# 3rd ALC Language Learning Tip: Think in terms of phrases and - TopicsExpress



          

# 3rd ALC Language Learning Tip: Think in terms of phrases and not individual words. It’s easy to remember a phrase like “make a deal” than it is to remember each word in isolation. #StudyCollocations ! A collocation is made up of two or more words that are commonly used together in English. Think of collocations as words that usually go together. There are different kinds of collocations in English. Strong collocations are word pairings that are expected to come together. Good collocation examples of this type of word pairing are combinations with make and do. You make a cup of tea, but do your homework. Collocations are very common in business settings when certain nouns are routinely combined with certain verbs or adjectives. For example, draw up a contract, set a price, conduct negotiations, etc. Heres a great way to practice make & do collocations: Rap it with one of Jason Levines Fluency MC videos! youtube/watch?v=JBKjwAkNb7g
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:31:43 +0000

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