decided to become a singer-songwriter. 1 made some recordings but 1 had a rather hepvy cold so the didn't sound good. 1 made some more, and sent them to a record company and waited for them to reply, $0, while 1 was waiting to become famous, | gora job im a fastfood restaurant, Thar was five years ago. 'm still doing the same job. Unit 2 2.1 All of the underlined phrasés are strong collocarions. My friend Beth is desperately worricd about her son at the moment. He wants to enrol Ona course of some sort but just can't abour whar to study. E gave Berh aring and we had a long char about it last night. She said he'd like to study fora degree but is afraid he won't for university entry. Berh thinks he should must the requiccments do a course in Management because he"d like to ser up his own business in the future. 1 agreed char char would be a wise choice. 126 English Collocations. ln Use 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.1 3.2 1 She's having a party. 2 She's taking an exam. 3 She's giving a lecture. / She's giving a party. 4 She's making good progress. $ She's doing her duty. / [informal] She's doing an exam. In che morning | mee did some work in the garden then 1 spent had a rest for about an hour before going out to hee do some shopping in town. It was my sisters birthday and 1 wanted to de máke a special effort to cook 4 nice meal for her. Dgere had (or took) a look ata new Thaj cookery book in the bookshop and decided vo buy it. lt has some teta very/quite/extremely easy recipes and | managed to de make a good impression with my wery first Thai meal. Eehink my sister e«tteele thoroughly/really enjoyed her birthday. load [EOATAGO E Mi:d/ verb lt or 1] (ed, led) to control a group of people, a country, or a situatlon: Y think we've o Por o Who will be fend- we lead sh by nose INFORMAL to control someone and make them do exactly what you want them to do Possible new sentences: 1 He led an expedition to the Amazon ín 1887. 2 She led the discussion very skilfully. 3 The Prime Minister appointed a senior judge to lead the inquiry into the scandal. Follow up Here are some possible good collocations for the words suggested. You may choose to record them in different ways, of course. The important ching is that they are recorded as collocarions in a phrase orsentence that will help you to understand their meaning and to remember them. desperately ill; desperately busy; desperarely keen; desperarely in love with an acute pain; a sudden pain; to relieve che pain; to put up with pain (sec also Unit 3) a wise decision; to be older and wiser; to be wise after the event; a wise guy (informal) to run a business; to ron smoothly; buses run regularly; vo run for political office Unit 3 L le puts themn in bold. 2 in pain, constant pain, case the pain, a sharp pain, aches and pains 3 ltcan take you to a lot of information about a word or about types of word very quickly. 4 Yow are shown a list of other ways in which the relevant word is used. 3 By writing INFORMAL after the relevant use of the word. 6 lfyour dictionary docs not indicate good collocations either by putting them in bold or by using che in example sentences, then you should seriously consider getting another dictionary that will help you in this way. leowill be very useful when you are writing English composicioóns as well as helping you to improve your vocabulary. 7 Your answer will depend on your own dictionary. 8 Your answer will depend on your own dictionary. making others experience paí | the experience of being in paín | making poín go away: to cause paín to suñer pain: to alleviate pain to infiet pala vo complaln of pain 10 case pain vo bo rackod with pain to lessen pan to feel pain to sooche pain vo experience pain £0 relevo pain paín subsides English Collocations: in: Use 127 5.5 1 dead keen 2 boarding the aircraft 3 bore the cost of 4 dropped out of 3 launched into Unit 6 6.1 1 deecply ashamed 6 bitterly disappointing 2 ridiculously cheap 7 strongly/utterly opposed 3 highly controversial 8 utrerly ridiculous 4 utterly stupid 9 ridiculously casy 5 highly successful 10 deeply concerned 6.2 1 ridiculously cheap 6 highly successful 2 highly controversial 7 ridiculously easy 3 strongly/urterly opposed 8 urterly stupid 4 bitterly disappointung 9 decply concerned 5 deeply ashamed 10 utterly ridiculous 6.3 The incorrect collocations are: Ll strongly love 4 absolutely tired 2 highly exhausted 5 deeply successful 3 bitrerly regard 5.4 Everyone was complaining bitterly when they heard about the new plan, People were decply shocked to hear thar children would be strictly forbidden to use the sports ground and most people were strongly opposed to the new rules, Even peóple who normally never expressed an opinión were utterly appalled by the proposals. Unit 7 Tel 1 made a mistake 4 make a change / (some) changes to 2 make a decision 3 make a choice 3 make arrangements / an arrangement 6 makea contribution 7.2 1 do 4 do 2 doing 5 make 3 make 6 do 7.3 1 do 4 make 2 do 5 make 3 make; do Unit 8 8.1 1 They can go bald. f They can go grey. 2 You can go red, 3 Your face / You can go white. lfthe news is a great shock your hair might go/tuen white, 4 They can go yellow. 