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2. What is a collocation? A collocation is two or more words that often go together. These combinations just sound "right" to native English speakers, who use them all the time. Other combinations may be unnatural and just sound "wrong". 3. For example:Natural English... Unnatural English... the fast train the quick trainfast foodquick food a quick shower a fast showera quick meal a fast meal 4. Can you make money? Definitely, this is not how you make money! 5. Why learn collocations? Your language will be more natural and more easilyunderstood. You will have alternative and richer ways ofexpressing yourself. It is easier for our brains to remember and uselanguage in chunks or blocks rather than as singlewords. 6. How to learn collocations Be aware of collocations, and try to recognize themwhen you see or hear them. Treat collocations as single blocks of language.Think of them as individual blocks or chunk. Remember to learn strongly sport, not strongly +support. 7. When you learn a new word, write down otherwords that collocate with it, such as: remember rightly,remember distinctlyremember vaguely remember vividly 8. Read as much as possible. Reading is an excellentway to learn vocabulary and collocations in contextand naturally. Revise what you learn regularly. Practice using newcollocations in context as soon as possible afterlearning them. 9. that work for you. You Learn collocations in groupscould learn them by topic(time, number, weather, money, family) or by aparticular word (take action, take a chance, take anexam). You can find information on collocations in any goodlearners dictionary. And you can also findspecialized dictionaries of collocations. 10. Types of Collocation of collocation made There are several different typesfrom combinations of verb, noun, adjective etc. Someof the most common types are: Adverb + Adjective: completely satisfied(NOT downright satisfied) Adjective + Noun: excruciating pain(NOT excruciating joy) Noun + Noun: a surge of anger(NOT a rush of anger) 11. Noun + Verb: lions roar(NOT lions shout) Verb + Noun: commit suicide(NOT undertake suicide) Verb + Expression With Preposition: burst into tears(NOT blow up in tears) Verb + Adverb: wave frantically(NOT wave feverishly) 12. He has to ------ the bus. hold catch touch 13. Some collocation list Have TakeBreak have a bat take a breakbreak a habit have a drink take a chance break a leg have a good time take a look break a promiseNextEnglish club 14. Go back 15. Next slide