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( A f r e e e b o o k )
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What's acollocation?
When words go together a lot, they develop a link;a connection. Words which have strong links arecalled collocations.
For example, 'fast' and 'chair' have no link. If youtype "fast chair" into google you see 9,590 results.
Now try to search "fast food". You get 150,000,000results for fast food. So there is a strong linkbetween these words. 'Fast food' is a collocation.
Using collocations will help your English soundmore natural and more like a native speaker.
In this book there are 6 collocationsabout weather. We hope you enjoyit!
Click here to watch avideo about collocations.
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driving rain
This means very strong rain. Rainthat falls so powerfully it makes aloud noise and can even bepainful. This is often because therain is mixing with strong winds.
For example:
Can you hear the weather?There's driving rain outside.
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crisp snow
This is snow where the top layer isfrozen. It makes a noise when you walkon it.
For example:
It snowed last night and in the morningthere was crisp snow everywhere.
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Freak weather conditions
This means weatherconditions that arenot normal for theplace or the time ofyear. This could besnow in April orstrong lightning in aplace that does notnormally get it.
For example:
Climate change isstarting to causefreak weatherconditions all overthe world.
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Hard frostThis is when it gets very coldover night and you see a lot ofice covereing everything.
'Hard frost' is amuch bettercollocation than'strong frost'.
For example:
It will get downto -7C tomorrownight, so therewill be a hardfrost.
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The river burst its banks
This means there is too muchwater in a river – usuallybecause of heavy rain.
The river then overflows andcauses flooding.
For example:
The Amazon river alwaysbursts its banks during therainy season.
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baking hotThis just means 'very hot'. Other strongcollocations are 'scorching hot' and 'boilinghot'.
For example:
I just got back from holiday in Jamaica. Itwas baking hot every day.
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Quiz
1. ___________ hota) fryingb) cookingc) baking
The answers are on the next page.
Tick the correct collocation:
2. ___________ snowa) crunchyb) cracklingc) crisp
3. ___________ frosta) hardb) grandc) great
4. ___ weather conditionsa) weirdb) strangec) freak
5. The river ___ its banks.a) poppedb) burstc) cracked
6. ___________ raina) swimmingb) flyingc) driving
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1. ___________ hota) fryingb) cookingc) baking
2. ___________ snowa) crunchyb) cracklingc) crisp
3. ___________ frosta) hardb) grandc) great
4. ___ weather conditionsa) weirdb) strangec) freak
5. The river ___ its banks.a) poppedb) burstc) cracked
6. ___________ raina) swimmingb) flyingc) driving
Answers
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