ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS in Use – Review #1

If you are interested in collocations in English, before doing this review, check the original videos on English COLLOCATIONS 1 TO 4 in THE ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS GUIDE – CLICK HERE:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7LFrjIsjhMnUSwMOnAr-wcFuUOaqm9hd

English collocations are important for your fluency in speaking English. Learning how to speak in natural word groups, such as used by native speakers, will take your English conversation to a new level.

This video reviews 20 common English collocations in use which were taught in videos 1 to 4 in this playlist. Go to the playlist link above if you have not yet seen these videos.

Then, when you are familiar with these 20 collocations, come back to this video for a final test and review. It will help you to commit these collocations to your long-term memory.

The 20 common collocations in this review are . . .

all along
break a habit
break the ice
catch (someone’s) attention
catch a glimpse
do the housework/etc
get lost
get nowhere
get the impression
go smoothly
has/have a problem
keep in touch
keep the change
make a difference
make an exception
pay a visit
say a few words
sick and tired
take a seat
take advice

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