English Collocations in Use advanced

Highlights

• Focus on advanced-level collocations, including verb-noun, adjective-noun, adverb-adjective, and phrasal verb combinations.
• Units are organized by topics (e.g., Business, Education, Travel) and language functions (e.g., expressing opinions, making suggestions).
• Collocations presented in sentences and short passages to show their natural usage in context.
• Exercises at the end of each unit to reinforce learning, such as gap fills, sentence completion, and matching activities.
• Emphasis on high-frequency collocations used by native speakers and advanced-level phrases for more sophisticated communication.
• Advice on avoiding common mistakes, e.g., using incorrect word combinations or overgeneralizing certain phrases.
• Coverage of idiomatic expressions and their collocational patterns, e.g., bend the rules, hit the nail on the head.
• Clear explanations and answers provided for all exercises, making it ideal for independent learners.
• Units encourage the development of a richer vocabulary for specific purposes, including academic, professional, and everyday communication.
• Insight into why certain words combine naturally and how using collocations enhances fluency and accuracy.