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

problems arose during the journey. (noT appeared)
C
Change
48
collocation
example
change places/seats
Would you like to 
change places/seats with me – then you can sit next 
to your friend?
change jobs/schools/ doctors, but 
move house noT change house
Jack is going to 
change jobs next year, so they’ll have to move house 
and the children will have to 
change schools.
change your mind
Harry is planning to study law at university but he may 
change his mind.
change the subject
Whenever Flora talks about marriage, Adam 
changes the subject.
change the beds
I’ll get some clean sheets and we’ll 
change the beds.
change the baby
It’s your turn to 
change the baby – there’s a packet of nappies upstairs.
change your clothes
Do you want to 
change your clothes before we go out?
Common
 
mistakes
Something 
rises, for example, prices rise, profits rise, the sun rises. But you raise something.
You 
raise (noT rise) your hand, the government raises (noT rises) taxes, and during a meeting
you sometimes 
raise (noT rise) a question.

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Exercises
101
English Collocations in Use Intermediate
Complete the collocations in these work emails between Chris and Elena.
48.1
What would you say? Use collocations with change from B opposite.
1 A friend starts to talk about something unpleasant and you would prefer to talk about something 
else.
YoU: I’d rather not talk about that. Let’s 
................................................
2 You are on a train, sitting next to the window. A parent and child get on and the child sits next to 
you. offer the child your window seat.
YoU: Would you like 
................................................
?
3 You order something in a restaurant but immediately wish you had ordered something different. 
You call the waiter back.
YoU: Sorry, I’ve 
................................................
Can I have fish instead?
4 A friend says she hates her job and is bored with it. Suggest she gets a new one.
YoU: Have you thought about 
................................................
?
5 You and a friend are wearing smart clothes and are about to do a messy, dirty job. Suggest you put 
different clothes on.
YoU: It’s going to be messy. I think we should 
................................................
before we start.
6 You have three guests coming to stay. Suggest to your housemate that you should put new sheets 
on the guest beds.
YoU: They’re arriving this evening. We should 
................................................