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

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English Collocations in Use Intermediate
Ways of talking about change
Small changes
I 
made a few adjustments to the gears and my bike works much better now.
We’ve had to
 make a slight alteration to our plans for the evening.
We’ve
 made a few modifications to the software so that it suits our systems better. 
We’ve decided to 
adopt a new approach to the parking problem. 
I’ve lost some weight – I need to
 have some of my clothes altered.
Major changes
It is often much more difficult than you’d expect to 
break a habit. 
The organisation helps smokers who want to 
kick the habit. [
informal
] 
The internet has 
revolutionised the way people do research. 
Her grandparents 
converted to Christianity in the last century.
Yoga has 
the power to transform the way we feel. [
make a positive change
]
Other collocations with change
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B
note that 
exchange
cannot be used in any of the collocations in the box. You 
exchange money (from 
one currency to another), 
exchange addresses (when people give each other details of where they 
live), 
exchange ideas (when people share their thoughts about something).
Some error warnings
Here are some collocations relating to the theme of change which seem to cause particular 
problems, so note them carefully.
Some new jobs will 
become available soon. (noT get)
I’m sure George will 
become successful one day. (noT get)
The 
standard of living is rising steadily / is improving. (noT increasing or growing)
There’s been a big 
improvement in your performance this year. (noT increase)
A number of