TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Academic Collocations 21 to 30

Activity Type Introduction

Reading, matching, In this academic collocations worksheet, students practice the
writing and speaking meaning and usage of the 21 to 30 most frequently encountered
activity collocations used in academic contexts.

Procedure
Focus
Give each student a copy of the worksheet.
Academic collocations
To start, students match sentence halves together to form
sentences containing academic collocations.
Aim
To practice the meaning Exercise A - Answer key
and usage of important
academic collocations. 1. e 2. j 3. a 4. b 5. i 6. c 7. d 8. f 9. g 10. h

Students then complete gap-fill statements using the academic

Preparation collocations.
Make one copy of the
Exercise B - Answer key
worksheet for each
student.
1. social responsibility
2. local government
Level 3. significant difference
4. negative effect
Intermediate (B1) 5. empirical evidence
6. legal system
7. private sector
Time 8. economic policy
30 minutes 9. climate change
10. provide a service

In the next exercise, students decide if they agree or disagree

with particular statements by completing a table, giving reasons
for their answers.

Finally, students discuss their answers in small groups.

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 ACADEMIC COLLOCATIONS

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Academic Collocations 21 to 30

A. Match the sentence halves together to make academic collocations.

1. Sunburn is a possible negative ...... a. government election this month.

2. He prefers to work in the private ...... b. policy will create more jobs.

3. There is an important local ...... c. responsibility to pay all their taxes.

4. The government's new economic ...... d. change more seriously.

5. We need a tougher legal ...... e. effect of going to the beach.

6. Companies have a social ...... f. a service to help people save money.

7. All countries need to take climate ...... g. difference between the two plans.

8. My business will provide ...... h. evidence to prove your point.

9. There is no significant ...... i. system to prevent violent crime.

10. You need to provide clear empirical ...... j. sector rather than for the government.

B. Complete the sentences using the collocations from Exercise A.

1. We all have a .................................... to treat each other with respect and fairness.

2. Our .................................... plans to build a new swimming pool for the community.

3. One .................................... between the two products is price.

4. This .................................... is a result of poor planning.

5. .................................... shows the drug is 80% effective in protecting against disease.

6. An effective .................................... helps protect society from corruption and crime.

7. The government should invest in the .................................... to boost employment.

8. An important .................................... is to increase trade with other countries.

9. Young people see .................................. as a major threat to their futures.

10. To .................................... that people will want to buy, market research is necessary.

C. Do you agree or disagree with statements 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10? Why?

Sentence Agree or Disagree? Reason

1
6
7
8
9
10

D. Now, discuss your answers in small groups.

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