58. SPEAKING CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS

 

CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS 58. SPEAKING

 

A. Say, Tell, or Speak? Choose the right verb, changing the form where necessary. 1 Excuse me. Could you ______________ me the time, please? 2 The chairman ______________ at length about the plans for the new building project. 3 I wanted to start a conversation with her but I couldn’t think of anything to ______________. 4 Jessica isn’t very good at ______________ jokes. 5 Our grandma always used to ______________ us a story before we went to sleep at night. 6 Hillary is a natural linguist - she ______________ six languages like a native. 7 ______________ personally, I think we should write a letter of complaint to the company.   B. Write the correct words in the spaces. a statement edgeways the conversation a word command heart to heart your mind a hint     8 Don’t be afraid to speak ____________ and tell him what the problem is. 9 Could I have ____________ with you in private after the meeting? 10 Laura simply never shuts up. I couldn’t get a word in ____________. 11 I saw Tania and Claire having a ____________ talk in the café over the road. 12 Dave dropped ____________ that he might be leaving the company quite soon. 13 Jim made an effort to keep ____________ going, but it wasn’t easy. 14 The government has issued ____________ about the crisis. 15 He’s got a good ____________ of the language and speaks it fluently.   C. Choose the best words. 16 Professor Jenkins gave/ did a speech about the origins of the language. 17 I had/ made an interesting conversation with Sarah about her family. 18 Bye, then. Words/ Speak to you later! 19 Don’t talk/ say anything about the party to Simon! It’s going to be a surprise. 20 What on earth are you talking on/ about?

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