Tents and technologists are pushing back the frontiers! of ienowledge every day Scientists publish ther findings’ and they ov {eveloped into commercial applications We have become very skilled stharnessing technology in ll sorts of creative ways. New cutting: age design’ is transforming our dally lives and our businesses: But things do not always run smoothiy®, There can be difficulties installing tequipment anc hardware can suffer from wear and tear, Viruses con Cause systems to crash and lead to the loss of important data. ‘A power eut may cause machinery to lose power and production may. Faroe Sunt cower is restored. computers have tobe shut down’ |) BF) or even a short time, it can cause a variety of problems 5 work without problems damage caused by ordinary use ke 7 switched off completely » extending the limits Fresults making use of “the most innovative design 1. Findings is almost aways used in the plural. Scientists publish their findings, NOT finding, |). Researchis uncountable. They published some interesting research, NOT researshes. BE) novations gee res 5 pia ot TP Ce Ren ne arinee onmer MTN) COTM Riel scace se rtd i ? aa Fo Inever carry much ‘real money’. | ust puta cardina slot and enter my PIN. | = ttssomuch easierto swipe a card than usea traditional key — Remember when you had to rush out to the bank in your lunch hour? Online banking is fantastic. — by musi collection used to take up @ whole wal of my room, Now Ive got far more music stored on my phone. — How did people manage without mobile phones? | love downloading new apps! hotspots! are fantastic -Ican easly get online using my own laptop. ~ Itravel alt and it's great to be able to get remote access to my email — Remember when you had to get off the sofa to switch channels on your black and white V7 Now you turn your huge flat-screen TV on and off by remote contrat! | — High-definition TV the picture is fantastic compared with before. — use satmav?in the car al the time - much easier than looking at a paper map. + public places where people can access the internet via awireless signal * short for satelite navigation Go to www.newscientist.com and click on a link that appeals to you. 16 English Colloc tons in Use AdvancedExercises von errors in these sentences: 19 SOE sentences there 36.1 Look at A. Correct the colocation "igmore than one error. a 1 you switch off your computer without ATE eo 2 Marit eect everthing trun gent Aothad some tiating his new computer 3 Alex had some technical ; 3 Aloha some tamous forts cuting de GESIE™ ay ey halt producing, 4 necrfernced ther machines rear ey Mow Ae tier of science luoc!s 6 Vie dreams of making a discovery that wou! d a : 7 scent ingsinaadeiOUS esate 8 you may lose data gine it would be au equipment. problems int Scientists usually publicise their on at There was a power bredk this morning, The power went of till mid ne ication of 9 Noah loves pure research but his brother is more interested in ia ee practical projects andi arasing new technology or COMMER STE sing 10 They carried out researches over a ten-year period and finally this month, i ion from B. 36.2. What are the people inthe pictures doing? Answer using 2 collocation from 8 research to He's 20! fssinpetininty She's aft __semal 36,3 Answer these questions using collocations from the opposite page. 1 What three technological developments have made watching television a better experience? 2 What might happen if the computer systems in a company suddenly became overloaded, or there was a serious problem with the software or hardware? 3 Isit always necessary for people to visit the bank personally to do their business? 4 What might you try to find at an airport if you, say, wanted to check your email from your own laptop? 5. You want to watch TV but a boring programme has come on. What do you do? 6 You are tired of performing the same tasks on your phone. You want something different What can you do? 7 What eventually happens to electrical items that you use 2 lot? Use a dictionary to help you answer the questions. 1 What collocations with screen can be used to mean (a) TV and (b) the cinema? 2. What can online collocate with as well as shopping and banking? 3 What can remote collocate with as well as access and control?ould haa or a yen i wa as ave Journey? somennore Stopover? in, Sao Pao before travelling on alrlino to Ri WaT ad a thirst for a '/ contain my ox Cn dventure and often get itchy feet so | citement when | set off for South America Muheng 1 atduous' journey | should have broken the 1316 Dut | did it all in one go. Next time, I'l have a Olo, have a bit of a rest and do the sights there ‘ler two fantastic weeks in the Amazon | gota fight on a low-cost lo de Janeiro. | then tried to get a fight to Peru but they Were all full, 60 they put me on standby* Luckily | got a seat | ical, uring, needing aot of efor stopped fora short time “have a bret (usually) overnight stay ina place when (on along journey to somewhere else, usualy by air MRED artictes about travel adventures —_ North Pole Expedition uaa. Some longed-for sunny spells have boosted the spirits" of three British women hoping to set 2 polar trekking record. The women have faced severe weather conditions since setting off to walk to the North Pole 18 days ago. However, the team’s base camp manager said she had spoken to them yesterday by satellite phone and they had been relieved to report the weather was sunny and their spirits were high? ‘made feel more cheerful ? they were in a positive mood 1? Peru | went trekkifig in the