Lesson: 594962300

Date: 17/10/2022 19:26:07

Exercise:

Collocations I

Activity 1
Collocations

Match the collocations with their definitions:

1. a sight for sore eyes
2. peace and quiet
3. hustle and bustle
4. a blessing in disguise
5. a desert island
6. a short cut
7. a road map

a) - a setting, situation, or period in which one has no disturbances or stress;
- tranquility and freedom from disturbance;
- a period of calm, silence etc especially after noise, stress etc

b) an island, especially in a warm region, where no people live

c) something that seems bad or unlucky at first, but results in something good happening later
- an apparent misfortune that eventually has good results

d) a set of guidelines, instructions, plans or explanations;
- a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of actions

e) someone or something you are happy or relieved to see

f) a large amount of activity and work, usually in a noisy surrounding

g) an alternative route that is shorter than the one usually taken;
- a quicker way of doing something in order to save time or effort

Activity 2
Collocations

Fill in a suitable collocation:

a) a sight for sore eyes
b) peace and quiet
c) hustle and bustle
d) a blessing in disguise
e) a desert island
f) a short cut
g) a road map

1. Being laid off was a ........ ...... - within a month I got a much better job.

2. That bottle of water at the end of this hike is going to be a ........ ........ .

3. If you had to live on a ....... ...... with one other comic, who would you pick?

4. All I want on this vacation is some ......... ......., so I'm not bringing my phone, my laptop, or anything else that could even remind me of work!

5. Fame can be a ....... ...... to love and money.

6. He moved to his parents' farm to have a break from the ......... ....... of the big city.

7. A business plan is a ............ for achieving a vision or goal.

8. What three things would you take if you were cast away on a ......... ......... ?

9. There aren't really any ........ ..... to learning English.

10. After twenty hours of driving, my family was a ........... ...... .

11. I avoid the ....... ...... of malls and shopping centers whenever I can.

12. He submitted a very clear .......... of how to achieve our goals.

13. I'm taking my kids to the movies to give my wife some ...... ..... for the evening.

14. Franklin's illness proved a ...... ....... , for it gave him strength and courage which he had not had before.

Activity 3
Collocations

Fill in with a suitable collocation:

a) a sight for sore eyes
b) peace and quiet
c) hustle and bustle
d) a blessing in disguise
e) a desert island
f) a short cut
g) a road map

1. Why don't you all go and play outside? Your mother needs a bit of ......... ....... .

2. I wanted to take a ....... through the orchard to the road leading down to the town, but then my foot caught in a root.

3. If you were abandoned on a ......... ....... , you would have total personal sovereignty to do exactly what you want.

4. A personal financial plan is a ....... ...... towards the recipient's desired future lifestyle.

5. We've been struggling with this problem for hours, and you arrive and solve it in minutes; you're a ........ ....... .

6. Being caught in that traffic jam was a ...... ..... . If I hadn't missed the flight, I would have been on that plane when it crashed.

7. There's a lot of ....... ...... in this office at the end of the fiscal year.

8. An Action Plan outlined a ...... ...... for improving energy efficiency and clean energy infrastructure.

9. Carwyn seemed like a castaway on a ...... ..... .

10. The sunset over the Strait of Malacca is a ........ ...... .

11. Don't use ....... to solve the problem, or the answer is likely to be wrong.

12. If I'm going to concentrate, I need a bit of ........ ...... .

13. His accident was a ..... ..... because it gave him lots of time to think about his life while he was recovering, and as a result he made some important changes that improved his life.

14. They love the ...... ..... of the city.

Activity 4
Collocations

Match the words to form the collocations:

1) a sight ...
2) peace ...
3) hustle and ....
4) a blessing ...
5) a desert ...
6) a short ...
7) a road ...

A) .... island

B) .... bustle

C) ... and quiet

D) ... cut

E) ... for sore eyes

F) ... map

G) ... in disguise