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1.4 Write sentences of your own which include these collocations.

1 3 holiday resort 4 holiday insurance
2 winter holiday
cancel a holiday
Mg Match each word in the box with a word in italics with a similar meaning.
artificial authentic exotic extravagant isolated local spectacular unheard-of
isolated,
1 We wanted to honeymoon in a remote location with incredible views.
2 genuine regional handicrafts to bring back as souvenirs.
We searched high and low for
wasteful
I think its
3 man-made beach when there are homeless people in this city.
to build a
afar-flung
4 destination, you'll have to pay excessive amounts of money.
If you want to go to
In the 1980s, Thailand was almost unknown as a tourist destination for Europeans, but now it's very popular.
5
Enjoying exercise
HEI COLLOCATION Match the nouns in the box with the correct list of noun collocations below.
aerobics cycling football martial arts swimming tennis walking

1 cycling accident, enthusiast, helmet
class routine, workout
2
3
instructor, fighter, expert
4
tour boots, pace
5 pitch, league, tournament
lesson, coach, court
6
7 costume, goggles, pool

In Complete the following sentences with collocations from 2.1.
1 martial arts expert and is a
She's something of a
black belt in judo and karate.
2 Our PE teacher used to make us run the length of the
if we misbehaved.

3 The traffic was so bad that we crept along at a
for most of the journey.
I can't come in the pool with you. I've left my
4

and my towel at home.
5 I go with some of the other girls to a regular
which keeps me fairly fit.

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