Stage 5 · B1–B2
Common collocations — reuse it in speaking and writing
Common collocations: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.
1. Objective
By the end, you will reuse “Common collocations” in a sentence or situation of your own.
2. Discover
Read the “Common collocations” examples as models. Identify what stays stable and what can change.
3. Understand
To understand “Common collocations”, start from the examples rather than an abstract definition. Do not memorise the word alone. Notice what it combines with and where you could use it.
Look at the word together with the words around it. The correct choice often depends on construction, register or collocation, not just translation.
4. Guided practice
5. Independent practice
6. Write / speak
Use “Common collocations” in a short message you could realistically send today.
7. Check your learning
8. Remember
For collocations fréquentes, identify the context first, then the form carrying the useful information. Always check your answer in a complete sentence.
9. Now I can…
- I can recognise “Common collocations” in a new example.
- I can justify my choice and create an example.
