1. Use a word from the box in the correct form to complete each collocation.
| shine dark light up sunny lighten darken |
1. I could tell Maria was in a good mood by the………….smile on her face.
2. The little boy’s eyes……………..when he saw his daddy approaching.
3. Let’s put some happy music on to……….the atmosphere. Everyone’s too serious.
4. My grandparents lived through the…………days of civil war from 1936 to 1939.
5. The girl’s eyes…………with excitement as she prepared for the party.
6. Mr Garnham’s expression………….as he was told the terrible news.
2. Put these words in order to make sentences.
1. with / cheeks / embarrassment / burning / were / my
2. city / up / has / in / capital/ flared/ the / violence
3. flowed / the / during / discussion / ideas / the
4. divorce / was / footballer’s / the / publicity / surrounded / famous / a / by / blaze / of
3. Answer the questions.
1. What is most likely to be fiery:
(a) someone’s intelligence (b) someone’s temper?
2. Which is the most typical collocation:
a blaze of (a) temper (b) glory (c) joy?
3. What is most likely to be heated:
(a) discussions (b) cheeks (c) troubles?
4. What is most likely to flare up:
(a) love (b) interest (c) violence?
4. Use a dictionary to find collocations using these words in a metaphorical way.
1 bright 2 warm 3 cold
5. Complete the table with metonyms.
| word | original meaning | metonymic use |
| china | China, the country | |
| Manchester | the city in England | |
| microwave | electromagnetic wave of wavelength 1 mm to 1 m | |
| press | printing press | |
| Hollywood | District of Los Angeles, California, historically the primary center of… | |
| Silicon Valley | geographic region of the San Francisco Bay Area | |
| Strasbourg | Alsatian city, which is the official seat of the… |