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

dry skin – that one would be better 
for 
oily skin.
smooth skin/surface/
complexion
rough skin/surface/ 
complexion
Use this cream and the 
rough skin on your hands will soon 
become 
smooth.
smooth water/sea
choppy or rough 
water/sea
I hope the 
sea will be smooth today – I hate rough seas.
smooth road/flight
bumpy road/flight
The outward 
flight was very bumpy. I hope the return 
flight is smoother.
soft pillow/bed/ 
ground
hard or firm pillow/ 
bed/ground
I’d much rather sleep with a 
firm pillow than a very 
soft  pillow.
tender meat
tough meat
It’s deliciously 
tender meat – how did you cook it? My 
steak is always 
tough.
sharp pencil/knife
blunt pencil/knife
This 
pencil’s blunt – I can’t work unless I have a good 
sharp pencil.
HAVE YoUR 
PHoToS PRInTED 
HERE 
MATT FINISH
oR 
GLOSS FINISH
1
TRY OUR YOGURT 
– 
smooth, 
creamy texture 
delicious with 
fi nely 
chopped
2
cucumber, 
coarse grain
3
sea salt 
and 
crushed garlic
. 
NATURAL HAIR 
PRODUCTS
for beautiful 
glossy hair
.
CLEAno PoLISH
will get rid of those marks 
on paint and wallpaper 
made by 
greasy 
hands
and 
sticky 
fingers
. 
Buy some today.

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Exercises
93
English Collocations in Use Intermediate
Can you remember the pairs of adjectives at A on the opposite page? Change the 
underlined words to their opposite meaning.
1 I always prefer to sleep on a soft pillow. How about you?
2 My grandmother had very rough skin, which surprised me as a child.
3 Remember the Parazo restaurant? It was where we had the really tender lamb chops.
4 I found an old sharp penknife in the pocket of a jacket I hadn’t worn for years.
5 The surface of the lake was very rough as we set out on our fishing trip.
6 Can you help me? I’m looking for a shampoo for dry hair.
7 I’ve always had rather dry skin, so I always use Milona face cream.
8 We had a smooth flight over the mountains.
Use collocations from the opposite page to complete the second speakers’ answers.
1 Customer: (
In a photo-lab
) Is there a choice of finish for the prints?
Assistant: Yes. You can either have 
..............................................
or 
..............................................
.
2 Charles: The temperature was minus five yesterday; it’s plus eight today!
Riley: Yes. And the ice on the lake has already 
..............................................
.
3 Aubrey: What’s that loaf of bread like now? It’s about four days old.
Dylan: I’m afraid it has 
..............................................
.
4
Ian: I think the protesters are very angry about this new road, and getting angrier.
Luna: Yes, I think attitudes 
..............................................
.
5 Taylor: There are some oranges in the bowl, but I’m afraid they may be old.
Kate: Mm. Yes. They are rather old. They’re beginning 
..............................................
.
Complete the crossword.
 Across
3 the texture of yogurt
4 the texture of large grains of sand
5 It’s warm; the snow’s beginning to 
.
6 The little child had 
fingers after eating 
chocolate.
 Down
1 adjective meaning ‘has a beautiful soft,
smooth quality or appearance, usually dark or
deep’
2 The couple spoke very angrily at first, but
their 
softened when they realised it was a 
mistake.