Words that go together
Collocations are words that go together in a predictable way, like “salt and pepper” (not “pepper and salt”) and “take a trip” (not “do a trip”).
For example, what verb usually goes with joke?
He is good at telling jokes.
He is good at saying jokes.
He is good at doing jokes.
Talk about it Do you know any other verbs or any adjectives that go with joke?
Notice
Notice these verbs that collocate with “joke”. Do any of them surprise you?
Notice these adjectives that collocate with “joke”. Do any of them surprise you?
Collocations will change your life!
Now read and listen to learn more about collocations and why they are important.
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Revised from source
Listen to the audio again. This time, "shadow" the speaker. (Read along with the speaker.) It's really good for your pronunciation! ???
Talk about it
The article lists several collocation errors. Do you know what's wrong with these sentences? Can you correct them? Check (?) the ones where you know what's wrong.
I made my homework.
She loves to play soccer and skiing.
I lost the bus, so I was late.
I did a mistake.
I’m not very good in math.
I very enjoyed the party.
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