TY - BOOK AU - McCarthy,Michael AU - O'Dell,Felicity TI - English Collocations in Use: How words work together for fluent and natural English : Self-study and classroom use SN - 978-0-521-60378-2 PY - 2005/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - INGLÉS KW - Tesauro de la Unesco KW - ACTIVIDADES DE APRENDIZAJE N1 - Incluye índice alfabético; Learning about collocations: 1. What is a collocation? — 2. Finding, recording and learning collocations. — 3. Using your dictionary. — 4. Types of collocation. — 5. Register; Grammatical aspects of collocations: 6. Intensifying adverbs. — 7. Everyday verbs 1. — 8. Everyday verbs 2. — 9. Everyday verbs 3; Special aspects of collocation: 10. Synonyms and confusable words 1. — 11. Synonyms and confusable rds 2. — 12. Metaphor; Topics: Travel and the environment: 13. Weather. — 14. Travel. — 15. Countryside. — 16. Towns and cities; Topics: People and relationships: 17. People: character and behaviour. — 18. People: physical appearance. — 19. Families. — 20. Relationships. — 21. Feelings and emotions; Topics: Leisure and lifestyle: 22. Houses, flats and rooms. — 23. Eating and drinking. — 24. Films and books . — 25. Music. — 26. Sport. — 27. Health and illness; Topics: Work and study: 28. Computers. — 29. Study and learning. — 30. Work. — 31. Business. — 32. Academic writing 1. — 33. Academic writing 2; Topics: Society and institutions: 34. Laws and punishments. — 35. Crime. — 36. News. — 37. Money. — 38. War and peace. — 39. Global problems; Basic concepts: 40. Time. — 41. Sound. — 42. Distance and size. — 43. Colour and light. — 44. Texture. — 45. Taste and smell. — 46. Number and frequency. — 47. Movement and speed. — 48. Change. — 49. Ways of speaking. — 50. Ways of walking; Functions: 51. Starting and finishing. — 52. Talking about success and failure. — 53. Talking about cause and effect. — 54. Remembering and sensing. — 55. Agreeing and disagreeing. — 56. Talking about beliefs and opinions. — 57. Deciding and choosing. — 58. Claiming and denying. — 59. Liking and disliking. — 60. Praising and criticising; Key; This book is suitable for students at good intermediate level and above ER -