Lesson: 594962305

Date: 01/11/2022 11:04:44

Exercise:

Collocation IV

to set aside time to do something
to look forward to doing something
Before you know it
Before I forget
to go to extremes
to think things through
to hand something to somebody on a silver platter
to strike a happy medium


Activity 1
Match the phrases with their definitions:

a) to set aside time to do something
b) to look forward to doing something
c) Before you know it
d) Before I forget
e) to go to extremes
f) to think things through
g) to hand something to somebody on a silver platter
h) to strike a happy medium


1. Let me tell you this now, in case I don't remember later

2. Very soon; in a very short period of time

3. to give someone something without them having to work or make an effort to get it

4. to expect something with pleasure; you are happy that something is going to happen

5. to carefully consider the possible results of doing something

6. to find a sensible way between two extreme and opposite courses of action; somewhere between the two extremes

7. to allocate time, to save timefor a special purpose

8. to make a great or extreme effort to do something; to do something to a point beyond what is normal or acceptable


Activity 2
Fill in the sentences with a suitable word/ words:

a) aside
b) forward
c) before
d) extremes
e) through
f) a happy medium
h) on a silver platter

1. We were looking ..... to buying our own house.

2. Spring break will be here .... you know it.

3. I need time to think it .... .

4. ..... I forget, I'm having a party at my house on Saturday and you should come.

5. I've set ..... some time to meet with you this week.

6. He had a scholarship handed to him ..... . He didn't make any effort at all.

7. Oh, ..... I forget, your father called again.

8. It's very difficult to strike .... ..... and make it right for everybody.

9. Top athletes are prepared to go ..... .... to achieve success.

10. One thing kept leading to another, and .... I knew it a small industry had been set in a motion.

11. Could you set .... half an hour this afternoon to talk about this matter?

12. We have thought .... the matter and have come to a decision.

13. Don't go ..... ..... to get them to like you.

14. She has never had to work a day in her life. Her parents hand her everything .... .... .

15. I'm not far from your house, so I'll be there .... you know it.

16. I have a new set of friends and something to look .... to everyday.

17. It's about getting ..... ..... of quantity and quality.

18. Can we set .... some time in the evenings and do this face-to-face?

19. We look .... to the successful completion of the deal.

20. She needed to get away and think things .... before the emotional burden toppled her control.


Activity 3
Fill in the sentences with a suitable word or a phrase:

a) on a silver platter
b) aside
c) forward
d) before
e) extremes
f) through
g) a happy medium

1. I'm really looking .... to working with you.

2. We must strive to strike .... ... between bland meal budgeting and over-the-top culinary creations.

3. ..... you know it, you'll be graduating, so start thinking about your future now.

4. She did no work at all, expecting to have everything handed to her ...... ..... .

5. I try to strike .... .... when I'm on holiday, and spend half my time doing things and the other half relaxing.

6. People need time to think .... what changes will mean for them.

7. This is political correctness taken to .... .

8. He sets .... some time every day to read to his children.

9. If you keep spending money like that, you'll be broke .... you know it.

11. They all seem to believe that life's riches should come handed to them ..... ... and that work is for morons.

12. It's my fault. I didn't think it .... .

13. Somewhere between those two things we must find a .... ..... .

14. She is so good- looking that she gets everything ... .... .

15. Try to set .... some time each day for exercise.

16. He looked .... to the end if his shift.

17. Isabella is a very spoilt and lazy person. The trouble is that throughout her life she's been given everything .... .... , so she has no concept of work ethic.

18. Setting .... some time for ourselves to cultivate some calm can do wonders for our productivity, mental health and help us mindfully prepare for the weekend.

19. Summer will be over .... you know it.

20. It can be difficult for working mothers to find a .... .... between maintaining their careers and caring for their families.

21. I must write it down at once .... I forget any of it.

22. Setting .... some time to reflect on the parts of life you're most thankful for can not only help reduce stress, but also inspire a more comprehensive worldview in the process.

22. She has never had to work a day in her life. Her parents hand everything .... ... .... .

23. He went .... .... to learn the truth.

24. It's important to remember that setting .... some time - even just a few minutes - each day for "me time" can go a long way in maintaining a healthy balance between work and personal life.


Activity 4
Match to words yo make collocations:

1) to set ...
2) to look ...
3) Before you ...
4) Before ...
5) to go ....
6) to think ...
7) to hand something ...
8) to strike a ...


A) ... to extremes

B) ... I forget

C) ... forward to doing something

D) ... things through

E) ... aside time to do something

F) ... know it

G) ... happy medium

H) ... to somebody on a silver platter