Jun 27, 2016
- GAIN, WIN, EARN, MAKE, ACHIEVE and BEAT / DEFEAT
- #
. . . power - . . . control
- . . . access
- The socialist party . . . control of the National Assembly. — comment
- formal:
. . . a reputation - . . . publicity
- . . . recognition
- . . . an advantage
- Her paintings . . . recognition thanks to a major exhibition in New York. — comment
- #
. . . an award - . . . prize
- . . . a medal
- . . . a match
- He . . . a medal in the 2004 Olympic Games. — comment
- . . . a battle
- . . . a war
- . . . an election
- The conservative party . . . the 1994 General Election. — comment
- #
. . . a salary - . . . money
- I . . . $3110 a month. — comment
- #
. . . a profit - . . . a money
- The company . . . a profit last year. — comment
- #
. . . success - . . . your goals
- . . . your aims
- It’s difficult to . . . success in international sport. — comment
- #
. . . a team - . . . an opponent
- He . . . his opponent in the tennis final. — comment
- #
- WEAR, CARRY and USE
- You’ll need to . . . warm clothes when you to to Alaska. (NOT
carry) - I always . . . my mobile phone whenever I go out. (NOT
wear) - She was . . . a hat. (NOT
carrying) - He kindly offered to . . . my suitcase for me.
- She’s . . . a dress. (NOT
using) - He’s . . . a laptop.
- We . . . three days in the mountains. It was wonderful. (NOT
passed) - If you buy a big car you’ll have to . . . more money on petrol. (NOT
use) - Last night I . . . two hours watching TV. (NOT
stayed) - I . . . an hour looking for the keys before I found them in my bag. (NOT
passed)
- You’ll need to . . . warm clothes when you to to Alaska. (NOT
- Use a verb from the list in the correct form to complete each collocation.
- 1. I don’t have ambitions to . . . a lot of money, I just want to be happy in life.
- make
- gain
- earn
- 2. Jack has already . . . a very good reputation as a talented lawyer.
- gained
- made
- earned
- 3. Kim has . . . several prizes for her singing.
- achieved
- gained
- won
- 4. It is important to have goals even if you do not always . . . them.
- achieve
- gain
- win
- 5. Chris . . . a lot of money when he sold some old shares on the stock exchange.
- made
- gained
- earned
- 6. In the tournament Hannah . . . all her opponents and . . . the gold medal.
- won
- beat / defeat
- achieve
- 7. Nowadays John . . . a very good salary.
- gains
- makes
- earns
- 8. In the cycle race, Henrik . . . an advantage when several of his opponents had punctures.
- won
- gained
- made
- 1. I don’t have ambitions to . . . a lot of money, I just want to be happy in life.
- Look at the picture and answer the question.
1. What is the woman wearing? — The woman is wearing a . . . .- mobile phone
- umbrella
- coat
- 2. What is the woman carrying? — She’s carrying an . . . and a . . . .
- coat
- mobile phone
- umbrella
- 3. What is the woman using? — She’s using her . . . .
- mobile phone
- umbrella
- coat
- 4. What is the man wearing? — The man is wearing a . . . .
- umbrella
- briefcase
- suit
- 5. What is the man carrying? — He’s carrying a . . . and an . . . .
- briefcase
- umbrella
- suit
- 6. What is the man using? — He’s using his . . . .
- briefcase
- suit
- umbrella
- Correct the nine collocation errors in italic in this paragraph.
- Last year I got a new job and started gaining a lot more money. I realized I could afford to use more money on my holiday than I usually do and decided to pass a month in Australia. I knew it would be hot there and so I wouldn’t need to carry warm clothes with me. In fact, I used a t-shirt and jeans all the time I was there. I carried a hat all the time too, of course, to protect me from the sun. It was fantastic there. I passed a week sightseeing in Sydney and then stayed the rest of the time travelling round the country. I even did my lifelong ambition of stroking a koala.
Last year I got a new job and started a lot more money. I realized I could afford to more money on my holiday than I usually do and decided to a month in Australia. I knew it would be hot there and so I wouldn’t need to warm clothes with me. In fact, I a t-shirt and jeans all the time I was there. I a hat all the time too, of course, to protect me from the sun. It was fantastic there. I a week sightseeing in Sydney and then the rest of the time travelling round the country. I even my lifelong ambition of stroking a koala.
- Last year I got a new job and started gaining a lot more money. I realized I could afford to use more money on my holiday than I usually do and decided to pass a month in Australia. I knew it would be hot there and so I wouldn’t need to carry warm clothes with me. In fact, I used a t-shirt and jeans all the time I was there. I carried a hat all the time too, of course, to protect me from the sun. It was fantastic there. I passed a week sightseeing in Sydney and then stayed the rest of the time travelling round the country. I even did my lifelong ambition of stroking a koala.
- Change the underlined words so that each sentence has the opposite meaning.
- 1. The Democratic Party lost the election. — . . .
- won
- gained
- earned
- 2. The ruling power has lost control of the situation. — . . .
- earned
- won
- gained
- 3. Our team was defeated in the match. — . . .
- earned
- won
- gained
- 4. I spent a lot of money last month. — . . .
- made
- earned
- gained
- 5. Our company made a loss last year. — . . .
- win
- gain
- profit
- 1. The Democratic Party lost the election. — . . .
- Complete these question.
- 1. Where did you . . . your last holiday?
- spend
- pass
- stay
- 2. How much money did you . . . last week?
- earn
- gain
- make
- 3. What do you always . . . with you when you go out?
- take
- carry
- use
- 4. Have you ever . . . a trophy?
- won
- achieved
- gained
- 5. What aim would you particularly like to . . . in life?
- achieve
- make
- earn
- 1. Where did you . . . your last holiday?
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