5 They turn red. 6 John Milton went blind. 7 Beethoven went deaf. $ Hamlet went mad. 9 Ttomight turn grey. / le might go dark. English Collocations in Use 129 8.2 8.3 9.1 9.3 10.1 130 English Collocatións in Use 1 Dinosaurs became extinct ... 2... Pd like to have lors of e 3 Janet became depressed ... 4 5 ren. 2. dreamet of becoming famous, Would you be interested in becoming involved ... More people have become homeless ... My sister had a baby ... My grandfacher had£suffered a heart attack... As you grow older, you'll begin to understand your parents berter. Becoming angry with them all the time doesn't help. You may not want to go to summer camp when none ol your friends will be there, but your parents know you will soon make new friends there You would all have gone on a family holiday togerher if your grandmother hadr'r falles ill, bur surcly you can understand why they don't want to leave her. Yow'1l feel much more sympathetic to your parents” feelings when you have a child of your own! as l mad 5 fell 2 turned 6 grew 3 gone 7 falling 4 gonmg/rtogo $ wentvturned Unit 9 Suggested questions: 1 Could you have a look at this letter before E send it? 2 Did you have an argument ¿a row? 3 What happened? Did you have an accident? 4 How was the holiday? Did you have fun / have a good time? 5 Shall we have a break for halfan hour or so? 6 Nice bike! Can E have a go/try [on 1)? 7 When you're free, could 1 have a chat with you about next year? $ Whats the matter? Áre you having difficulty £ problems £a problem reading it? 1 paid 7 had 2 took 8 pay 3 paid 9 take 4 had 10 have 3 paid 11 take 6 took 12 had Next time you take a trip to the coast, why nor take che train? Why suffer endless delays in long traffic jams? And why take risks when you're travelling - take a train and arrive safely, Whar's more, if you decide to take a holiday in the capital city, you'll have a more relaxing time if you take a train. Or why not pay a surprise visit an old friend during an off-peak time? Call now and take advantage of our special offers 0800347655 Unit 10 1 close 5 close | 2 start 6. began 3 large 7 big 4 finished; end 3 end 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 13.1 13.2 The Democratic Party won the election, The ruling power has gained control of the situation. Our team won the march. | carned/made a lot of money last month. Our company made a profit last year. Where did you spend your last holiday? How much money did you carnémake last week? What do you always carry/take with you when you go our Have you ever won a trophy? What aim would you particularly like to achieve in life? A A bd ne st ÉÁ Possible ansiwers: 1 spent my last holiday in Switzerland. 2 Um not sure what | carned last week — much the same as usual, probably. 3 L always carry my mobile phone, some money, a credit card and my keys. 4 L once won a trophy for writing an essay ar school. 5 l'd like to achieve my aim of writing a novel. Unit 12 l sunny 4 dark 2 litup 3 were shining / shone 3 lighten 6 darkened 1 Paula 4 Emma (and Helena) 2 Rob 35 Thomas 3 Yvonne 6 Jason 1 My checks were burning with embarrassment. 2 Violence has flared up in dhe capital city. 3 The ideas Ñlowed during the discussion. 4 The famous foorballer's divorce was surrounded by a blaze of publicity. 1b 2b da 4c Possible answers: 1 a bright future fa future thar is looking happy and successful] a bright child [an intelligent child] 2 a warm welcome [a friendly welcome] a warm smile [a friendly smile] 3 cold eyes [unfriendly eyes] a cold stare [an unfriendly stare] Unit 13 1 sriow fog/mist winds/sun 4 wind 5 frost 6 rain 7 sunshine = Note har you can also talk abour unbroken cloud. 8 1 2 3 Las bd fog/mist — Note that you can also talk about a blanket of snow. strong 4. freezing cold wind died down $ heavy/driving deteriorate f get worse 6 lifted 132 English Collocations in Use 13.3 1 wish Ud worn a warmer jacket. There's a freezing cold / biting wind. At least it's mor pouring with rain today. | got soaked to the skin yesterday. 1 wish 1 was soaking up the sunshine on a Mediterranean beach. 