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the ozone layer in the last few
decades by our selfish actions. Embracing green politics may be our best hope in
the long term, but we need urgent short-term measures too.
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reduced something in size or amount, especially supplies of energy, money
,etc.
Crops fail year after year in some of the poorest parts of the world. This has
brought devastating
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floods to others. We call these natural disasters, but it is
human beings who are causing them.
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causing a lot of damage or destruction
2. Use a collocation dictionary. If you don’t have a collocation dictionary, a
learner’s dictionary will give you several example phrases for each word, as well
as telling you which propositions and so on the word is used with.
Sample of learner’s dictionary:
3. When you study vocabulary, learn whole phrases, not single words. For
example, it is better to learn “To insist on doing something” rather than just
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insist”,
or
“valid
passport”
rather
than
“valid”
4. Read as much as possible. Reading is an excellent way to learn vocabulary and
collocations in context and naturally.
5.
R
evise
what
you
learn regularly. Practice using new collocations in context as soon as possible
after learning them.
Collocation refers to how words go together or form fixed relationships.
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Typical collocations /
we say …
Incorrect/untypical collocations/ we
don’t say…
heavy rain
thick rain
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