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Exercises

13.8 You can keep a record of common collocations by using ‘spidergrams’. These are very clear
on the page and you can add to them. Complete these.

13.2 Write the opposite of these phrases and expressions.
1 sweet wine 5 get on the bus
2 a strong accent 6 tell the truth
3 strong coffee 7 catch the bus
4 a soft voice 8 get in the car
13.3 Find a suitable adjective, verb or adverb from the opposite page to complete these sentences.
1 Pm. sorry I’m late, but I................ the bus and had to wait ages for another
one.
2 Hew. everyone the same joke, and nobody laughed.
3 We had lots of snow in the night and I had a problem ................ the car this morning.
4 Michael is the owner, but his brother John ................ the company, and he has about 50
employees working for him.
5 I think they want to get married and ................ a family.
6 That’s the third mistake she’s ................ today.
TAS cee important that we finish this work by the end of the week.
8 If this... rain continues, I think he’s ................ unlikely to come.
9 I don’t drink 2000000000002... coffee at night because it keeps me awake.
10 Ireally 00. my family when I stayed in Australia on my own last year.

13.4 The adjectives on the left can all mean ‘very big’, but we often use them specifically with the
nouns on the right. Use a good dictionary to find the correct collocations, and then complete
the sentences below.

wide large shoulders —_ range
broad vast majority size

1 I used to be medium but I needa .......... 00000... now because I’ve put on weight.
2 Fortunately the shop I go to has a.......... 0000... of shirts and jumpers to choose from.
3 Ive also got very .......... cc. , but my waist is quite small.
4 A few men can’t find clothes to fit them, but the .........0 0000... are small, medium or large.

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