Part 1: multiple-choice cloze
Collocations, phrasal verbs and fixed phrases.
12 minutes · A free lesson from Use of English
A text with eight gaps; each has four options that are close in meaning. Only one fits — usually because of a collocation (take place), a phrasal verb (set off), a preposition that follows (available from), or a linking word (although + clause).
Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: “The meeting will ___ place on Monday.” Which word fits?
- take
- make
- do
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A: take — take place is a collocation. Learn them in groups: take place, take part, take care.
Quick check: Where should you look to decide between the options?
- Only at the words before the gap
- At the title
- At the words after the gap
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C: At the words after the gap — The preposition or structure that follows often decides it: available from.
Quick check: Which is a correct collocation?
- do progress
- make progress
- take progress
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B: make progress — make a mistake, make progress.
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