Andijon davlat universiteti ingliz tili fonetikasi kafedrasi til aspektlari amaliyoti

Activity 1. Make collocations out of the following words within 2 minutes.

an effort	ancient	bitterly	make
Breakfast	cold	dark	engine	forbidden
Mistakes	have	make	meal
Monuments	pitch	powerful	strictly
Substantial	TV	watch

(The key is: Make mistakes, Powerful engine, Have breakfast, Make an effort, Watch TV, Ancient monument, Substantial meal, Bitterly cold, Pitch dark, Strictly forbidden, Make breakfast, Substantial breakfast)

Activity 2. Odd one out. Choose the one which does not collocate with the noun:

1. 
   Our company sets a high value/price/cost on after-sales service.
   
2. 
   Competition to earn/win/achieve the contract was strong/stiff/hard.
   
3. 
   You need a wide range of skills in order to work/run/go a successful business.
   
4. 
   How long have you been doing/making/getting business with China for?
   
5. 
   The annual takeover/overtake/turnover/overturn of our company is growing rapidly.
   
6. 
   It’s my job to weigh/balance/add the budget.
   
7. 
   We’ve put in a very competitive offer/bid/deal so I hope we’ll get the job.
   
8. 
   We’ve been doing rapid/stiff/brisk business all morning.
   

Answers: 1. value; 2. win, stiff; 3. go; 4. doing; 5. turnover; 6. balance; 7. bid; 8. brisk
Activity 3. MEDICAL TEST. Choose the right word so that the combination should form appropriate lexical chunks.

1. When you are pregnant you should avoid/give up/quit/refrain from/stop alcohol consumption.

2. The bandage should be changed/reapplied/replaced regularly.

3. A bedsore can appear/be cured/develop/burst out in hours and may take months to heal.

4. Each time you give blood a doctor checks/test/takes blood samples for safety tests in the labs.

5. The patient was rushed/taken/admitted to hospital due to terrible injury.

6. Antibiotics are used to treat/cure/prevent/fight/stop infection.

7. He has suffered/experienced/had severe head injury.

8. Tony Snow will undergo/visit/have/do surgery on Monday to remove a small growth. )

9. The task of a nurse is also to take/measure/check a patient’s temperature.

10. I think I’ve gone down with/caught/had the flu bug that’s going round.

Answers: 1. refrain from; 2. changed; 3. develop; 4. takes; 5. admitted; 6. fight/treat/prevent;

7. experienced; 8. undergo; 9. check; 10. caught.