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Using Collocation to Boost Your IELTS Score – Key Word: quality
Key Word: quality 1 Verb collocations Use the correct form of these verbs: vary affect test deteriorate improve suffer My father’s quality of life has ____________ dramatically since his operation. He can now see things he couldn’t see before. The increase in class sizes will adversely____________ the quality of education in our schools. The restaurants on the seafront____________ a lot in terms of price and quality. We____________ the quality of the sea water every week during the summer to make sure it is safe for bathing. We may be better off nowadays, but there is no question that our quality...
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Using Collocation to Boost Your IELTS Score – Key Word: Value
value 1 Verb + value Use the correct form of these verbs:20 assess depend on fall hold offer The value of most cars depreciates quite quickly, but sports cars tend to _____________ their value well. Everything is included in the price. This holiday certainly_____________ value for money. The exact value of the vase will _____________ its condition. You can expect around £3000 if it’s in perfect condition. When we decided to sell our house, an estate agent came round to_____________ the value of the property. The value of the pound_____________ against the dollar and other major currencies yesterday. 2 Value...
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Use Collocation to Increase Your IELTS Score – Key Word: story
story 1 Verb + story Use the correct form of these verbs: believe check make up read sell stick to He says he was at home at the time of the crime. We’ll need to _____________ his story. See if you can find someone who can back it up. Your mother will never _____________ that story about you missing the last bus. Just tell her the truth! No, I didn’t _____________ the story_____________ I’ve told you the whole thing is true! When mum and dad ask us how the window was broken we must all_____________ the same story if we...
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Using Collocation to Boost Your IELTS Score – Key Word: image
Key Word: image 1 Verb + image ( how other see us) Use the correct form of these verbs: change create improve shed tarnish project Millions have been spent on advertising in an effort to _________ a sexy image for the new perfume from Chanel. Since winning the gold medal at the Olympic Games, his image has been _________ by accusations of drug use which he hotly denies. Many businesses hire public relations consultants to help them_________ their image in the market place. Getting a totally new hair-do is the way most women try to _________ their image. Eastbourne on...
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Using Collocation to Boost Your IELTS Score – Key Word: Process
Key word: process 1 Verb + process Use the correct form of these verbs: begin develop repeat reverse speed up streamline For perfect boiled rice, wash and rinse the rice with cold water, then ___________ the process until the liquid is clear. The company have___________ a new process for producing microchips more cheaply. Going to the passport office in person ___________ the process of renewing my visa. Instead of taking three weeks I had a new visa within two days. Unfortunately, ageing is one process that we cannot ___________ ! If we don’t___________ our production process, we are going to...
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Increase Your IELTS Score with Collocations-Key Word:Response
Key Word:Response Common Adjective Collocations Use the following adjectives in these sentences: disappointing mixed enthusiastic positive inital satisfactory The response to the proposal, in the main, has been very______. Everyone I’ve spoken to is in favour. There was an______response to my suggestion that we go camping for the weekend. Everybody’s really excited about the idea. When I heard what he said about me, my______response was one of anger. If I don’t receive a______response from you, I will be forced to put this matter into the hands of my solicitor. The council’s decision to subsidise public transport has met with a______response....
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Using Collocation to Boost Your IELTS Score – Key Word: impression
Key Word: impression 1 Verb + impression Choose the correct verb in each sentence: When I was introduced to Jill, I did my best to be friendly, but I _______________ the impression that she just wanted to be left alone. (got / gave) It’s important to _____________ a good impression when you meet a new customer. (get / create) During the interview, I watched and listened to the candidate and I ____________ the impression that she didn’t really want the job. (formed / faced) Don’t get me wrong, but I ____________ the impression that you’re finding the class a bit...
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Using Collocation to Boost Your IELTS Score – Key Word: Agreement
Key word: Agreement 1 Verb + agreement Use the correct form of these verbs: break cancel get honour reach sign Make sure you look closely at the details before you enter into any agreement. Never __________ an agreement without reading the small print first. We reserve the right to__________ this agreement if you fail to make the regular monthly payments. You’ll have to __________ your parents’ agreement if you want to go on the school trip. When we make an agreement with someone, we always__________ it. Our reputation depends on the fact that we adhere strictly to any agreement we...
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Using Collocation to Boost Your IELTS Score – Keyword: look
Key word: look 1 Verb + look (appearance) Use the correct form of these verbs: give have like see spoil tell You should have _________ the look on her face when I told her I was leaving – it was priceless! Did you see the frosty look old Mr Donaldson _________ me? He’s obviously angry with me for some reason. We could _________ by the look on her face that something terrible had happened. If you ask me, the pink doors _________ the look of the house. They look ridiculous. We shouldn’t judge people by their appearance, but I don’t_________...
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Increase Your IELTS Vocabulary Score-Collocation of Mistake
Key Word:Mistake Verb+Mistake Use the correct form of these verbs: correct learn make point out realise repeat Making mistakes is an important part of learning a language. If you don’t make mistakes, you don’t ______from them. I think if you can admit that you’ve______a mistake, it is a sign of strength, not weakness. When I got home, I found out that I had been calling my girlfriend’s father by the wrong name. I felt such a fool when I______my mistake. Like many people, I find it difficult to avoid______past mistakes. Why do we make the same mistakes over and over...
