Increase your IELTS Vocabulary Score – Collocation of Record

In IELTS speaking, collocations are very important and will help your lexical resource as well as your common vocabulary. Collocations are 2 or more words that naturally go together. These words will help you in boosting up your vocabulary in the IELTS examination.

Keyword: Record

1. Verb + record (highest / best)

Use the correct form of these verbs :

break               hold                 reach

knock              set                    stand

1. The footballer Rivaldo ____________ a new record for the amount of money paid for a footballer when he joined the Barcelona team.
2. Unemployment has____________ an all-time record of 4 million.
3. Maurice Green____________ the world record for the 100 meters and for a time was the fastest man on earth.
4. The movie Titanic____________ all box-office records, making more money than any other film before.
5. Everyone knew she was going to beat the world marathon record, but she actually____________ over two minutes off it!
6. The world long jump record ____________ for over 20 years until Bob Beamon smashed it with one enormous leap at the Mexico City Olympics.

2. Noun + noun collocations

Use these nouns to complete the sentences :

turnout                        time                 number           low

1. There’s been a record ____________ of applications for the job.
2. I left an hour earlier than usual and I got to work in record ____________.
3. The euro was down again. In fact, it hit a record ____________ against the pound at the close of trading yesterday.
4. There’s a record ____________ for this year’s London marathon. More than 50,000 want to run the race.

audience         profits              temperatures               levels

5. Drug use amongst young people has risen to record ____________ .
6. This year’s Glastonbury rock festival attracted a record ____________ with 40,000 fans flocking to hear their favorite bands.
7. The company has made record____________ this year.
8. We’ve seen record____________ this summer – the highest since records began.

3. Adjective + record (written account)

Use the following adjectives in these sentences :

accurate          confidential                 dental              official

1. Many of the bodies recovered from the crash could only be identified by their ____________ records.
2. ____________  records must be kept in case the tax authorities arrive to inspect us.
3. Your medical records are strictly ____________ . Only you and your doctor have access to them.
4. All births, deaths and marriages are entered in the ____________ records. Most of these records have been computerized in recent years.

4. Adjective + record (the past)

Complete the sentences with these words :

clean               criminal          past

poor                 safety               track

1. The country has been criticised for its very ____________ record on human rights.
2. I have no doubts about investing in this company. They have a proven ____________ record.
3. He has a ____________ record as long as your arm, so he’s well-known to the police!
4. I’d never fly with an airline that has a bad ____________ record, would you?
5. The defendant got off relatively lightly because the judge took his ____________ record into account when passing sentence.
6. I can’t see him getting the job. His ____________ record will weigh heavily against him.

Answer Key

Ex 1 :

1. set
2. reached
3. held
4. broke
5. knocked
6. stood

Ex 2 :

1. number
2. time
3. low
4. turnout
5. levels
6. audience
7. profits
8. temperatures

Ex 3 :

1. dental
2. Accurate
3. confidential
4. official

Ex 4 :

1. poor
2. track
3. criminal
4. safety
5. clean
6. past

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