Lesson: 594962303

Date: 23/10/2022 23:34:13

Exercise:

Collocations III

Activity 1
Match the collocations with their definitions:

1. to make up one's mind
2. to pull yourself together
3. to lose one's temper
4. to leave much to be desired
5. to come to fruition
6. to find your niche
7. to resist the temptation

a. start to succeed and produce the results that were intended or hoped for; realize, accomplish, or fulfill a plan or a project

b. to be of a very low quality or standard; something is not very good at all or is not close to being good enough

c. stop yourself from doing it although you would like to do it; to oppose, combat, resist

d. to become calm and behave normally again after being angry or upset; recover control of one's emotions

e. to do a job or fill a position that is very suitable for someone, especially one that they like; a place, employment, status, or activity for which a person or thing is best fitted

f. to make a final decision after a period of consideration

g. to suddenly become very angry so that you cannot control yourself; fail to retain composure when angry

Activity 2
Fill in the sentences with a suitable word:

a. mind
b. together
c. temper
d. desired
e. fruition
f. niche
g. the temptation

1. The working conditions here leave a lot to be ..... .

2. It was only a minor accident, but the driver couldn't seem to pull himself .... .

3. These plans take time to come to .... .

4. I think we have found a .... in the toy market.

5. I can't make up my .... where to take my vacation.

6. If you feel hungry during the day, resist the .... to eat chocolate.

7. I've never seen him get cross or lose his .... .

8. He had a hard time finding his .... academically.

9. After months of hard work, our plans finally came to ..... .

10. As the argument escalated, Frank lost his .... completely.

11. Resist the .... to get involved. After all, it's not your problem.

12. You have to pull yourself ....., go out there and talk to them.

13. I can't decide for you. You'll have to make up your own ... .

14. Bob's idea of a balanced diet left something to be .... .

Activity 3
Fill in the sentences with a suitable word:

a. mind
b. together
c. temper
d. desired
e. fruition
f. niche
g. the temptation

1. We were fortunate, however, to have found a .... that no one else cornered.

2. Although her education left a great deal to be .... , she was an extremely intelligent person.

3. She thought of taking a day off work, but resisted the ...... .

4. I'm not sure what flavour I want - I'm still making my ...... up.

5. Stop crying and pull yourself ..... .

6. We like it when our hard work pays off and ideas come to .... .

7. I'm usually a pretty calm person, but whenever I start driving, I find I lose my ..... at the slightest inconvenience.

8. Nobody was sure whether the deal would ever come to ..... .

9. Karen couldn't make up her ..... whether to apply for a job or not.

10. He loses his .... very quickly if you argue with him.

11. I wasn't expecting a huge amount from a budget hostel, but this place leaves much to be ..... nonetheless.

12. As a young actress, she resisted the ..... to move to Hollywood.

13. With an effort Mary pulled herself ..... .

14. Simon quickly found his .... as a busy freelance model maker.

Activity 4
Match the words to make collocations:

1) to make ...
2) to pull ...
3) to lose ...
4) to leave much ...
5) to come ...
6) to find ...
7) to resist ...

A) .... one's temper

B) .... to fruition

C) ... your niche

D) ... up one's mind

E) ... the temptation

F) ... yourself together