Collocations

Collocations are a combination of words between verbs and nouns.

Look at the Help Box and match the verbs with the nouns to make collocations.

1. Give presentations.
2. Keep records.
3. Access databases.
4. Enter a PIN.
5. Transfer money.

Use the previous collocations and the help box to complete the sentences.

1. Thank's to Wi-fi, it's now easy to access the internet from cafes, hotels, parks and many other public places.
2. Online banking lets you carry out transactions between your accounts easily and securely.
3. Skype is a technology that enables users to make calls over the internet for free.
4. In many universities, students are encouraged to give presentations using Powerpoint in order to make their talks more visually attactive.
5. The web has revolutionized the way people do research with sites such as Google and Wikipedia, you can find the information you need in seconds.
6. Cookies allow a website to store information on a user's machine and later retrieve it, when you visit the website again, it remembers your preferences.
7. With the latest mobile phones, you can send texts with multimedia attachments - pictures, audio, even video.