Using Collocation to Boost Your IELTS Score-Key Word:Control
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Key Word:Control
Verb+Control
- Use the correct form of these verbs:
| exercise | go out of | have |
| keep | lose | take |
- The rebels have______control of the city. They seized control early this morning when they stormed the presidential palace and assassinated the President.
- I don’t know what happened. I just______control of the car and went into the ditch. I think it must have been a patch of ice.
- When he was giving his speech at the wedding, you could tell he was very emotional by the way he struggled to______control of his voice.
- A lot of parents______absolutely no control over their own children – so how do they expect the school to get them to behave?
- I like a few beers; but you have to______some self-control if you have the car. I always stick to orange juice.
- As it entered the tunnel, the car she was in______control and crashed. She only lived for a few hours after being rushed to hospital.
Adjective Collocations
2. Match the halves to make full sentences:
| 1. In order to stop young people drinking, the government ought to impose stricter controls | a. on the ownership of guns. |
| 2. The government’s economic policy involves keeping tight control | b. over the press, radio and TV. |
| 3. After the shooting, a government official said that there would have to be more stringent control | c. over difficult students.. |
| 4. One quality of an effective teacher is the ability to exercise firm control | d. of the economy. |
| 5. In certain countries the state has total control | e. on the sale of alcohol. |
| 6. Some people are afraid that the Chancellor is not in complete control | f. on inflation |
Notice that the expressions in colour all mean ‘very strong’ control.
Types of Control
3. Complete the sentences with these words:
| birth | crowd | passport | quality |
| remote | air-traffic | overall | traffic |
- The man was arrested as he was collecting his luggage just after he had gone through______control.
- If you don’t want to start a family immediately, your family doctor will give you advice on suitable methods of______control.
- I hope this new scheme for______control in the city centre will ease congestion.
- Our strict system of______control ensures that no faulty goods leave our factory.
- What’s on the other channels? I’ve no idea. Where’s the______control?
- One of the few effective methods of______control involves the use of water cannon.
- Managers can make most decisions, but the CEO has______control within the company.
- The reason we were delayed coming back was that______control were on strike!
Notes1. In l-l ‘gained’ is also possible. 2. If you ‘lose control’, it can also mean to say or do things that you would not usually do:
3. Notice the following expressions:
4. ‘Self-control’ is our ability to control our emotions and behaviour: If I had more self-control, I wouldn’t eat as many sweets! And then I’d be a lot thinner. |
Answer Key
Ex 1:
- taken
- lost
- keep
- have
- exercise
- went out of
Ex 2:
- e
- f
- a
- c
- b
- d
Ex 3:
- passport
- birth
- traffic
- quality
- remote
- crowd
- overall
- air-traffic
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