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CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL
ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS
26. NUMBERS AND STATISTICS
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A. Match the two parts of the sentences.
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1
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He counted up the number of days …
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a
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an estimate.
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2
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I can’t keep track …
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b
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for
figures.
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3
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She’s
got a good head …
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c
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in numbers.
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4
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I don’t know precisely, but I can make ….
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d
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on his
fingers.
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5
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There
seems to have been a significant reduction
…
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e
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of how many there are.
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B. Correct these sentences.
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6
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I’ve lost the count of how many.
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7
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So 512 x 9 +336. What does that come at in total?
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8
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How many
do you calculate it?
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9
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That gives us a total fifteen.
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C. Which of these is not a natural
collocation?
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large/ big/ vast/ huge number
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11
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unemployment/
sales/ double/ price figures
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12
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work out
the answer/ figures/ money/ price/
cost/ finances
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13
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A rough guess/ idea/
estimate/ approximation
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D. Which is the most natural-sounding answer? Other
collocations are in bold type.
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14
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I’ve had a look at the figures but they don’t
seem to add up. I think I’ve done/
made a mistake.
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15
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Unemployment figures are low/
small but inflation rates are high/
big at the moment.
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16
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The
numbers of students studying Latin has fallen sharply/ heavily in the past five years.
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17
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I’ve been keeping/ doing a
mental count, and I make it twenty seven.
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18
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I can’t
keep track/ record of how many
girlfriends he’s had since I’ve known him.
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