Collocations FCE Flashcards
MAKE OR DO?
_____ a job
_____ the dishes
_____ sports
_____ business
DO a job
DO the dishes
DO sports
DO business
KEEP an eye ___ the child, please
Keep an eye ON
Make or do?
______ progress
______ a claim
______ fun of somebody
make progress
make a claim
make fun of…
I’m KEEN ___ cars
KEEN ON (passionate about)
They OBJECTED _____ the plan
OBJECT TO (protest against)
She was PLEASED ____ the present
PLEASED WITH (satisfied with, glad)
You can RELY ____ us
RELY ON ( you can trust us, depend on us)
It’s BOUND ___ happen
BOUND TO
(It’s certain to happen)
I don’t APPROVE ___ people with bad manners
APPROVE OF
(I’m not in favour of)
I’m JEALOUS ___ her
JEALOUS OF
I’m DISSATISFIED ____ the result
SATISFIED WITH // DISSATISFIED WITH
I’d like to SPECIALISE ___ little children
SPECIALISE IN
To SUCCEED ___ doing business
SUCCEED IN
He INSISTED ____ carrying her own bag
INSIST ON
This clown, KNOWN ___ Miliki, is very famous
KNOWN AS
She was REGARDED ___ the smartest child
REGARDED AS
considered
to ATTEMPT ___ do something
to ATTEMPT TO do something is to TRY TO do something
the aircraft is CAPABLE ___________ (fly) 5,000 miles non-stop
CAPABLE OF flying
Friends can’t always AGREE ____ everything
AGREE ON everything
Eating badly can RESULT _____ poor health
RESULT IN poor health
(it can cause poor health)
I find it difficult….
I find it difficult to focus
There’s no point in…
There’s no point in trying to be perfect
I’m EAGER ___ learn as much as possible
I really want to learn…
I wonder whether…
I wonder if… (me pregunto si..)