Andes. The guide took us off the boaten track and | fet ike an intrepid® explorer from another Century in some unexplored wilderness. There was 2 real sense of adventure, One day we actually got hopelessly lost. We were afraid they'd have to send out a search party to look for us But then we met some locals who helped us get back on to our path, ‘+ made me wait to see if a seat became available * brave, with no fear of dangerous situations London to Tangier by train Whilst this journey may not compare in terms of sheer epic grandeur to some of the great American train journeys, it does have a special charm all of its own. It may not bbe cheap but if you keep your eyes peeled, you can find some surprisingly good deals. If your budget doesn’t quite stretch to? 2 sleeping compartment, you can always just curl up in your seat for the night. Let the thythmic motion and the dull rumbles of the train lull you to sleep. The frst leg of the journey gives you very little indication of what lies ahead 3 you can't afford Look at www.nationalgeographic.com or an adventure travel company such as wow, keadventure.com, 6 English Collocotions m Use AdvuncedExercises ses using a word from ehe BOX sumentaries 3 26.1 complete these descriptions of TV doe une’ 7 ~ sights Sana besten intrepid sense_ ee 4 7 Anna Trensholm plan sing tobe to cover every eventuality? before we commit 10% to gong one. \We propose to end our relationship with the garden centres where we curently sell. We've ‘reached this decision after careful consideration. We do believe that realistically its {the only option open to us. The deciding factor was losing our biggest customer - the (Greenway garden centre chain fter that, we realy had no choice "considering but notin a focused way Sheep to 2showed/ made known forthe fistime "a upgestion that you are not sure willbe accepted 1 ‘increasing support for something leave everything to their judgement doing something as a result of a suggestion * consider all possible situations and difficulties putinto operation MRE aking pians ‘Note the collocations in this speech at the start of an annual youth summit. Good morning, friends, and welcome to our summit, the frst of what we plan to {ee an annual event! | have been waiting for this day with eager anticipation’ €] £3) fora long time. We came up with the idea five years ago and preparations #44 have been underway” ever since, There was a certain amount of necessary ** groundwork to do, ofcourse, before our sponsors were able to reach the 2 decision to support us. But then we were able to turn our attention to how best 10 put our ideas into practice. 2 feeling of great excitement about something that happening, is going tohappen > work done in preparation Rejecting plans 5 Someone may declare outright opposition or outright hostility to a plan. [say they are completely copposedjhostle]A plan can be rejected out of hand! [totally rejected) Those who do not lke a plan or piece of work may offer constructive criticism. [ciicism which isuseful and intended to help or improve] Beep Mier es ae 5 Note that we come to or arrive at a conclusion, NOT make a conclusion, English Collocations in Use Advanced28.1 28,2 28.3 28.4 28.5 Exercises jons. Match te two parts ofthese colloca ; 1 unwell every evertualty 2 stickto alt of support ia 3 make something 903 4 leaveit aschedule be apln Sdumop — oneresascton hw conversation to make Ba67** witl Complete each eee 1A: Ithink wre shut do what by Yes, think we should definitely 2 a sto make a timetable for wht needs tobed Yes, wenneed to draw 6 ached Weneed alot of discussion before we can * Yes, we need acouple of meetings before We CIM. Weneed to beable to have more influence over Fagree, We must foie econ oer things eee aanse tthe problem thal save it PePmaneN y. B: L agree. It's not alt sup o.com. $01UtION. 6 We don'treally have that choice. B: Lagiee That 2pm... isnotopen t0 us Complete each sentenceusing a word fromthe box Grange consideration factor groundwork launch outright suggestion 1 After careful. __., we decided not to sell the business. Paella the ness) yea A THEN mmo the chee i MAY 33 Iwas very shocked t encounter SUC nm frennn-——- hostility to my plan 44 Moneys always the deciding... in business decisions. 5 Itwas only tentative. nnmmmn Nt fial decision. 6 There's been a sight... of plan, m afraid. Correct the collocation errors in these sentences, 1 Final preparations for the music festival are now undergone 2 Iwasvery upset when they ejected my suggestions out offoot. fo 5 The company came of with the idea of encouraging customers to recycle packaging. '¢ don’t think you wilfind it easy to get your ideas into practice. p+ 5 Hedeclared his offright opposition tothe plan, e's | 5 congyected rts savayeleae, but reat cticsmis nat Complete the word puzzle, ‘cross 3 Its dificult to put the ides into— f 5 Heleaves me to— the plans for our holidays. 6 We should — on this suggestion at once. f i oe 2 Neng eto Eft) 3 Moctbevachgel 4 |—with a few ideas, but rejected them, L English Collocotons ia Use Advanced aPUNCH Damaging the environment ead this extract from a report on gelling rid of waste. \ Disposal of household waste just dump! such waste and hi substances which are extreme dittren) task fr local authoitins. Towns and cites cannot wil go away, Household waste contains many matorils and ly harflt th f ‘solutions. Efforts 19 environment, and authorities need long-term rts {0 recycle waste are only a partial solaton, Meanie, the probe of toxic? wast remains tay have less me set eet ware ta he isso publ ea rs el oe lecade to avold an environmental catastrophe on a global scale. 