How to Teach Collocations
- Use a collocations dictionary.
- Watching movies.
- Use jobs and occupations.
- Use everyday terms.
- Make collocations lists.
- Reading.
What is the easiest way to learn collocations?
One of the best ways to look for collocations is to read and listen to many things in English. This will help you start to recognize them when you see and hear them. In this first exercise, you will hear a short story with several collocations. Most in the story begin with common verbs such as have, get, make and take.
How do you make collocations clear to students?
Tell students that you are going to read them a story; while they are listening, they must write down the most important words. You could instruct them to focus on the collocations in the story, or any other language point you may be focusing on. After listening twice, students must reconstruct the story in pairs.
