7. DIRECTIONS CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS

 

CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS 7. DIRECTIONS

 

A. Which of these two versions sounds more natural? 1 a He’s travelled far and wide. b He’s travelled wide and far. 2 a We’ve been there and here. b We’ve been here and there. 3 a She keeps flying to and fro. b She keeps flying fro and to. 4 a Good to see you about and out. b Good to see you out and about. 5 a Right then. Onwards and upwards. b Right then. Upwards and onwards.   B. Direction or Directions? Choose the right word to complete these collocations. 6 I don’t have a very good sense of _____________ and I always get lost in new cities. 7 We didn’t have a map, so we had to stop the car to ask for _____________. 8 You’re going in the right _____________-just keep going straight on, and you’ll see the sign. 9 Just look at your hair! It’s going in all _____________, because the wind. 10 Could you give me _____________ while I’m driving? I’ve no idea how to get there. 11 If you follow my _____________ you’ll have no problem finding the place. 12 I told him where to go, but he set off in the opposite _____________.   C. Which of these expressions is not possible to complete the sentence? 13 The dog was running __________ in the park. a side to side b round and round c up and down 14 He has travelled __________ in the last two weeks. a far distances b great distances c a long way 15 Excuse me, I’ve __________. Could you tell me the way to the station, please? a lost my way b lost myself c lost my bearings 16 Don’t worry about your dog. I’m sure he’ll __________. a find his way home b make his own way back c return homewards 17 Where are we, anyway? We seem to be __________. a at the end of the world b in the back of beyond c in the middle of nowhere 18 I think we might have __________ a couple a miles back. a taken a wrong turning b gone the wrong way c mistaken our path

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