ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS In Use – Module 2

By learning groups of words that normally go together you can greatly increase your English speaking fluency and confidence.

This video in the playlist gives another 5 common collocations with illustrated sentence examples to aid memory.

Here is the transcript of the video – Speak English Fluently – Collocations 2

Slide 2:

Be sure to watch the introductory video to this playlist before doing these exercises.

Click on the link below in the Description . . .
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AINOUe8C0UI)

Slide 3:
The five common collocations you will learn in this lesson are . . .

sick and tired (unable to endure something anymore)
take advice
all along (from the beginning)
has a problem
do the housework (laundry/dishes/vacuuming/ironing etc.)

Slide 4:
She was sick and tired of coming home and finding dirty dishes in the sink.

Slide 5:
She was sick and tired of always having to wait for her friend.

Slide 6:
“If you take my advice, you’ll find another job!”

Slide 7:
With an angry voice he said: “Please, I don’t need to take advice from you!”

Slide 8:
Colonel Tom Parker knew all along that Elvis Presley was going to be a huge success, and he managed to maneuver himself into becoming his manager.

Slide 9:
He said: “Knowing your two personalities, I knew all along you would find it difficult to work with him.”

Slide 10:
After an explosion crippled their spacecraft, the Apollo 13 crew sent the famous message to the Houston control center: “Okay, Houston, we’ve had a problem here.”

Slide 11:
Whoever owns this car seems to have a problem.

Slide 12:
Mom and Daughter Doing Housework

Slide 13:
She always does the laundry on Mondays.

Slide 14:
Again, the 5 English collocations in use considered in this module are . . .

sick and tired (unable to endure something anymore)
take advice
all along (from the beginning)
has a problem
do the housework (laundry/dishes/vacuuming/ironing etc.)

Did you see the 1st module? If not, click here:
Collocations in English – Module 1

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