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CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL
ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS
16. EDUCATION
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A. Choose the most suitable verb from the box. Change
the form of the verb where necessary.
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send
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study
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get
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take
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do
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start
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My daughter’s five and she’s just ____________ school.
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I’m going to ____________ a course on financial management.
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His
parents decided to ____________ him to boarding school.
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Dave is ____________ to be an engineer.
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My son’s
just ____________ a place at university.
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Harry’s decided to ____________ a gap-year, before going to
university next year.
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B. Choose the right word or phrase.
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Joanna’s doing/making research
into the environmental impact of global warming.
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A recent study has been done/
made to investigate the beneficial effects of tea.
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My exams are coming up and I’ve got a
lot of revision to do/ make.
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Tony dropped out of/ left
the university and started work as a builder.
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I can’t
decide whether to do/ make
Spanish of French next year.
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I’m taking/ studying
evening classes in Computer Science.
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Gary’s in/ at university in Manchester. He’s
reading/ learning English Literature.
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I’ve got an essay to hand
in/ give over on Monday morning, so I’d better get on with some work.
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Research
had been conducted/ performed into
the hazards of working in a noisy environment.
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C. Which of these expressions is not a
natural collocation?
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take/
have/ study/ go to lessons
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do/
read/ study/ make a
subject at university
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get/ take/ do/ read a degree
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pass/
take/ lose/ fail/ do an exam
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private/ further/ lower/ higher education
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