What we did in the CFE class

1. Collocations
Term 2
Year 2017-18

2. Week 1

3. Taste
• I like most art forms, but I’m afraid opera isn’t to
my……
• Visiting the USA last year gave my my first ….. of
American cultures.
• The politicians made a racist remark which was in very
poor ……. And it caused offence to many people

4. Needn’t have
Needn’t have  you
came, but it was not
necessary
(didn’t have to come
would imply that
you did not come)

5. Must have been
pleased
Regret not
learning
(A) regret + doing: feel sorry
about what I did in the past.
(B) regret + to do: feel sorry
about what I will do now.

6. Prepositions related to transport
Subir a
Bajar de

7. Week 2

9. extremely
unknown
reference
popularity
marriage
Fashionable

10. Invited us to
Been out of work

11. Apologised for being

13. Week 3

15. 3rd conditional
• Amanda woke up late because she’d forgotten to set her
alarm
• HAVE
• If Amanda hadn’t forgotten to set ser alarm she
…………………………………… late
Would not have woken up

16. Not nearly as….as = there is a big difference
• This Internet browser works far better that the others
•NEARLY
• The other Internet browsers don’t
…………………………………… this one
Work nearly as well as

17. • 'to ........ the bus/train' (leave/forget/miss/lose)
'to ........ your own business' (mind/keep/hold/save)
'to ........ an offer' (present/do/give/make)
'a ........ holiday' (parcel/packed/package/packet)
'to ........ someone innocent/guilty ' (find/make/sentence/order)
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18. RULE
• We don't usually go out at weekends as a ........, but we've
decided to treat ourselves to a trip to the cinema this week.
• As a ........ of thumb you should add double the amount of
water to the mixture.
• There have been several reports of human rights abuses
under his ........
as a rule
as a rule of thumb
under someone's
rule
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19. Week 4

25. Week 5

27. •
the collocations for
'the weather ........' (guess/estimate/forecast/prediction)
'to be/feel ........ awake' (dead/wide/fast/right)
'to ........ excuses' (make/do/say/use)
'........ food' (speedy/rapid/quick/fast)
'to ........ as you are told' (behave/act/do/make)

28. GAP
• 1. We need something to bridge the ........ between the two walls over
there.
• 2. There was a ........ in the market and the company felt they could
take advantage of it.
• 3. I sometimes feel the generation ........ is getting wider and wider.

29. • You were silly not to see the doctor about that cough.
SHOULD
You .......... the doctor about that cough.
Should have seen

30. •the collocations for
'to ........ your temper' (set/do/make/lose)
'to ........ tricks on someone' (make/do/play/set)
'to ........ a decision' (achieve/reach/hit/gain)
'to ........ a chance' (run/make/hold/stand)
'to ........ a cold' (take/suffer/catch/feel)

33. Week 6

34. DROP
• I though she’d never _____________ the subject. You
could see people were getting embarrassed.
• Her parents were worried that she would
___________ out of school before completing her
exams.
• The rocking _____________ of the boat made her feel
sick.

37. • 'to be ........ simple' (easily/clearly/perfectly/obviously)
'to be ........ the impression' (with/under/in/on)
'to ........ the night' (save/keep/stay/remain)
'to ........ action' (take/do/make/show)
'in ........ life' (true/real/actual/natural)

38. Wilderness therapy
• To be ______ of control / ideas
• Abusive _______ foulmouthed and ill-disciplined.
• There is a ________ to her face.
• To stop her familly falling ______...
• However much his clothes ________ is, it is never going to be ______.
• His benefits were _____ lived.
• He went back to his _____ ways
• Despite these _______, Ed has not given ___ hoped
out
arrogant
glow
apart
allowance enough
short
old
setbacks up