SPORTS & COLLOCATIONS
What do you call the person who makes sure players follow the rules?
Referee
You can always ______ me when you need help.
COUNT ON
She showed great________ MOTIVATE despite loosing the match.
MOTIVATION
I started watching the series and I couldn't stop.
I was completely H_________
HOOKED
Our team managed to _____for the national championship.
Qualify
I haven't _________ answering all those emails yet.
GOT ROUND TO
The coach was disappointed by the players'_______ BAHAVE
BEHAVIOUR
I'd never played tennis before, but i was surprisingly good at it. I was a N_______
NATURAL
The final ATTRACTED/ DEMANDED/ ENVOLVED over 20,000 spectators.
Attracted
The disappointing result really ______ her _______ .
GOT HER DOWN
Her__________ PERFORM in the final was outstanding.
PERFORMANCE
Everyone expected an exciting final, but it was a bit of a L______ _______ .
LET DOWN
She ________ a gold medal in the tournament.
Won
Replace with a phrasal verb:
She REJECTED the invitation to join the team.
TURNED DOWN
It was extremely __________RESPONSIBLE of him to ignore the safety rules.
IRRESPOSIBLE
After a few lessons, I finally G_____ the H_____ of it.
GOT THE HANG OF IT
Name three verbs that collocate with A CHAMPIONSHIP, appart from WIN
ENTER/ HOLD/ QUALIFY FOR/ PREPARE FOR/ TAKE PART IN
Phrasal for:
CONTACT SOMEONE AGAIN WITH AN ANSWER
GET BACK TO
The instructions were _______LEAD and the result was completely ________EXPECT
MISLEADING / UNEXPECTED
I'm R________ for our team, but don't J_____ it by saying we're definitely going to win.
ROOTING / JINX