English for R&Dcourse

English for R&Dcourse

Collocations

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Theory · read before you start
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
at the end ofduring the final part of a period of time'...at the end of the eighteenth century when Sir William Jones... began to study Sanskrit.'
take advantage ofto use an opportunity or situation for your own benefit'...other people wanted to take advantage of the island's good farming land and valuable metals.'
come under [someone's] controlto start being ruled or governed by someone'...almost all of what is now England came under their control.'
grow weaker (and weaker)to gradually lose strength or power'...the Romans grew weaker and weaker as the Germanic peoples... invaded more and more Roman lands.'
become used toto start to feel that something is normal, after time'British Celts... became used to life with laws and police, roads, baths, and theatres.'
belong toto be a member or part of a group'Sanskrit, Greek, Latin, English, and many other languages all belong to one enormous family of languages.'
settle in / settle onto start living somewhere permanently'The Saxons... came and settled in southern and south-eastern Britain.'
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Gap fill · type your answer in each gap
Complete each sentence from the chapter with the missing collocation.
1.Our understanding of English history began the eighteenth century, when Sir William Jones began to study Sanskrit.
2.Other people wanted to the island's good farming land and valuable metals.
3.Almost all of what is now England their control.
4.The Romans as the Germanic peoples invaded more and more Roman lands.
5.British Celts in the upper classes life with laws, police, roads, baths, and theatres.
6.Sanskrit, Greek, Latin, and English all one enormous family of languages.
7.The Saxons came and southern and south-eastern Britain.
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Quiz · choose one option per question
Choose the best answer.
1.If something happens 'at the end of' a century, when does it happen?
2.If people 'take advantage of' good farming land, what do they do?
3.If a region 'comes under' someone's control, what happens?
4.If an empire 'grows weaker and weaker', what is happening?
5.If people 'become used to' a new way of life, what happens?
6.If several languages 'belong to' the same family, what does that mean?
7.If a group of people 'settle in' a new place, what do they do?
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Correct the mistakes · type the correct word in the box
The highlighted word contains a mistake. Write the correct form.
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Our understanding of English history began at the start of the eighteenth century.
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Other people wanted to take an advantage of the island's good farming land.
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Almost all of what is now England came into their control.
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The Romans became weaker and weaker as the Germanic peoples invaded more Roman lands.
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British Celts became use to life with laws, police, roads, baths, and theatres.
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Sanskrit, Greek, Latin, and English all belong in one enormous family of languages.
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The Saxons came and settled at southern and south-eastern Britain.
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Writing · write your response
Write 6 sentences about history, culture, or your own life — 1 sentence for each collocation below.
Phrases to use:
  • take advantage of
  • come under control
  • grow weaker
  • become used to
  • belong to
  • settle in
0 words0 characters(Target: 40–120 words)