That evening, she began to study. The book was divided into simple, clear units.
She discovered we catch a bus, catch a cold, and catch a ball. We save time, save money, and save someone’s life. We take a photo, take a break, and take an exam. collocations in use elementary
From that day on, Emma not only passed her exams with high marks — she with English itself. And whenever a new student asked for advice, she always said the same thing: That evening, she began to study
She learned that strong collocates with: coffee, wind, opinion, feeling. Powerful collocates with: computer, engine, nation, drug. We save time, save money, and save someone’s life
She opened it. The introduction said: “A collocation is a pair or group of words that are often used together. For example, we say ‘heavy rain,’ not ‘strong rain.’”
One rainy Saturday, she walked into a small second-hand bookshop. On a dusty shelf, she found a blue book with a promising title: English Collocations in Use (Elementary) .