57.1 Choose the correct collacation to complete each short
dialogue.
1.
Jan: Have you decided what to do for Sophie’s birthday?
Gus: No, I’m afraid I haven’t had any decent / bright / welcome ideas at all.
2.
Liz: That wasn’t a very nice thing for her to say
when we were only trying to get
/ make / give her a good send-off.
Will:
I know, but I’m sure she didn’t mean / lose / drop any harm
3. Tom: Are you
still on / up / in for a night out tonight?
Sue:
No, I’m afraid not. I really need to get a big / simple / decent night’s sleep tonight.
4. Ros:
Congratulations! I hear you’ve been promoted.
Ana:
Wow! News goes /
comes / travels fast!
5.
Flo: I wish I hadn’t had / got / given a go at him for forgetting my
birthday.
Ed: Well, I wouldn’t lose any luck / sleep / shock over it! He’s very thick-skinned.
6. Nell: I
wish I’d spent less time going out with my friends and more time revising.
Tim: I mean / know / have the feeling. I made exactly the
same mistake.
57.2 Correct the collocation errors in these sentences.
1. I’m very delighted
with my wonderful present. (Absolutely Delighted)
2. I’m absolutely
shattered – I’ve been on the go all week. (Very Busy)
3. It was big
pleasure to meet you. (Great Pleasure)
4. I’m very looking
forward to hearing from you soon. (Really Looking Forward)
5. It got as a bit of
shock when I heard that
Ellen and Jim had split up. (It Came As a Bit of Shock)
6. To be strongly honest,
I don’t think he’ll ever make a good teacher.
7. I didn’t get much
luck when I was trying to find a new dress for the party. (Have Much Luck)
8. I hope I didn’t bring
your parents any troubles. (Cause You Any Trouble)
9. We strongly
hope that you will visit us again soon. (Sincerly)
10. The thought happened
to me that he might be in some kind of trouble.
11. Please don’t come
to any trouble on my account! (Don’t
Cause)
12. Drop me a ring when
you want to be picked up from the station. (Phone me/Call me)
57.3 Complete the crossword
Across
1. I don’t want to go
there again tomorroe. I can’t face the thought of it.
2. He really
got to me with his nasty comments.
3. Oddly enough, I found
it a welcome relief to be living in a much smaller flat.
4. Don’t forget to drop
us an e-Mail from time to time.
5. I’m glad to be seeing
the back of my old boss.
6. The simple reason
why I can’t stand him is that he was very rude to my best friend.
Down
1. You can’t be too tired to come out tonight. That’s a really feeble excuse.