IELTS SPEAKING COLLOCATION Flashcards
a holiday where you purchase the travel and accommodation together
all-in package
package holiday
an extremely beautiful view
breathtaking/ stunning view
somewhere a long way away
far-off destination
crowds of tourists
hordes of tourists
objects produced locally
local crafts
very pretty village
picturesque village
to become less close to someone
drift apart
to like spending time with someone
to enjoy someone’s company
to start to love someone a lot
to fall head over heels in love
to have a disagreement and stop being friends
to fall out with
to understand someone and enjoy similar interests
to get on well with
to beging to know someone
to get to know
to have known someone for a long time
to go back years
to have good and bad times
to have ups and downs
to quickly become good friends with
to hit it off
to ask someone to marry you
to pop the question
to agree on a subject
to see eye to eye
to give up the single life and start a family
to settle down
to begin a friendship
to strike up a friendship
to get married
to tie the knot
to be similar to
to be well matched
to try to maintain a positive relationship with someone
to work at a relationship
to start a computer
to boot up
to look at websites
to browse websites
an expert computer user
a computer buff
powerful computer with top quality components
high-spec (laptop)
somebody who has an interest in technology
a techie
go for a walk
take a stroll
a fast walk
a brisk walk
the surface on which you play football
a football pitch
to become fit
to get in shape
to not be physically fit
to be out of condition
excercise that needs a lot of physical effort
strenuous exercise
to eat to the point that you can no longer eat any more
to be full up
to eat something very quickly
to bolt something down
an exaggerated way of saying you are hungry
to be dying of hunger
to eat a lot
to eat like a horse
to pay the bill
to foot the bill
somebody who has their own very high standards about what to eat
a fussy eater
to eat something quickly when you are in a rush
to grab a bite to eat
to make you feel very hungry for something
to make your mouth water
a large meal
a slap up meal
to eat something that will stop you feeling hungry when it’s meal-time
to spoil your appetite
to eat something with pleasure
to tuck into
to entertain someone by treating them to food and drink
to wine and dine
to do physical work that leads to you becoming hungry
to work up an appetite
people enjoy outdoor activities
be the outdoorsy type
want sth very much
to crave for sth
spend sth doing sth in relaxed way
idle away sth doing sth
have a great time
have a blast
charge a high fee for sth of high quality
charge a premium
unwind form sth
a respite from sth
a short vacation
a get away
to summarize
to recapitulate
enjoy in
indulge in
fat myself
pig myself out
breath fresh air
soak up the fresh air
opposite to sth
stand in stark contrast to sth
to surprise or please someone very much
be blown away by sth
be decorated with sth
be adorned with sth
be evoked about sth
be reminiscent of sth
to progress less quickly than others
to fall behind with your studies
a course that offers lots of training in order to reach a goal in as short a time as possible
an intensive course
to not fall behind
to keep up with your studies
to stay away from classes without permission
to play truant
to take an exam
to sit an exam
a teacher who has a great deal of knowledge about the subject they teach
subject specialist
to spend a year working or travelling before starting university
to take a year out
to have a job when you are at college/university in order to help to pay for your studies
work your way through college/university
write sth quickly
jot down
to work as hard as everyone else in a job, activity, etc.
pull your weight
