Writing+Vocabulary

FINDING APPROPRIATE WORDS WHEN WRITING 1) In your //Oxford Collocations Dictionary// find the part indicated and write a sentence for each phrase.

a) aim PREPOSITION (try/plan to achieve something) b) VERB + goal (to start one) c) ADJECTIVE + success d) idea + VERB e) QUANTIFIER + depression

2) Collocations can also be found in concordancers. Try these: [] []

3) Keep a dictionary and thesaurus on your computer: Dictionary: [|http://dictionary.com] Thesaurus: [|http://thesaurus.com]

4) Verbs for reporting speech:

5) Find collocations for these verbs:

1. discuss - briefly, critically, (convene to discuss) (refuse to discuss) (an opportunity to discuss) 2. state - clearly, exactly, //firmly//, correctly, falsely 3. describe... as - exactly, in detail, accurately, (be difficult/impossible to describe) (go on to describe) 4. define ... as -precisely, explicitly, easily, objectively, clearly 5. add - hastily, hurriedly, quickly, softly, pointedly 6. argue - loudly, reasonably, successfully, convincingly, constantly (be prepared to argue) 7. explain - in detail, clearly, carefully, succinctly, //awkwardly// 8. observe 9. agree 10. point out