13.4 1 Very heavy rain or snow melting perhaps. 2 You can probably sec heayy grey clouds — but note that it has not started to rain yet. 3 lts unexpected, unusua) for the time of year or the place, and unusually strong. 4 lts probably harder to drive if there is dense fog. However, patches of fog can also be dangerous as you may unexpectedly run into fog. 3 Heavy rain with wind, 6 An image of violence is created. 7 People can blow or whistle. They do this by exhaling air from their lips. So you might blow on soup or tea to cool it, Té you whisde you make a noise by blowing through your lips ina special way. 8 Devastated suggests most destruction and damaged suggests least destruction. 13.5 Orher collocations you might have found are: wind rain smow nota breath of wind light rain snow falls a gust of wind a downpour of raín snow melts a shower of rain a blanker of snow bo rain hard rain fell heavily Unit 14 14.1 1 travel 6 journey 2 trip 7 trips 3 journey $ travel/trips 4 travel 9 travel 3 trip 10 journey 14.2 1 make; fully 5 fasten 2 ajsle; window 6 board 3 connecting 7 run 4 entertainment 3 smardluxury; accommodacion 14.3 1 A bumpy Might. 2 Most people prefer smooth flights —+hough some people perhaps enjoy itowhen it is bumpy because it is more exciting! A scheduled flighr, In-fMight magazines. A business trip is one specific journey for business purposes whercas business travel refers to travelling in general for business purposes, Return journey. Not necessarily — family-cun means thar the main hotel staff are largely from the same family. in Le La “y 14.4 Possible ansiwer based on the experience of one of the authors: Last year | went vo California. 1 made all the travel arrangements myself over the Internet so it was cheaper than using a travel agent. | gota charter fight and good budger accommodation in San Francisco for a few nights. Although ir was a long, tiring journey from London, it was worrh it. While in San Francisco, took a day trip to the other side of the Bay, across the Golden Gate Bridge, and also went on a boat trip, which was fun. 1 had a smooth fight on the return journey but | was exhausted when 1 gor home. English Collocations in Use 133 AN 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 Unit 17 These collocations clearly describe negative aspects of character: a selfish streak bear a grudge make a fool out of someone hurt someone" feelings These collocations may describe negative aspects of character — itdepends on your point OÍ view: painfully shy snap decisions brutally honest 1 know that | have a tendency to bear a grudge, but 1 just can't forget something bad a friend did to me recently. She has a selfish streak and doesn't care sometimes how much she hurts my feclings. lam Ánding it increasingly hard to keep my temper with her. But perhaps it might be better to lose my temper and let her know how Ereally feel? 2 1 have always tried to put others first and not to think of myself. 1 believe you should nor lose your patience wich your friends, but if someone seems to enjoy making a fool out of you in front of other people, do those rules of friendship still apply? 3 Um a litde shy, though not parnfully shy, but sometimes 1 think E give the impression that P'm unfriendly, How can E convince people that l'm good company and worth getting to know? 4 Shóuld I talk about personal matters to my closest colleague at work? She is nor very good ar keeping secrers and she has a very vivid imagination. She always promises mot to tell other people, but Pm not sure she always keeps her word. 3 My boyfriend has a really friendly, ourgoing personality and a great sense of humour. He's highly intelligent and has a razor-ssharp mind. The perfect man. We've been together now for a year, and 1 like him a lot, but dont lore him any more. Should 1 be brurally honest with him and tell him 6 Drink a friend is destroying himself with drugs. | feel a sense of responsibility towards him. He has always been Bercely loyal to me in good and bad times, which is a wonderful aspect of his personality. 1 feel E ought to contact the police or social services, but 1 don't want to make a snap decision which Pl regret later, 1 Be Yes, he found it hard to come to terms with his new situation. 2 B: No, it's true. He just can't take a joke, can he? 3 B: Yes, it certainly revealed her true character. 