English Collocations in Use Intermediate Book with Answers How Words Work Together for Fluent and Natural English 2nd Edition

Complete the second part of each conversation with a collocation using the words in brackets.
1
Adam: Don’t forget, everybody. We have to get up at 5 a.m. tomorrow.
Sadie: Well, we’d better all 
..............................................
(ALARMS)
2 Sebastian: Did you enjoy your trip to Malaysia?
Elena: Yes. It was fantastic. I had 
...............................................
(LIFE)
3
Lydia: I think as you get older you change your attitude towards your parents.
Mark: Yes, I think you learn to respect them more as 
...............................................
(BY)
4 Emmett: You must come and visit us some time. Don’t keep putting it off .
Mary: Yes. I’ll try to come and see you in the 
...............................................
(NOT/DISTANT)
5
Avery: You were late for work this morning!
Carter: Yes. I didn’t wake up. The alarm didn’t 
...............................................
(OFF)
6 Julian: Sonia was studying till 2 a.m. again last night.
Aurora: Yes, she always stays up working until 
...............................................
(SMALL)
Find two collocations for each of these words in your dictionary.
40.2
40.3
40.4
day hour clock minute
Are you looking for a watch 
that doesn't just (9) ................. 
the time
? Do you also want to 
be able to measure the 
distance you walk, your 
calorie consumption, heart 
rate and sleeping quality? Well, here's what 
you're looking for! The latest fitness tracker: 
FitWatch!
Comchess
If you like chess, youʼll love this. 
Chess for your laptop or tablet. 
Great for (5) ................................. 
time
on a long plane or train 
journey! Play with a friend or 
play the machine. Visit our 
website and order online: www.
comchesswld.com
Don’t (6) ................................. 
time writing appointments 
on your calendar! You can 
(7) ................................. 
valuable time by using 
Timemate, the new software 
from Compcorpus. Just enter 
appointment details and Timemate will 
automatically text you on your mobile phone 
to remind you. You’ll arrive 
(8) ................................. on time for every 
appointment and never be late again. 
What do you do when you’re not working? If 
you want to spend your (1) ...............................