Guide to English - Collocations

 The General Collocations of Work Keeping in line with the topic of work , we are gonna explore some of the more general terms you should be familiar with. These collocations will help you describe what do you require from a potential workplace since it is important to be able to explain what you require and why you do or do not accept a job offer given to you. So let's get into it : Out of these presented collocations many of them are crucial for you to understand to understand what kind of work you are getting into. If you are looking for a job with flexible working hours that means the job accommodates that you choose when you start working so instead of the standard 9 to 5 you can choose to come in earlier or later. Having a minimum wage job means your salary is the lowest legal amount your boss can pay you ,this is overall very unfavorable for you as a worker. A job with a good work life balance means you don't have too long working hours and have time to relax , and ...

 The Collocations of Business  The business world is a rather complex and fancy one. When we think of a businessman we typically think an elegant suit , expensive car and someone who makes a lot of money.  Well this this elegance is reflected in the language of business because of the specific language register of business talk ; that being formal , elegant but sometimes needlessly complex.  The collocations used in the world of business give us a quick glimpse on how people talk in this professional context and are very useful if you trying to speak English more naturally and also more elegantly.  As you can see from the provided examples that these collocations no longer just involve a specific word such as " have ", " take " or " make " but make use of specific terms like " partnership ", " market " " deal " , " sales " etc. You would think that these collocations can only be used in this very specific context tha...

 The Common Collocations  There are many kinds of collocations used in different contexts for example : advertisement , marketing , movies and most important of all ordinary speech between two people . Today we are going to dive into learning most common of collocations to improve your ability to sound more natural, and to improve your English skills overall. We are going to cover the 3 most basic of word combinations and explain their role: Take Take a bite              Take a holiday Take a lesson Take a look Take a bow Take a break Take a call The word "Take" is very versatile and used in many collocations and is typically used to signify the initiation of an action.

  The English language has become something of a necessity lately , and most of us have received some level of education regarding this language , typically starting from primary school.    However I have found that the English taught in schools isn't necessarily effective or interesting and those who only learn English from school tend to have a very cut to the chase , yes or no way of speaking.   To alleviate this dry English usage it is best to learn some collocations which you'll find out , give a lot more color and personality to your writing and speech.   So what is the definition of collocations , well according to the Cambridge Dictionary a collocation is: " a word or phrase that is often used with another word or phrase, in a way that  sounds   correct  to  people  who have  spoken  the  language  all  their   lives , but might not be  expected  from the  meaning "  So essential...