4 DB: Yes, she always sets high standards for herselé, 3 Bi: Well, two-year-olds often throw tantrums. Other collocations you might find are: l to give your word; a man or woman of his:or her word 2 10 have a bad/foul temper; to have a sweet temper; to control your temper; tempers got frayed 3 sense of duty; sense of honour; sense cf fun Unit 18 *far” words “chin” words portly lanky dumpy slender chubby slim l slender, slim 4 portly 2 lanky 5 dumpy 3 chubby English Collocations in Live 135 18.2 bushy evebrows broad shoulders tiny tor droopy moustache oval face chubby checks siriking resemblance dishevelled hair 18.3 1 tiny tor 7 slim/slender waist 2 immaculately groomed 8 portly gentleman 3 jer-black 9 youchful appearance 4 shoulder-lengrh 10 gone 5 lovely complexion ll go 6 striking appearance 18.4 1 fair; dark 3 round; pointed 2 uptuerned; straight 4 coarse; sleck Unit 19 19.1 1 extended 5 dysfunctional 2 confirmed 6 late 3 distant 7 broken 4 close-knir 19.2 Charles and 1 are hoping to start a family soon. We both want to have lots of children, Ideally, Ud like to have my first baby next year, when TlLbe 25. My sister is expecting ¿ baby now, Ir's due next month. She's going to be a single parent and i'll be hard for her to bring up / raise a child on her own. 19.3 1 apply for custody 5 provide for your family 2 gera divorce 6 distant cousin 3 estranged wife 7 setup home 4 nuclear family $ trial separation 19.4 Possible ansivers: Il Just my husband and son. 2 No, don't know much at all about my distante relatives. 3 Ina small flat in London. 4 A stable home, where there are not likely to be sudden or unpleasant changes. A deprived home is one where living conditions are extremely poor. 3 to be expecting a baby 6 Yes, they can. A respectable family is one char outwardly conforms to social norms, but within its own private world, it may be dysfunctionaL The British Royal Farnily is often referred to as dysfunctional even though most people consider it 1o be respectable. T ex $ grant custody 19.5 If possible, ask your teacher or another good speaker of English to correct your paragraph for you. Unit 20 20.1 1 make 3 mutual 2 have 6 form 3 striking 7 acquaintance 4 spoil 8 grew 136 English Collocotlons in Use 21.3 22.1 22.2 22,4 22.5 23.1 23.2 138 English Collocations in Use 1 Examples could be a wedding, the birth of a healthy child, a degree ceremony, a birthday or other celebration. 2 afthe happy couple 3 lasting happiness 4 emotional impact 5 | was worried sick Follow up The Cambridge University Press website dictionary search will show you keep yonr temper, quick temper, be in a badífoul temper, then if you click again on temper (BEHAVIQUR), you will find have a real tenmper, even-tempered and bad-tempered. Unit 22 | fully-furnished accommodation 4 a studio Mar 2 short-let accommodation 3 ofkroad parking 3 a residential arca 6 a fully-ficted kitchen 1 We want to turn our garage into a granny far. 2 Jill has invived me to her house-warming party. 3) Next week I have to move out of my Mat. 4. Karl makes a business out of doing up old houses, 5 Our bedroom overlooks the garden. 6 Our house needs 1o be complerely refurbished. 7 UT hope that one day Pll havé a place of my own. 8 The bank can help if you want to take out a mortgage. 1 We live on a busy road, but we're lucky because we have off-road parking. 2 Gemma has moved out of her old far and has now gor a new place in Walville Streer: We're building an extension vo our house which will give us a bigger kitchen. The fat is fully furnished, which is good because | have no furniture of my own. 5he had vo take out a big mormgage as tre house was very expensive, There is no affordable housing for young people in dhis área; prices are ridiculously high New people have moved into the house next door. 1 haven't met them yet. It's a very spacious apartmene wich a huge living room and a big kitchen. The fac is available to rent from the first of March onwards. 10 My brother and his wife live in a draughty old cottage. Your dream home could be waiting for you ar Highdale Cottages. All cortages have a view of the River Marn. Ideal for anyone seeking a second home in the area. Telephone 3340251 for appointments to view 1D A e e l ,.. welcome her home, 4... make yourself ar home. 1... leave home / move our. 3 ... feel homesick. -- feel ar home. Unit 23 l set menu 4 ready meals 2 food addirives 5 fresh produce (Fresh food is also a possible collocation.) 3 junk food l Food addirives 4 fresh produce 2 Junk food 3 set menu 3 ready meals 23.3 23.4 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 25.1 Il Suzie 4 Nina 2 Ken 3 Polly 3 Richard 6 Archie 1 Processed foods may damage our healeh in the long term. 2 Some people always have three square meals a day, but 1 prefer a hearty breakfast and then a light meal around midday and a more substantial meal in the evening. 