Collocations

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Theory · read before you start

Word Partners from London

These words go together naturally in English. Learn them as whole phrases, not single words.

Collocation	Meaning	Translation
get on (a train/bus)	to enter a train or bus	сесть (на поезд/автобус)
get off (a train/bus)	to leave a train or bus	выйти (из поезда/автобуса)
make your journey	to travel from one place to another	совершать поездку
take a boat trip	to go somewhere by boat, for pleasure	отправиться на прогулку на лодке
break your journey	to stop for a while in the middle of a trip	прервать поездку
rush hour(s)	the busy time of day when most people travel to or from work	час(ы) пик

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Gap fill · type your answer in each gap

Complete each sentence from the text with the correct word partner.

1.Buy your ticket before you the train.

2.You can break your journey and (and on again) at the different places you want to visit.

3.It's better not to your journey between eight o'clock and ten o'clock.

4.Why not a boat trip along the River Thames?

5.You can your journey and get off at the different places you want to visit.

6.Thousands of people are going to work then — these are called the hours.

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Quiz · choose one option per question

Choose the correct answer.

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Correct the mistakes · type the correct word in the box

The highlighted word contains a mistake. Write the correct form.

1.

Buy your ticket before you go on the train.

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2.

You can break your journey and leave off at the different places.

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3.

It's better not to do your journey between eight and ten.

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4.

Why not have a boat trip along the River Thames?

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5.

You can stop your journey and get off at different places.

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6.

Thousands of people travel then — these are called the hurry hours.

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Writing · write your response

Write 4 sentences of your own. Use at least 4 different phrases from the list below. Write about a real journey you have made or would like to make.

Phrases to use:

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