Using Collocation to Boost Your IELTS Score – Key Word:Interest

Key Word:Interest

Common Adjective Collocations

1. Complete the sentences with these adjectives :

1. 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.
2. We’re more than a little worried by our son’s______interest in guns and death.
3. I have a wide range of interests but my______interest is bird-watching.
4. When Jane and I first met, we discovered we had a number of______interests – classical music, modern painting, and skiing.
5. No, my husband no longer collects stamps. It was only a______interest.
6. During his visit, the Prince expressed a______interest in seeing how chocolate was produced.

Verb+Interest

2. Choose the Correct Verb in the following:

1. Half-way through this morning’s grammar lesson, my interest began to sag. I began to______interest. I’d heard it all before. (lose/forget)
2. Spielberg’s latest film has______a lot of interest. Everybody is talking about it. (shown/aroused)
3. What kind of father is Edward? He doesn’t seem to______much interest in his children. He never takes them out anywhere. (show/hold)
4. My wife and I______an interest in gardening. We spend most of our free time either working in the garden or visiting gardens. (hold/share)
5. These days it takes a very good lecturer to______the students’ interest for an hour. (hold / take)
6. Teachers who______a real interest in their students find that they get better results than teachers who just do their jobs and no more. (take/get)

Now match the two halves of these sentences :

Noun+of+Interest

3. Complete the sentences below with these nouns:

1. You certainly won’t be bored in Edinburgh. There are many______of interest to visit.
2. My young children continue to fascinate me. They are a constant______of interest.
3. The trip was cancelled due to______of interest. Only three tickets had been sold.
4. Despite our best efforts to get our children interested in classical music, they didn’t show a single______of interest!
5. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is a______of huge architectural interest.
6. Just down the road from here is a______of great historical interest. It was where one of the biggest battles between England and Scotland took place.

Answer Key

Common Adjective Collocations

Ex 1:

1.  real
2. unhealthy
3. main
4. shared
5. passing
6.  keen

Verb+Interest

Ex 2:

1. lose
2. aroused
3. show
4. share
5.  hold
6. take
7. d
8. a
9. e
10. f
11. b
12. c

Noun+of+Interest

Ex 3:

1. places
2. source
3. lack
4. spark
5. building
6. site

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