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A collocation is a group of two or more words that often go together.

Examples :
Make money - Civil society - Human rights.
Below is a list of collocation used in 2nd year bac text books

 adult illiteracy
 adult literacy
 Artistic talents
 boarding school
 brain drain
 Brain gain
 civic education
 common good
 communication technology
 community service
 critical thinking
 cultural diversity
 cultural heritage
 cultural values
 cultural shock

 developed countries
 developing countries
 digital camera
 educational system
 enjoy the same rights
 equal opportunity
 equal rights
 equal status
 fight corruption
 formal education
 fulfil a dream
 financial help
 financial support
 financial assistance

 gender gap
 general assembly
 generation gap
 have access
 have fun
 health care
 high priority
 higher education
 human resources
 human rights
 impose sanctions
 informal education
 information technology
 international organisations

 local community
 look forward to
 make an effort
 mobile phone
 natural disaster
 natural resources
 non-formal education
 non-governmental organisations
 Note taking
 old-fashioned
 pay attention
 problem solving
 racial discrimination
 raise awareness

 rural areas
 school subject
 secretary-general
 sense of humour
 skilled worker
 sustainable development
 Take care
 Take part in
 Take place
 Urban areas
 under-developed country
 Vacuum cleaner
 vocational education
 voluntary work

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