3 There are some overpriced restaurants in the city centre, bur down ar the beach, there are some nice, reasonably priced ones. 4 On my birrhday my parents took me out for a slap-up meal. They wanted to go for a gourmet meal but | said D'd prefer something more ordinary. $ Ice tea is a refreshing drink oo a hoc day, and is probably better for you than soft drinks such as cola or lemonade. 6 Let me take you out to dinner on your birthday, Or would you prefer a home-cooked meat T could make dinner for you ar my place. Unit 24 Matthew: Have vou read char new book char has just come out about Ireland? Lorna: No, Edon't go to bookshops and 1 don't read book reviews. Whats ir abour? Marthew: Well, it deals with the Irish War of Independence. T's very authentic and ie manages to capture the atmosphere of Ireland ar che beginning of he 20th century. Lorna: lx it just historical facts, then? Marthew: No, the central characters are two brothers who have different opinions about the war and this divides their family. In the opening chaptces they're happy and do everything together, but by the closing chapter they have become enemies. Lormas Mun, dt sounds a bir depressing to me. Marnhew: Well, it certaimly doesn't have a happy ending, but 1 liked it, and it's highly recommended by all the critics. Lorna: So, a book with a pleasant beginning and a sad endling). Not for me, Um afraid. 1 prefer the opposite. Across Down 3 absorbed 1 cameo 5 engrossed 2 nominated 6 stage 4 effects 7 lead full house bedtime reading box-office hir big screen female lead 1 film 3 book/magazine/article 2 (library) book 4 reading Unit 25 L The bands last CD was a massive/big hit, There are some great up-tempo numbers on this new CD, The band has a huge following of dedicated fans. Music was blasting out from a CD player when entered the house. She gave a virmoso performance of Heder's violin concerto last night. de de la English Collocations in Use 139 27.2 Suggested ansivers: 1 develop arthritis 2 had/suflered/experienced moderate or severe attacks of diarrhoca 3 To be diagnosed with cancer 4 contract malaria Í£ sustained serious injuries 6 carch pneumonia 27.3 1 serious; life-threatening 7 stick; shape 2 terminally $ incurable 3 dell 9 taken; excruciafing 4 balanced 10 healthy; vigarous 3 splicting 1 prescribed; alleviate 6 trivial 12 slight Unit 28 28.1 The strongest collocarions are the following, although others, such as enter a chatroom or visita website are also possible. 1 browse the web 6 autach a file 2 be connected to the internet 7 go online 3 enter the web address 8 visita chat room 4 access a websive 9 select an opcion 3 compose a message 28.2 1 maintained $5 burn 2 connected 6 hard 3 receive 7 delete 4 navigate $ online 28.3 Possible answers: 1 re-install the programs 7 Hit “reply”, compose your message and then press *send'. 2 save / back up your work $ download the picture 3 delete or erase a file 2 forward the message 4 that you have pur in 10. send an artachmenr / send itas an arrachment the correct address 11 to your home address 3 a search engine 12 predictive text 6 The e-mail will bounce. 28,4 1 ring 3 access 2 connection 6 clip 3 held 7 images 4 hacked 8 select f elick on Unit 29 29.1 1 have threc daughters. The oldest one studied for / took a degree in economics at Birmingham University. She obtained / was awarded her bachelor's degree last year and is now carrying out conducting some research on taxation laws in different countries, The second one is taking / enrolled on a course at Newcastle University. She's studying/taking history. She loves it, though she says she has to write far too many assignments, My youngest daughter is still ar school. She's sitting/taking her school-leaving exams in the summer. She'll go to university next year if she receives / is given good enough grades in her exams. She wants to study/take sociology and then obrain/acquire a social work qualification. My daughters are all receiving a much berter education than | ever had. English Colloconens ln Use 141 29.2 1 do 6 held 2 take/sir 7 draft 3 hand/give $ assessment 4 giving/doing 9 go $ withdraw 10 providelgive/ofter 29.3 1 passed 5 complete 2 give 6 send 3 recognises 7. leave 4 artend 8 keep l 29.4 — Possible answers: 1 Schoolehildren often take those exams ar about 16 if they are leaving school as soón a possible, or at 18 if they are planning to go on to further or higher education. 2 about 6 years 3 lt docs not depend on how you are fecling.on one specific day. You can sec whether you are improving or not as you go along. You can spend more time doing your work 4 Feedback on the clarity and accuracy of the presentation, ón the students pronunciation, on the student's use of visual aids. 3 lt helps you revise what you did in class. lt gives you a chance to do extra things chat you don't have time to do in class. 