B2 — Upper intermediateVocabulary· Collocations
Collocations for Work and Study
Use the natural verb and noun combinations that examiners and employers expect.
14 min Medium
Verb + noun
- make a decision, make progress, make an effort
- do research, do a course, do business
- take responsibility, take a break, take part in
- meet a deadline, reach an agreement, raise an issue
Adjective + noun
- a challenging role, a steep learning curve, a tight deadline, a key priority
Learn collocations as whole chunks; translating word by word usually produces unnatural English.