ELSAC Workout: Podcast 11

ELSAC Workout: Podcast 11: Collocations

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Language Focus: Collocations
Level: Intermediate
Time: 30 min
Suggested next workout: Podcast 12: Linkers- first, second , third and last but not least
ELSS Writing Workshop

Extra support: ELSS Writing Studio;
Corpus of Contemporary American English
https://www.english-corpora.org/coca/

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1. What did Sam suggest Celine do to improve her use of collocations?
	a. Seeking help from translation apps
	b. Seeking help from translation apps and reading/listening to English texts
	c. Reading/listening to English texts instead of relying on translation apps
2. Which one is the wrong collocation in the following sentence? "I did not have time to read or listen to many English texts due to my hectic schedules. However, it turned out to be a powerful strategy to improve my English."
	a. Hectic schedules
	b. Powerful strategy
	c. Improve my English
3. Choose the correct collocation from below: "One way to _________ environmental problems is cutting down the use of plastic materials."
	a. crack
	b. solve
	c. repair
4. Complete the following sentence with the appropriate adjective "All my documents got wet in my bag when I was walking in______ rain."
	a. heavy
	b. strong
	c. big
5. Complete the following sentence with the appropriate noun "Advanced technology plays an important role in fighting against incurable __________."
	a. problems
	b. illnesses
	c. diseases

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Podcast 11

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