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UNIT 4: LexicalUnits

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Acquire/Revise your knowledge ofhow words combine with other wordsin different ways(e.g. with one other

word or with more than one to make acomplete phrase), and key termsassociated with this area.

Complete a TKT:KAL exam stylequestion to practice this knowledge

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Look at the table below and decide whichadjectives can be used with which nouns.(Some adjectives can combine with more thanone noun)

Adjective NounHeavy Wind

Strong Sunshine

Light Snow

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Collocations

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A strong collocation? Words that collocate with few others

A weak collocation?

Words that collocatewith many others

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Look at the table below and decide whichverbs collocate with which nouns. Whatmeaning does the verb have in eachcollocation? Verb Noun

Go

A pill

home

Catch

mad

A bus

Take A ball

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Can you remember the type of meaning thatan idiom has?

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Idioms have a figurative oridiomatic meaning.

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Read the passage below and underline theidioms. What does each idiom mean?

I was in the supermarket the other day when this mancaught my eye. He came over and asked me to give him ahand carrying his bags to the car. Well, we were justleaving when a shop assistant asked to look in the bags.Full of stolen food! I couldnt believe my eyes! And henearly died when I told him Im a police officer andarrested him. I hope hes learnt his lessonbut I dontsuppose he has.

Which parts of these idioms can change?

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Because of this they are called Semi-fixedphrases. What do you think we call phrases where

NO part of them can change? Fixed phrases.

We sometimes call these fixed and semi-fixed phrases

Formulaic Phrases

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They are sometimes calledChunks.

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Which of the underlined formulaic phrasesbelow are fixed and which are semi fixed?

1. See you soon!

2. You cant be serious!

3. To whom it may concern

4. Would you like some fish and chips?

5. Thats not the best way of doing it, if you ask me.

6. Youd better leave before you miss your train.

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Lets try some activities

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