Choose the right word
I tried calling him several times, but I couldn't ______ from him.
A) get a response
B) go out
C) turn out
A) get a response
Give me 2 verbs that naturally go with contact.
We did contact with the company yesterday.
We made contact with the company yesterday.
I’m an adjective. I describe something that is very important or necessary. What am I?
essential
The message was ______ through the department within a few hours.
A) spread
B) tossed
C) hailed
A) spread
Give me 3 verbs that can go with message.
convey / deliver / pass on / spread / text
I want to keep contact with my old classmates.
I want to keep in touch with my old classmates.
You haven't spoken to your childhood friend for five years. What expression describes your situation?
lose contact / lose touch with someone
We haven't spoken for years, so we've completely ____________.
A) made contact B) lost touch
C) built relationships
B) lost touch
Which is more natural:
a) make a relationship
b) build a relationship
✅ build a relationship
She conveyed me the message.
She conveyed the message to me.
I’m a verb. You can do me when you send information to someone, especially in a formal situation. You can do it with a “message”. What am I?
deliver a message (spread/convey, pass on)
The researchers managed to ______ their findings to a much wider audience.
A) spread B) convey
C) hail
B) convey
Complete:
“We need to ______ communication with our customers.”
maintain
We have built contact with several international organisations.
We have established/made contact with several international organisations.
I describe a person who finds an unusually clever and creative solution to a problem. What adjective am I?
ingenious
Despite the language barrier, they found an ______ way of communicating.
A) essential
B)rare
C) ingenious
C) ingenious
Create a sentence containing three different collocations with contact, touch and relationship.
Possible answer:
We made contact with the company and managed to establish a good relationship, but later we lost touch.
The information spread rapidly out on social media.
The information spread rapidly on social media.
You are at an airport and your friend is somewhere in the crowd. You can't call them because your phone has died. You shout their name and try to get their attention. Which verb from the list could describe what you're doing?
hail sb