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Implementing your students collocations: Putting theory into
practice.
Jos Ribamar de Castro.
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Implement = Carry out or Put intopractice.
Collocation= The way words combinein a language to produce
natural-
sounding speech or writing
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A student who chooses the bestcollocation will express himself
much
more clearly and be able to convey not just a general
meaning,but something
quite precise.
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Compare,for example,the followingtwo sentences:*This is a good
book and contains a lot
of interesting details.*This a fascinating book and contains
a
wealth of historical detail.
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Both sentences are perfectly correct in terms of grammar and
vocabulary,but which communicatesmore (both about the book
under
discussion and the person discussingit)?
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The full range of collocation ,as well asimplying colloocations
of different
strengths,also covers all the following
types of combination:Adjective + noun :
bright/harsh/intense/strong lightQuantifier + noun :a beam/ray
of light
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Verb + noun:cast/emit/give/provide/shed light
Noun + verb:
light gleams/glows/shinesNoun + noun:a light source
Preposition + noun:by the light of the moon
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Noun + preposition:the light from the window
Most of the collocations in thedictionary can be called word
collocations ,that is,these are theprecise words that combine
with each
other: small fortune cannot bechanged to little fortune,even
though
small and little would seem to be
synonymous.
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I. Match the phrase fragments.1. bite a. the ice
2. break b. with open arms3. run c. devils advocate4. play d.
the dust5. welcome you e. the risk
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II. Expansion. Add more endings below.with fire / the hand that
feeds you /the fool / with tradition / the bullet /
a business / the law / an errand /the victim / a promise / for
president/
your tongue
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Play with fire Run the risk
Break the ice Bite the dust
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III. Complete the sentences below. The
first letter or two letters have beengiven to help you.1. The
daughter misbehaved and thefather gr............ her for two
weeks.
2. The smoke alarm went off when he
l.......... the cigarette.3. Its time to f.............the
facts:we are
going to have to close the business.
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4. The radio station ai........... theinterview at midnight.
5. She st.......... most of her things inthe attic.
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IV. What str- words can you putbelow?
a comic
a winning
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V. Put the words below in their correctplace.islands / paper /
events / road /land / political scandals / pearls /
tape
string of
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strip of
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It is impossible to speak or writeEnglish fluently without
having a hugebank of prefabricated phrases which
are stored in the speakers mentallexicon,ready for use.
(Jimmie Hill and Michael Lewis)
