Collocations

How can you be more fluent in English? How can you sound more natural in English? Is this what a native speaker would say in this situation?
 

Reaching native speaker competence in a language is not just about learning lists of words and grammar. Making the connections between the individual words of the language is equally important.
 

Using collocations (a word that you often use with another word, for example, HEAVY RAIN) will improve your written and spoken fluency.


 

TOPIC 1: WORK


 

JOB

VERB + JOB

ADJECTIVE + JOB

JOB + NOUN

apply for a job

get a job

hold down a job

look for a job

lose your job

quit your job

be fired from your job

offer somebody a job

a challenging job

a rewarding job

a responsible job

a stressful job

a dead-end job

a part-time job

a full-time job

a well-paid job

a low-paid job

a steady job

job description

job satisfaction

job security

job seeker

job offer

job losses

job listings

job sharing


 

CAREER

VERB + CAREER

ADJECTIVE + CAREER

NOUN + PREPOSITION + CAREER

begin a career

embark on a career

choose a career

pursue a career

further your career

change careers

wreck your career

end somebody’s career

a brilliant career

a promising career

a worthwhile career

a successful career

a lucrative career

a political career

a sporting career

an acting career

a change of career

a turning point in your career

your choice of career

the height of your career

the greatest performance of your career

to move higher up the career ladder


 

SKILL

VERB + SKILL

ADJECTIVE + SKILL

NOUN + OF + SKILL

learn a skill

master a skill

develop a skill

hand down skills

test skills

update your skills

equip someone with skills

lack a skill

basic skills

communication skills

computer skills

practical skills

social skills

technical skills

interpersonal skills

language skills

use of your skills

test of your skills

degree of skill


 

TRAINING

VERB + TRAINING

ADJECTIVE + TRAINING

TRAINING + NOUN

complete your training

provide training

receive training

require training

undergo training

carry out training

basic training

formal training

intensive training

proper training

regular training

on-the-job training

in-service training

professional training

initial training

hands-on training

Web-based training

training programme

training course

training scheme

training session

training manual

training centre

training facility

training provider

training methods


 

WORK

VERB + WORK

ADJECTIVE + WORK

WORK + NOUN

do work

carry out work

get down to work

undertake work

complete work

get some work done

supervise work

domestic work

back-breaking work

demanding work

tedious work

labour-intensive work

physical work

intellectual work

monotonous work

volunteer work

freelance work

work clothes

work environment

work rate

work habits

work load

work flow

work ethic

workforce

workstation

work experience

work incentives




TOPIC 2: PEOPLE

TOPIC 3: EDUCATION

TOPIC 4: TRAVEL

TOPIC 5: HEALTH

TOPIC 6: FOOD