There is not always a grammatical reason why some words go together in English while others do not. That is what makes learning and remembering collocations a challenge.

If you've been studying English even for a short period of time, you've probably already come across a considerable number of collocations. Perhaps you encountered some the last time you sat for an exam. Are you confident that you're learning them correctly? Or do they make you hopelessly confused? Is it hard for you to make time to really learn them?

Well, this user-friendly book takes an in-depth look at collocations.

Key features

40 units on everyday topics commonly found in coursebooks

600 collocations practised in context

80 contextualised collocation exercises with answers

120 speaking and writing prompts

Index of 2,200+ collocations