Advanced Collocations and Lexical Precision
Use natural word partnerships and precise vocabulary.
Lesson focus
Use natural word partnerships and precise vocabulary.
Core idea
Fluent advanced English relies heavily on collocation, such as reach a conclusion, pose a risk, raise awareness and highly competitive.
Examples
The policy poses a serious risk.
We reached a tentative conclusion.
The campaign raised public awareness.
Useful vocabulary
WordMeaning
collocationwords that commonly occur together
tentativenot final or certain
posecreate or present a problem or risk
Active practice
Do this now: Create ten sentences using strong verb-noun or adjective-noun collocations.
Fast review
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