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The key answer of exercise 6

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 7.1 - The great escape for the textbook Speakout Advanced - Students' Book with authors Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Complete the common collocations with the words / phrases in the box.
  2. Work in pairs. Can you explain the difference in meaning (if there is one) between the different collocations in each group?

Answer

a)

  1. search
  2. the alarm
  3. presumed
  4. suffer from
  5. an investigation
  6. shift

b)

1

  • search to no avail and search in vain = search without success
  • search frantically = search quickly, with a sense of panic
  • search extensively = search very thoroughly

2

  • set off the alarm = do an action (maybe deliberately) which causes the alarm to sound
  • sound the alarm and raise the alarm = a deliberate use of an alarm in order to warn people of what is happening
  • trigger the alarm = do something (maybe small) which sets off the alarm, and may not be intentional

3

  • presumed rightly = people thought this and they were correct
  • presumed wrongly = people thought this and they were incorrect
  • presumed dead = people thought he / she / it was dead
  • presumed innocent = people thought this person was innocent (until there was evidence to the contrary)

4

  • suffer from asthma = a disease affecting the lungs and breathing
  • suffer from migraines = intense headaches often associated with bright or neon lights
  • suffer from amnesia = memory loss
  • suffer from hay fever = a medical condition, like a bad cold, that is caused by breathing in pollen (dust from plants)

5

  • launch an investigation = start an investigation
  • (be) the subject of an investigation = be the person who is being investigated
  • pursue an investigation = continue with the investigation
  • lead an investigation = be the person in charge of the investigation

6

  • day / night shift = a session at work which lasts all day / all night
  • early / late shift = a session at work which starts early in the morning / late at night
  • split shift = a session at work which is divided into two parts, e.g. one which starts early in the morning and one which is later in the day
  • 10-hour shift = a a session at work which lasts for ten hours