Phrases & collocations

Question 1

accident

Answer 1

• have an accident
• be (involved) in an accident
• do sth by accident: not planned or intended
• whether by accident or design: whether it was planned or not

Question 2

advance

Answer 2

• in advance (of sth): before sth happens
• be in advance of sb/sth: be more developed than sb/sth else
  Eg: Their planes were in advance of those US ones
• advance to/towards a place: move to a place

Question 3

ahead

Answer 3

• go straight ahead
• go ahead: do sth that was planned esp despite problem
• be ahead of sth/sb = be in advance of sth/sb

Question 4

direction

Answer 4

• a change of direction
• in the direction of
• in this/that direction

Question 5

head

Answer 5

• off the top of your head: do sth immediately without thinking carefully about it
  Eg: Just off the top of my head, I’d say there were about 50 pp in that concert
• head for/towards a place: move to a place
• head over heels (in love)

Question 6

holiday

Answer 6

• go/be on a holiday
• have/take a holiday
• bank holiday = public holiday

Question 7

left

Answer 7

• go/turn left = take/hang a left
• on the left
• on the left-hand side
• in the left-hand corner
• have two feet left: be clumsy
• the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing: one part of a group doesn’t know what the other parts are doing

Question 8

route

Answer 8

• plan your/a route: make a plan, a way
• take a route: choose a way to do
• follow a route: (làm theo lịch trỉnh)

Question 9

sights

Answer 9

see the sights

Question 10

sightseeing

Answer 10

go sightseeing

Question 11

speed

Answer 11

• at (high/full/etc) speed
• a burst of speed: (tăng tốc)
• speed limit
• get up to speed: have the latest info
• full speed/steam ahead: do sth with as much energy as possible (psb)

Question 12

tour

Answer 12

• go on/take a tour of/(a)round swh
• tour a place
• tour of inspection: (kiểm định chất lượng)

Question 13

trip

Answer 13

• go/be on a trip

* take/have a trip (to a place)

Question 14

way

Answer 14

• lose your way = get lost
• make your way: move to swh; make progress
• find your way: find a right route to a place
• in a … way: the manner or style
• on the way: while going from one place to another
• go all the way (to sth/swh): do everything to get sth