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
Starting
A
More collocations for starting and finishing
The invention of television 
marked the beginning of the end for popular radio shows.
I studied hard for a whole month and the 
end result was that I got a grade ‘A’ in the exam.
The meal we had on our last evening in Istanbul was a 
perfect end to our holiday.
It’s two o’clock. Let’s 
make a start / get started, shall we? Then we can finish by five.
As my time at university 
came to an end, I knew I had to start looking for a job.
The meeting 
drew to a close at 5.30, aft er a long discussion.
Without any warning, he was fired from the newspaper in 2014. It was an 
abrupt end to his career 
in journalism.
C
Common
 
mistakes
We say that a holiday/journey/trip/meal 
ended, NOT finished.
Starting and finishing 
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Finishing
B
Sally Ambrose, Britain’s best hope in this year’s 
Eurotennis tournament, 
made a promising 
start
 
when she won her fi rst match today 
against Sweden’s Ulla Hemvik.
PROMISING START FOR AMBROSE
.
EARLY START TO HOLIDAY
Many people have decided to make an 
early start to the bank holiday weekend. 
Traffi c was already building up on major 
motorways on Thursday evening.
ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS 
MAKE 
BEST LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Research shows that
 
absolute beginners
 
have a better chance of learning a 
language well than those who start with 
some knowledge.
ARTS FESTIVAL
 GETS OFF TO A