THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLOCATIONS IN IELTS, TOEFL & PTE.

It is quite strange that even the post graduates in India are not being taught about the relevance of COLLOCATIONS in the writing and speaking of English.

Collocation is the natural occurrence of two words repeatedly come together when native speakers speak English. The classic examples of collocations are
“LET’S HAVE A CUP OF TEA, STRONG TEA, HEAVY RAIN, PAY TRIBUTE, PAY HOMAGE, PAY RESPECTS, PAY ATTENTION,
DRAWING A SALARY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and the IMPLEMENTAT-
ION OF RULES.

In IELTS, PTE and TOEFL the Speaking & Writing modules are assessed also on the basis of the use of collocations. And the effective use of collocations makes your speaking and writing natural and academic.

As things are, every student of IELTS, PTE & TOEFL are requested to be comfortable with collocations. To be good at collocations, one has to read and write a lot, and get familiarised with collocations by writing them down however proficient you are in English. Since English is a second language for most of us spending a lot of time in writing and speaking will enrich your command of English and naturally you will be accustomed to natural English.

More examples of collocations are MAKING A POINT, DEVELOPING AN IDEA, ENTER INTO AN ARGUMENT, BAD DEBT, SOUND SLEEP, AFFORD A CAR and a rewarding job.

As such, the earlier you are comfortable
with various collocations of English language, the earlier you get a commendable result in these global exams.