HỌC TRƯỚC-DẠY SAU-HỌC TRÒ MAU HIỂU! (1)

COLLOCATIONS FOR FLUENCY


Collocation is ‘the grammar of words’ - how words go together with other words. Collocation tells us which words can come before or after other words. For examples:
• verbs with `money`. You can `earn money`, `save money`, `lend money`, and `inherit money`.
• adjective with `price`. You can pay the `full price` for something. Perhaps you only paid `half-price`.
• verbs with `food`. You can `prepare`, `serve`, `eat` and `waste food`.
The more collocations you master, the more fluency in English you will get.
What is `fluency`?
Fluency is the ability to speak naturally, listen efficiently, read quickly, and write well. What does this mean?
1. Speaking naturally means NOT making everything up one word at a time, but speaking in whole expressions at normal speed.
2. Listening efficiently means understanding people at the speed at which they speak.This means that when you hear the first word of an expression or the first few words of a sentence, you know how it
is going to end.
3. Reading quickly means that your eye is ahead of your brain! You are able to predict what the author has written.
4. Good writing is writing which expresses exactly what you want to say in natural ways which the reader will immediately understand.
All those skills depend on having a large store of words and expressions which you don’t need to think about or construct every time you use English.The more collocations you know, the less you need to think! And the more fluent your English becomes.

LESSON 1
COUNTRY
Common expressions:
I. Verb + country. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the suitable verbs:
enter a country - countries break off relations - flee a country
represent a country - paralyse a country - run a country

1. He........the country to escape arrest for the murder of his wife.
2. A rail, air and bus strike has.......the country. Most offices and factories have had to shut down.
3. You’ll need a visa to.......the country.
4. Many people are unhappy with the way the government is......the country.
5. She was proud to.......her country at the recent Olympics.
II. Adjective + country. Complete these sentences with the suitable adjectives:
a foreign country - a free country - an underdeveloped country -
- a neighbouring country - a wealthy country
1. It`s hard to believe that, in such a......country, some people don’t have enough food.
2. It’s difficult to live in a........country if you don’t speak the language.
3. Don’t tell me what to do! It’s a.......country and I can do what I like!
4. The UN is often involved in settling border disputes between......countries.
5. The developed world should provide more aid to.......countries.
III. Common expressions.

countries gain independence - countries host sporting events
countries sign agreements - countries go to war
Match the halves:
1. Which country will host…
2. Twenty countries signed…
3. The country gained…
4. Our country has broken off..
5. The two countries are in danger of…
a. independence from the UK in 1967.
b. going to war over oil.
c. diplomatic relations with the UK.
d. an agreement to stop whaling.
e. the next Olympic Games?


Note.
Note these verb + preposition expressions:
- We are here today to honour those who fought and died for their country in two World Wars.
- Thirty illegal immigrants have been deported back to the country they came from.
- All vehicles are checked at the border to prevent drugs being smuggled into the country.
- “She was so proud to represent her country!”

LESSON 2
WOLRD
I. Verb + world. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the suitable verbs:
change the world - destroy the world - take over the world - see the world
1. As a young man I wanted to.........the world before I settled down.That’s why I went off to Australia and New Zealand.
2. Like many young people, my son is very idealistic and he wants to........the world and make it a better place.
3. Man is the only creature capable of.......the world.
4. Fast food outlets seem to have........over the world.You’ll find burgers and fries in almost every corner of the planet.
II. Adjective + world. Complete these sentences with the suitable adjectives:
a changing world - an ideal world - the outside world - a safer world - the whole world
1. As the only survivor of the crash, I felt I was the luckiest man in the.......world.
2. We