In the first part of this two part article Shaun Dowling looks at delexicalised verbs, and the problems they cause for our students.

This article gives an overview of the topic of collocation in English language teaching and shows how this is a key area of study for advanced level students.This is the first of two articles on the topic. The second article - Collocation with advanced learners 2 - provides classroom activities for the study and practice of collocations.

Reading and listening texts are often used in the ELT classroom to practise receptive skills and / or as the introduction to a topic or language point.

This article gives an extensive list of classroom activities that focus attention on collocation. This is the second of two articles on the topic. The first article - Collocation with advanced levels 1 - gives an overview of the topic of collocation in English language teaching and shows how this is a key area of study for advanced level students.

This article gives an extensive list of classroom activities that focus attention on collocation. This is the second of two articles on the topic. The first article - Collocation with advanced levels 1 - gives an overview of the topic of collocation in English language teaching and shows how this is a key area of study for advanced level students.

In the first part of this article the writer explored the use of delexicalised verbs and the problems they create for our learners. He now goes on to outline some ways in which we can help our learners with this tricky area and help them to make their English sound more natural.