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Collocation: the other key to IELTS 7 (8 of 8)

1. This can cause high concern.
2. Parents must lose their free time to look after a baby.
3. The government should act a role in this.
4. Advertising stimulates people to buy goods.
5. Cigarettes make health problems.

Answers to Collocation 7 of 8

Here are the answers to the previous collocation exercise (7 of 8). The first sentence has the wrong collocation; the second sentence has the correct one.

1. Smokers need to refuse their addiction.

Smokers need to break/fight against/conquer their addiction.

2. Teenagers have a greater chance to touch cigarettes.

Teenagers have a greater chance to access cigarettes.

3. Higher prices will force smokers to stop this habit.

Higher prices will discourage smokers.

4. If the government resorts to this strategy, …

If the government uses/implements this strategy, …

‘Resorts to’ is for bad actions – for example, ‘to resort to crime’.

5. Smoking affects people’s health.

Smoking damages/harms people’s health.

6. Many teenagers smoke without consciousness of the risk.

Many teenagers smoke without awareness of the risk.

7. I wish I can get back home as soon as possible.

I hope I can get back home as soon as possible.

‘Wish’ is for unreal desires, and needs to be combined with a past form (to show a present unreality).

• I wish I were rich [now]
• I wish I could be better at chess.
• I wish I didn’t have to work so hard.

‘Hope’ is for real desires, and is combined with a present form (to show present  or future desires).

• I hope I can finish this on time.
• I hope one day I can be a successful writer.
• I hope this typhoon doesn’t interfere with my classes.

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