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Answer for exercise 10

The solution for exercise 10 in chapter 1.2 - A life at a time of Speakout Advanced Plus - Students' Book by Frances Eales and Steve Oakes

Question

  1. Work in pairs and brainstorm verbs and adjectives that collocate with the nouns in the box. Then use a collocations dictionary to add ideas.
  2. Complete each website description with an appropriate collocation.

Answer

a)

website:

  • verbs → have, visit, design / create, post on, launch, download sth from, upload sth to, navigate, update, bookmark
  • adjectives → useful, official, secure, college / travel / news / company, etc, price-comparison

design:

  • verbs → do / create / produce, come up with, change / improve
  • adjectives → good, modern, simple, Innovative, elegant / stylish, traditional, classic, basic

research:

  • verbs → do / carry out / conduct (formal), undertake (formal), publish, present, be based on
  • adjectives → scientific / medical, cancer / AIDs, etc., the latest, pioneering / groundbreaking, basic, historical, extensive, painstaking

experience:

  • verbs → have, get, gain (formal), lack, broaden / widen, use
  • adjectives → considerable / extensive, long, useful / valuable, invaluable, relevant, past / previous, practical / hands-on, direct / first-hand, teaching / nursing, etc, work professional

b)

  1. hands-on
  2. painstaking
  3. navigate
  4. come up with
  5. first-hand / personal
  6. basic
  7. based
  8. launched