English for R&Dcourse

English for R&Dcourse

Collocations

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Theory · read before you start
Three Collocations From the Chapter
These are natural word partnerships from the chapter — every individual word is easy, but the combination has to be learned as a whole.
CollocationMeaningFrom the chapter
in order toto show the purpose of an action'...people had to learn English in order to learn how to use them.'
a number ofseveral / an unspecified amount of'...used as a second language by a similar number of people.'
communicate in [a language]to use a language to talk or write with someone'...they communicate in English all the time.'
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Gap fill · type your answer in each gap
Complete each sentence from the chapter with the missing collocation.
1.Many new machines came from Britain, so people had to learn English learn how to use them.
2.English is spoken as a first language by 370 to 400 million people, and used as a second language by people.
3.In countries like Britain and the US, English is the first language of most people, and they English all the time.
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Matching · drag each chip to its pair
Drag each collocation to its meaning.
communicate in
in order to
a number of
1.
to show the purpose of an action
2.
several, or an unspecified amount of something
3.
to use a particular language to talk or write with someone
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Quiz · choose one option per question
Choose the best answer.
1.What's the opposite of 'a small number of'?
2.If two colleagues from different countries 'communicate in English', what are they doing?
3.Someone says:'I moved to London in order to study English.' Why did they move?
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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.
People often communicate on English at international conferences.
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2.
In order learn a language well, you need regular practice.
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3.
A number small of countries use English as an official language.
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Writing · write your response
Write 6 sentences about your own life, studies, or work — 2 sentences for each collocation below.
Phrases to use:
  • in order to (2 sentences)
  • a number of (2 sentences)
  • communicate in (2 sentences)
0 words0 characters(Target: 40–120 words)