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Collocations and Example Sentences
Collocations and Example Sentences
GRACIA MORALES
THE ENVIRONMENT
• ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
– Cause/contribute to climate change/ global
warming.
– Produce pollution/ CO2/ greenhouse emissions
– Damage/destroy the environment/ a marine
ecosystem/ the ozone layer/ coral reefs
– Degrade ecosystems/ habitats/ the environment
– Harm the environment/ wildlife/ marine life
– Threaten natural habitats/ coastal ecosystems
– Deplete natural resources/ the ozone layer
THE ENVIRONMENT
• ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
– Pollute rivers and lakes/waterways/the aire/ the
atmosphere/ the environment/ oceans
– Contaminate groundwater/ the soil/ food/ crops
– Log forests/ rainforests/ trees
THE ENVIRONMENT
• PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
– Address/ combat/ tackle the threat/ effects/
impact of climate change
– Fight/ take action on/ reduce/ stop global
warming
– Limit/ curb/ control
air/water/atmospheric/environmental/electromag
netic/ garbage pollution
– Cut/ reduce pollution/ greenhouse gas emissions
THE ENVIRONMENT
• PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
– Reduce (the size of) your carbon footprint
– Achieve/ promote sustainable development
– Preserve/conserve natural resources/ biodiversity
– Protect endangered species/ a coastal system
– Prevent/stop soil erosion/ overfishing/ massive
deforestation/ damage to ecosystems
– Raise awareness of environmental issues
– Save the planet/ the rainforests/ an endangered
species
THE ENVIRONMENT
• ENERGY AND RESOURCES
– Conserve/ save/ consume/ waste energy
– Manage/ exploit/ be rich in naural resources
– Dispose of/ throw away litter/ garbage/ rubbish/
trash/ sewage
– Be made from recycled/ recyclable/biodegradable
material
– Recycle bottles/ packaging/ paper/ plastic/ waste
– Promote/ encourage recycling/ sustainable
development/ the use of renewable energy
THE ENVIRONMENT
• ENERGY AND RESOURCES
– Develop/ invest in/ promote renewable energy
– Reduce your dependence/ reliance on fossil fuels
– Get/obtain/ generate/ produce electricity from
wind, solar, and wave power/ renewable
resources
– Build/ develop a wind farm
– Install solar panels
– Be powered by solar panels
RULES AND REGULATIONS
• REGULATION/ LAW/ LEGISLATION/ ROYAL
DECREE/ STATUTE/ COMMANDMENT
– Obey a rule/ the regulations/ a law/ a commandment
– Be against the rules/ regulations/ laws
– Break a rule/ regulation/ law/ commandment
• PROBLEMS AT SCHOOL
- Be the victim/ target of bullying
- Skip/cut class/school
- Cheat in/on an exam/ a test
- Get/ be given a detention (for doing sth)
- Be expelled from/be suspended from school
EDUCATION
• WORK AND EXAMS
– Do your homework/ a project on sth
– Work on/ write/ do/ submit an essay/ a dissertation/
a thesis/ an assignment/ a paper
– Finish/complete your studies
– Study/prepare/revise/review/cram for a test/an
exam
– Take/do/sit a test/an exam
– Mark/grade homework/a test
– Do well in/on a test/an exam
– Pass/fail an exam/ a course/ a subject
EDUCATION
• UNIVERSITY
– Apply to/ get into/ go to/ start college/ university
– Leave/graduate from law
school/college/university
– Study for a law degree/ a degree in physics
– Earn/receive/be awarded/hold a master’s
degree/ a bachelor’s degree/ a PhD in econocmics
FASHION
• CLOTHES AND FASHION
– Be wearing a new outfit/bright colours/fancy
dress/fur/uniform
– Be dressed in black/red/jeans and a T´shirt/ your best
suit
– Be dressed for work/dinner/school/ a special occasion
– Be dressed as a man/woman/clown/pirate
– Wear/dress in casual/designer/second-hand clothes
– Wear jewelry/accessories/ a watch/glasses/ contact
lenses/perfume
FASHION
• CLOTHES AND FASHION
– Put on/ take off your clothes/coat/shoes/helmet
– Pull on/pull off your coat/gloves/socks
– Change into/get changed into a pair of jeans/ your pyjamas
• APPEARANCE
– Change/enhance/improve your appearance
– Create/get/give something a new/contemporary/retro look
– Have/get a haircut/your hair cut/a new hairstyle
– Have/get a piercing/your nose pierced
– Have/get a tattoo/a tattoo done (on your arm/ a tattoo
removed
– Have/get cosmetic surgery
– Use/wear/apply/put on make-up/cosmetics
FASHION
• FASHION
– Follow/keep up with (the) fashion/the latest fashions
– Spend/waste money on designer clothes
– Be fashionably/ sylishly/ well dressed
– Have a great/ terrible/ awful taste in clothes
– Update/ revamp your wardrobe
– Be /come into/ go out of fashion
– Create a style/ a trend/ vogue for something
– Organize/ put on a fashion show
– Show/unveil a designer’s spring/summer collection
ENTERTAINMENT
• FUN/ RECREATION/ RELAXATION/ PLEASURE/
AMUSEMENT
– I go jogging/ hiking for relaxation/ recreation/
business/ pleasure/ amusement/ entertainment/
fun
– To provide entertainment/ amusement/
recreation/ relaxation/ fun
– There are a wide variety of amenities/ theme
parks/ shopping malls/centres…
MUSIC
• LISTENING
– Listen to/ enjoy/ love classical music/jazz/pop, etc
– Listen to the radio/ an MP3 player/ a CD
– Put on/ play a CD/ some music/ a song
– Turn down/ up the music/ radio/ volume/ bass
– Go to a concert/ festival/ gig/ performance/ recital
– Copy/ burn/ rip music/ a CD/ a DVD
– Download music/ an album/ a song/ a demo/ a video
• PLAYING