1 dispose of in an irresponsible manner 1» seneencenernemcm 2 poisonous Bb Climate change and its consequences fl anvinterview with Gary Prime, an American rock star Known support of environmental campaigns, whois visiting London. Interviewer: Would you agree that climate change is the most urgent issue facing us today? Prime; Definitely. You only have to lookatthe changing weather patterns in many parts ofthe word's absolutely vital thatwe change our ways beforeit'stoo late Parts of Europe hich used to be cooler now experience intense, searing heat’, and temperatures = soar above the average every summer. Other areas: suffer’ widespread flooding on 2 Tegularbasis We ant continuein this way without there being dite ‘consequence’. So what ean people doin the face ofthisireversible climate change? Wel, fora startwe can all reduce our Karbon footprint? by rvngless,and reduce ‘our food miles by buying local produce. Some airlines have schemes now for offsetting carbon emissions». Flying’s only one part ofit, thou emissions and power stations. Trve,butthere are things we can hybrid carS, develop alternative energy ‘sources for homes, solarheating for instance, and build ‘more offshore” farms. Cilsupplies will run dry* within 5 years. Renewable energy can make areal ference. And politicians shouldnt be afraid of introducing green taxes? and incentives to encourage eco-friendly design in architecture, With sufficient will, wecanfind a solution. interviewer: Gary Prime, thank you for giving up your time for ths interview. \ ame: Noprablem. 'vegotjust enough time to catch my fight to Los Angeles. Lestremehest earemely serious 6 acarcan alternate between different ¥ amount of carbon dose created bya person/business ‘energy sources (e.g, petrol and battery) + gstance food has to travel between whereitis grown or "at sea, away from the coast made and where ts consumed Interviewer: Prime: Interviewer: gh. Mostof the problems come from vehicle Prime: do about that too. Buy a run out > taxes relating tothe protection of the ‘environment * paying for an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide to be saved elsewhere \ ‘We say absolutely vital, NOT very vital, — Ws absolutely vital that everyone plays their part in combating climate change. i We say finda solution, NOT give a solution | _Weneedtofindaseluonto te problem of nergy supplies, English Colocation in Use AdvancedExercises 31.1 cers, and then answer the questions. Sylvia: We found that poisonous chemicals had been thrown into the river. Tomas: We have to protect everyone from illnesses caused by environmental problems Marcos: We can collect glass and plastic from homes which can then be re-used. Gerard: We are heading for a major disaster in terms ofthe pollution of the oceans. Ulla: We must stop using this chemical. Itcan destroy plant and animal life 1 Who mentions public health? 2 Who is complaining about people dumping toxic waste? 3 Who is talking about avoiding the use of something which is harmful to the environment? 4 Who is explaining about recycling household waste? '5 Whos sounding a warning about an environmental catastrophe? 31.2 Complete each sentence using a word from the opp. page. 1 We looked out to sea and spotted some... s.r... wind farms. 2 Oilsupplies are likely to...4u0.....dty within the next 200 years. 3 It's absolutely......si baal that we all do something to reduce global warming. ‘4 Asa green organisation we only use architects who specialise in .249..-18\tinc.n.. design, | § Continued use of fossil fuels wll have...clis.s..... consequences in the long term, 6 The airline has a scheme where you can .h.S8. oo nmYOUF carbon emissions. 31.3 Rewrite the underlined part of each sentence using a collocation from the opposite age based on the word in brackets. 4 ¥ 1 How far our food travels before we consume it should be a concern for everyone. (Mite) m 2. Energy which comes from inexhaustible sources, such as wind, is our greatest hope for the future, (RENEW) Ar spaececk 3. The region has experienced flooding over large areas in recent years. (WIDE) 4 We have caused the world’s climate to alter in a way that cannot be changed back. (CKANGE) 2.) z > 5 We must do something to eliminate the problem of toxic waste. (so.ve) pe Bev 6 We should all try to reduce the amount of carbon we emit (FooT) mo 7 Wind farms located out at sea can provide a partial solution to the problem. (sHoRE} , 8 The minister chairs @ committee aiming to improve the way we get ri ishfrom 7 " hhomes.(015P0Se) if i 31.4 Correct the collocation errors in these sentences. 1 Temperatures expanded during the summer months and reached a record high. 2 We must change our waybeforeit is too late. 3 They now have a sun heating system in their house; i's very economical. 4 The desert experiences soaring heat during the day butis cold at night... 5 The weather designs have changed in recent years: winters are milder, summers are hotter. 6 Hehhas one of those mixed cars which alternates between petrol and battery power. 7 The government must present green taxes so people who damage the environment pay more. 8 Vehicle transmissions are the main source of pollution in big cities. 9 We need to find alternative energy origins for private homes. Go to the United Nations Environment Programme website at waw.unep.org and ‘make a note of useful collocations you find there connected with the environment. English Collocotions in Use Advanced or