Doan Thi Diem Secondary School Class: 9C

COLLOCATION 7: COLLLOCATIONS WITH PHRASAL VERBS

COLLOCATIONS IN SPEECH
COME AND GET IT & TELL ME HOW YOU FEEL

I. 1.on, off to 2.up, into 3.about, out 4.out of, into 5.in, up
II. 1.I drew up a list of everyone I wanted to invite to the party. 2.Our boss expected us
to carry out orders without asking any questions. 3.I ran up a lot of debts when I was
starting my business. 4.I put on weight when I lived in Italy because the food was so
good. 5.I wasn’t very tired, but I eventually got off to sleep at around midnight.
6.When he saw his mother, he broke into a run. 7.In my job, I come into contact with
people from all over the world. 8.Floor-length skirt have gone out of fashion. 9.A
big hat would come in handy – it’s very hot there. 10.Life is very hard for us, but we
are optimistic that a new government will bring about change.
III. 1.brought 2.got 3.gone 4.came 5.drawn 6.ran
IV. 1.get off to sleep 2.run up debts 3.come into contact 4.bring about change 5.break
into a run 6.put on weight 7.go out of fashion 8.draw up a list 9.come in handy
V. 1.F 2.T 3.T 4.T 5.F 6.F 7.T 8.F 9.F 10.T
VI. 1.g 2.f 3.c 4.e 5.b 6.h 7.a 8.d
VII. 1.bottling up her feelings 2.holds out hope that he will be found 3.pour his heart out
4.burst out laughing 5.pluck up the courage to ask him 6.work up the enthusiasm
7.go to pieces 8.bursts into tears

HOW ARE YOU DOING & I (DON’T) REMEMBER

I. 1.b 2.a 3.b 4.a 5.c 6.a 7.c 8.b

II. 1.g 2.b 3.h 4.f 5.a 6.e 7.c 8.d
III. Having a catch-up, catch a film, grab a bite, driving me mad, didn’t have the faintest
idea, give you a hand, put my feet up, have any luck
IV. 1.T 2.F 3.F 4.F 5.T 6.F
V. 1.We caught a film and then went for dinner 2.It would be nice to have a catch-up
with you sometime soon 3.I grabbed a bite while I was in town so I’m not hungry
now 4.I don’t have the faintest idea what she means 5.Could you give me a hand
with these boxes? 6.She used to talk non-stop and it drove me mad 7.Did you have
any luck getting hold of his mobile number? 8.Why don’t you put your feet up for a
while?
VI. 1.b 2.c 3.c 4.c 5.a 6.a 7.a 8.b 9.a 10.b
VII. 1.g 2.j 3.h 4.i 5.b 6.c 7.d 8.a 9.e 10.f
VIII. 1.slips 2.vaguely 3.draw 4.mind 5.distinctly 6.dwell 7.earliest 8.vivid 9.filled with
10.bring back
IX. 1.dwell on the past 2.vivid memories 3.really brings back memories 4.completely
slipped my mind 5.filled with nostalgia 6.distinctly remember 7.your earliest
memory 8.your mind goes blank 9.I vaguely remember 10.I drew a blank