A collocation is a natural combination of words that native speakers frequently use together. It’s not just any random pairing of words; certain words “fit” naturally with others, creating expressions that sound correct and fluent. For example: Collocations can be made of verbs + nouns, adjectives + nouns, nouns + nouns, or other word combinations:…
Do you spend your time efficiently, or do you waste time and procrastinate important tasks – then stay up working until ungodly hours (very late at night/early in the morning)? It has taken me ages (taken a very long time), but I’ve finally adopted some time-management habits. Plan things well in advance and don’t…
Here’s a comprehensive IELTS Travel Vocabulary Guide with topic-specific words, collocations, compound words, phrasal verbs, and idioms: 1. Topic-Specific Travel Vocabulary Transportation: Accommodation: 2. Essential Travel Collocations Verb + Noun Example Book a ticket “I’ll book a train ticket online.” Catch a flight “We barely caught our connecting flight.” Miss a train “Traffic made us miss the…
This comprehensive lesson covers essential weather and environment vocabulary including collocations, idioms, topic-specific words, and phrasal verbs to help you excel in IELTS Speaking and Writing. 1. Weather Vocabulary A. Weather Conditions & Phenomena B. Weather Verbs & Phrases 2. Environment Vocabulary A. Environmental Issues B. Environmental Solutions 3. Idioms About Weather & Environment 4. IELTS Practice Questions Speaking…
This lesson covers essential crime-related vocabulary, including collocations, idioms, phrasal verbs, and legal terms to help you excel in IELTS Speaking and Writing. 1. Crime-Related Collocations A. Types of Crimes & Criminals B. Specific Crimes & Criminals 2. Crime-Related Idioms 3. Phrasal Verbs Related to Crime 4. Legal & Justice Terms 5. Synonyms for “Crime” 6. Crime-Specific Vocabulary…
This lesson covers essential city and town vocabulary, including topic-specific words, idioms, collocations, phrasal verbs, and compound words to help you excel in IELTS Speaking and Writing. 1. Topic-Specific Words A. City Features & Infrastructure B. Describing City Life 2. Idioms Related to Cities & Towns 3. Phrasal Verbs 4. Compound Words 5. Synonyms for “City” & “Town”…