6 Write the words down io context, and revise what yow've written down every few day or weeks, 7 Further educacion is less academic than higher or tertiary education. Students study ing. say, car mechanies or secretarial skills are in further educarion whereas students studying, say, vo be lawyers or doctors are in higher or tertiary education. 8 You'd expect a final draft to be better than a first denfe, to be better organised, to have fewer spelling mistakes, and 50 0n. Unit 30 30.1 1 work 3 work 2 career 6 career 3 career 7 job 4 job 8 career; job; career 30.2 Sugrested anstwer: applicont 1=3 AS Kovin Marsh 3 Too young. does not hawe any experience | Nurdan Oxbek [1 Enough experience, right qualifications. has worked In a team, short notice | ¡Nuala Riley r] Wrong kind ol.experience, long period of notice, person needed immediately 30.3 1 She has sersome difficule targers for us all We're making preparations for the sales conference. Dalways keep my appointments. Jane will take the minutes ar the meeting. l have to give a presentation to my colleagues, He never achieved his goals in his carcer. He fielded my phone calls while 1 took time off. Ad A da o 142 English Collocations in Use 32,3 Suggested answers: groundbreaking rescarch makes a significant contribution to powerful arguments shape our thinking strenuously defends played a central role goes into grear detail concise summary irrefutable procé significant trends 32.4 1 playa part 2 ser out an argument 3 convinced by someone's argument 4 come under attack 3 make a contribution 6 carry out á study 7 go into detail $8 shape peoples chinking 32,5 1 powerful 4 challenge 2 supporting 3 groundbreaking 3 tendency 6 shape 32.6 Possible answers — there are many other ways of completing this table: verb odjective noun to palblish an outstanding artíclo Lo carry our original research to conduer a controlled experiment ta develop. a coherent theory to undertake a comprehensivo FUIver Unit 33 33.1 1 fal 3 making 2 distinction 6 case 3 take 7 touch 4 raise 33.2 1 assess 6 hold 2 convincingly 7 draw 3 draw 8 lay 4 lend 9 profoundly 5 forward 10 draw 33.3 1 presents 5 brielly 2 suggests 6 draws 3 adopts 7 hold 4 states 3 raises 144 English Gollocations in Use 33,4 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 Kerr takes ap a controversial position in his larest article. He puts forward the argument thar differences in behaviour between the sexes can be explained torally by the genes. He attempts to make á case for educating boys and girls separately in their primary school years. He argues, occasionally convincingly, char both sexes would benefit from chis. He diraws attention to recent rescarch which, he claims, lends support to his argument. However, he fails to take a number 0f important factors into consideration. He also makes no reference to the important work of Porter and Sinclair in this field. Lam sure that T will nor be alone in disagrecing profoundly with many of his conclusions. Follow up Possible collocations are: revolutionary theory, dismiss/disprove someone theory groundbreaking research, a major research project present one's argument, a powerful argument Unit 34 1 obeyfobserve 6 passing/introducing 2 observelobey 7 introduciog/passing 3 break $ upholdingfentorcing 4 respect 9 enforcinglupholding $ act 1 The rules apply to all students in the college. 2 The rules prohibit the use of mobile phones in class. 3 The rules allow students to book college guestrooms at weekends, 4 The regulations stipulave that coursework must be handed in on time. 5 Most students follow the rules without too many complaints. 6 The authorities benr the rules to allow Mary ro submit her coursework a little late. 7 All students must comply with the regulations, 1 e) Bill Sikes robs a bank. 2 8) The police carry out an investigation, 3 b) Bill Sikes goes on trial. 4 a) A number of witnesses appear in court. $ E) The jury reaches ies verdicn. 6 e) Bill Sikes is found guilty. 7 dj Bill Sikes is severely punished. Lo win his or her case 2 a fair trial 3 carry out an investigation 4 They may face the dearh penalty. 3 leomight act as a deterrent. 6 reach a verdict 7 harsh punishments/sentences 8 a heavy fine 1 Everyone must comply witch these regulations. 2 These rules apply to all citigens. 3 The jury reached a verdict of guilty. 4 The police are carrying out an investigation into the bank robbery. 5 Our company always acts within the law. 6 The rules do not allow students to cat and drink in-the classrooms. English Collocatiar in Use 145