10 EXTREMELY USEFUL VERB + NOUN COLLOCATIONS - ADVANCED ENGLISH VOCABULARY C1/C2

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There are certain words in English that go together more commonly than others. We often call these pairs or groups of words "collocations", and it is very useful to learn vocabulary this way (in chunks) rather than studying individual words. In this video, I teach 10 verb - noun collocations which you will find extremely useful... not least if you taking a Cambridge English exam.
Share your own examples in the comments!
Ben Gill
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0:00 Why you should learn vocabulary "chunks"
1:24 Allay fears
2:29 Shed tears
3:43 Broach the subject
4:38 Pique interest/curiosity
5:28 Whet someone's appetite
6:36 Blaze a trail
7:50 Hold/bear a grudge
8:58 Pay dividends
9:45 Take liberties
10:44 Dispel myths
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We need more of "verb+noun" collocations

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[@jonyer1980]

Happy new year Ben, here´s my translation as a Spanish native speaker. Hope it helps you to attain a Proficiency+ C3 level speaker in our language :) 1- To allay fears: to calm/reduce worries or concerns. (disipar los miedos/temores). 2- To shed tears: to cry (metaphorical). ("lágrimas de cocodrilo" por algo que no te da en realidad pena) 3- To broach the subject: To talk about something sensitive. 4- To pique interest/curiosity: To stimulate, to cause interest 5- To whet your appetite: To increase/ someones interest on smth (usually providing a small sample) 6- To blaze a trail: To do smth you have never done b4. (Abrir el camino siendo el pionero) 7- To hold/bear a grudge: To continue to have a bad feeling towards someone because of smth that happened previously (guardarle rencor, celos…) 8- To pay dividends: to get results at a later stage (obtener resultados a largo plazo/pagar dividendos). 9- To take liberties: to behave in an unaproppiate way. ( tomarse algo con falta de decoro,libertinaje…) 10- To dispel myths: To disprove a widely held false belief. Desmitificar algo que es mentira.

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This video is whetting appetite for learning new collocations!

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This is a absolutely "advanced". Thank u Mr Ben.

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This is a very useful video like others that you displayed months ago. I am about to write down these new vocabularies 😊

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Thank you very much for this video. You always whet my appetite for more

[@aram5642]

I like to ask people to shed light on me. I find it a nice way of asking for information. And btw, this set of verb+noun collocations wouldn't be complete without 'to kick the bucket.'

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Hi Ben, thanks vor this marvellous video. You've twisted my arm , these collocations are very useful. You pique my interest from the very beginning and you're whetting my appetite for more of those videos. Best regards Sabine

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Thanks Ben, your videos always pique my interest and whet my appetite for learning more; your clear explanations allay my fears of not being up to par and, even though I still hold a grudge against my English teachers at school, I feel more confident now. Eventually, your lessons dispel the mith that online teaching is not effective.

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Very good!

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Thanks Teacher ❤

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

You're welcome 🙂

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I have heard debunk the myth, but I have already learned dispel the myth, thanks Ben :)

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lovely

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"My 13-year-old son blazes a trail at school for his younger sister. That's why I allay frear about their future because not only is he thoughtful but also he whet her appepite for learning." I hope it makes sense 😊 thank you Ben. Greetings from snowy Poland

[@myself8608]

Are these collocation formal enough to be used in formal writing?

[@GabrielSilva-dw8me]

In formal language, can something refer to an ability or an abstract living being that is not a human or an animal? Both in the sense that this abstract being does not exist in real life and in the sense that it exists in the film?

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Hi Ben, great work as always. I don't mean to bother you, but could you give feedback on my sentence . Here it goes: I am really glad you have piqued interest in learning languages that will pay dividends in the near future. Is it correct? Thank you in advance

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Almost... You just need the pronoun in "piqued MY interest"

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@@tothepointenglishwithben. Thank you Ben

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Allay my fear of abandonment! Alas, I can no longer shed bitter tears for all the years in which I have lost those whom I deeply cared about. Broach the subject with me and have me divulge my heart's secrets, for I have lost the ability to open up to you. Reassure me that life without pain is merely a myth to dispel. It will pay dividends to help me let go of all the grudges I've borne against those who have betrayed me. Have I piqued your curiousity about my past trauma, such that you now care to inquire?

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🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@DAG_M]

Is it a re-upload? I ve seen this already, yet I was notfied.

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

No. It's a new video

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[@gianluigigaleota6632]

Travelling whets my appetite to visit more and more countries. Travelling whets my appetite for visiting more and more countries. Are both correct? For+ing/to+infinitive.

[@jonyer1980]

Dear ben, there's some sort of mistake with the rewind/past foward bar. The description doesnt match to the collocation you're dealing with. Make no bones about something---allay fears...and so on...

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Yes, sorry about that. I've fixed it so the timestamps are correct now. Thanks

[@jonyer1980]

@@tothepointenglishwithben. No dude! Thank YOU for your amusing vids :)

[@dianaivosevic1165]

Merci !

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Merci beaucoup, Elisa! That's very kind of you 🤗

[@CJEndowed001]

Dude, nobody uses your chunks except some of them

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I disagree

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