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Using Collocation to Boost Your IELTS Score – Key Word: Aim
Key word: aim 1 Verb + aim Use the correct form of these verbs: achieve clarify have set out pursue support You’ll need to ___________ the aims and objectives of your project. Make sure you state them clearly at the beginning of your report. Our organisation is committed to ___________ its aims through peaceful means. We totally reject violence as a means of political change. Some companies___________ their aims in a very ruthless way – with no thought of what they are doing to the environment. I ___________ the aims of animal rights activists because I want to see a...
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Using Collocation to Boost Your IELTS Score – Key Word : Attempt
Key word : Attempt 1 Verb + attempt Use the correct form of these verbs : abandon fail foil make Acting on information from the French, customs officials have ___________ an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of heroin into the country. Because of bad weather conditions, we were forced to___________ our attempt to reach the summit of Mt Everest. I wonder what’s wrong with Andy. Last night he ___________ a few half-hearted attempts to join in our conversation, and then he left early. All my attempts to start the car ___________ so we ended up getting a taxi. Go...
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Using Collocation to Boost Your IELTS Score-Key Word:Behaviour
Key Word:Behaviour Verb+Behaviour Use the correct form of these verbs: affect change criticise explain tolerate improve apologise for Go and report to the head teacher immediately. I’m not standing for this sort of behaviour in my classroom any longer. I simply will not______your appalling behaviour. An insecure family environment can only______a child’s behaviour in a negative way. I don’t know why you’re______my behaviour! You’re not exactly perfect yourself. How do you______her behaviour at the party last night? She was rude to almost everybody she talked to, which isn’t like her. I’m certainly baffled by her behaviour. The President has______his behaviour,...
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Using Collocation to Boost Your IELTS Score-Key Word:Ban
Key Word:Ban Verb+Ban Use the correct form of these verbs: announce defy impose introduce lift support The Football Association______a three-match ban on the player for unprofessional behaviour. Thousands of students______the ban on political meetings. They held a mass demonstration in the main square demanding freedom of speech and free elections. After the failure of the pay negotiations, the union______a ban on overtime. The government will______the ban on fishing for scallops when scientists assure them that the shellfish are safe to eat. Do you remember which airline was the first to______a smoking ban on all its flights? All delegates except the...
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Using Collocation to Boost Your IELTS Score -Key Word:Cause
Key Word:Cause Verb+Cause 1. Underline the verbs which mean ‘find’: The cause of the fire may never be discovered. The police never actually determined the cause of death. Investigators have been called in to establish the cause of the plane crash. Engineers are trying to isolate the cause of the problem. Common Adjective Collocations 2. Complete the sentences below with the following: common exact likely real main underlying Although they can’t be certain, the investigators think that the most______cause of the crash was that the driver of the train had a heart attack. The most______cause of air accidents is pilot...
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Using Collocation to Boost your IELTS Score – Key Word:Belief
Key Word:Belief Verb+Belief Use the correct form of these verbs: cling to strengthen share shake hold stand up for My boss______strong political beliefs and expresses them on every possible occasion! Although I don’t______your beliefs, I do respect them. I think this is important in a democratic society. We should all have the courage to______our beliefs. He was only fined £100 for killing somebody in a road accident! This case has______my belief in our justice system. My mother’s long battle against stomach cancer has only______her belief in God. A week after her husband disappeared in a boating accident, she’s still______the belief...
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Using Collocation to Boost Your IELTS Score – Key Word:Interest
Key Word:Interest Common Adjective Collocations Complete the sentences with these adjectives : main keen passing real shared unhealthy We looked at a number of brochures, but I could tell by her lack of enthusiasm that she had no______interest in going on holiday with me. We’re more than a little worried by our son’s______interest in guns and death. I have a wide range of interests but my______interest is bird-watching. When Jane and I first met, we discovered we had a number of______interests – classical music, modern painting, and skiing. No, my husband no longer collects stamps. It was only a______interest. During...
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Increase Your IELTS Vocabulary Score – Collocation of Limit
Key Word:Limit Verb+Limit 1. Choose the correct verb in the sentences: I think we should______a time limit on applications. Shall we say all applications must be received by Friday 13th? (set/seek) At present you have to be 18 in order to vote. A growing number of people want the limit______to 16. (decreased/lowered) The police are warning drivers to keep to the speed limit. There will be tough penalties for those drivers who______it. (top/exceed) I’ve had enough. I’ve______the limit of my patience with this child. See if you can get him to eat his food! (got/reached) Parents need to______limits on the...
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Using Collocation to Boost Your IELTS Score – Key Word: Complaint
Complaint Verb+Complaint Use the correct form of these verbs: have investigate make receive refer uphold I’m not happy with the service and, to be honest, the food was not very warm. I’m not going to ______ an official complaint, but I think you should know that we were not happy. I’m afraid I ______ a complaint. Can I speak to the person in charge, please? A senior police officer has been suspended from duty while complaints against him are being ______. The court refused to ______ the complaint against the newspaper. The footballer, John Inset, had claimed that the story...
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Use Collocation to Boost Your IELTS Score – Key Word:Meeting
Key Word:Meeting Verb+Meeting Use the correct form of these verbs: attend break-up chair drag on hold postpone The meeting tonight will be______in the school hall. I thought it was going to be in the community centre. Who is going to______the meeting? Until we have an election for the committee, we need a volunteer. I was told that the meeting would close at 10 pm, but it didn’t______until after midnight. I couldn’t______the meeting due to my busy schedule, so I sent my apologies. Something urgent has come up. Could we______our meeting till tomorrow or will we just have to cancel it....
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