This week the Thinking in English Conversation Club is practicing collocations. Specifically, we will practice using collocation with “become” from the academic collocations list.
Collocations occur when two or more words are often used together in a way that sounds correct. They are not always obvious, and there are no fixed rules. Collocations are one of the big challenges that face non-native English speakers and English learners.
This week we will be looking at collocations formed with “become”: become widespread, become apparent, become the focus of, and more.
Let’s practice these collocations by answering and asking lots of questions, and speaking with other Thinking in English listeners!
Here are some conversation questions to get you talking!
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Conversation Questions:
- Can you think of a trend or habit in your country that has become widespread recently?
- How can people make their work or achievements become more visible?
- Do you think the line between work and personal life has become blurred?
- What has become a source of stress for you recently?
- When did your interest in learning English become apparent?
- Has online education becoming more available helped learners in your country?
- Should teenagers be encouraged to become more involved with politics?
- When did you first feel like you had become independent?
- What topic has recently become the focus of news or social media in your country?
- Make your own question!
Vocabulary
- Become widespread: Now common or present in many places.
- Become visible: Easy to see or notice.
- Become blurred: Unclear or hard to distinguish.
- Become a source (of): To be used as the origin or cause of something.
- Become apparent: Clear or obvious.
- Become available: To be accessible or ready for use.
- Become involved (in/with): To take part or participate in something.
- Become independent: To stop relying on others; to think or act freely.
- Become the focus (of): To attract attention or become the main point of interest.
Resources
Conversation Club Times
12pm Conversation Club Around The World
- London, United Kingdom Tue/Thur at 12:00 BST
- Mexico City, Mexico Tue/Thur at 05:00 CST
- Bogota, Colombia Tue/Thur at 06:00 COT
- Santiago, Chile Tue/Thur at 08:00 CLST
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tue/Thur at 08:00 BRT
- Rome, Italy Tue/Thur at 13:00 CEST
- Warsaw, Poland Tue/Thur at 13:00 CEST
- Istanbul, Turkey Tue/Thur at 14:00 EEST
- Taipei, Taiwan Tue/Thur at 19:00 CST
- Tokyo, Japan Tue/Thur at 20:00 JST
18pm Conversation Club Around The World
- London, United Kingdom Tue/Thur at 18:00 BST
- Mexico City, Mexico Tue/Thur at 11:00 CST
- Bogota, Colombia Tue/Thur at 12:00 COT
- Santiago, Chile Tue/Thur at 14:00 CLST
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tue/Thur at 14:00 BRT
- Rome, Italy Tue/Thur at 19:00 CEST
- Warsaw, Poland Tue/Thur at 19:00 CEST
- Istanbul, Turkey Tue/Thur at 20:00 EEST
- Taipei, Taiwan Wed/Fri at 01:00 CST
- Tokyo, Japan Wed/Fri at 02:00 JST
00:00am Conversation Club Around The World
- London, United Kingdom Wed/Fri at 00:00 BST
- Mexico City, Mexico Tue/Thur at 17:00 CST
- Bogota, Colombia Tue/Thur at 18:00 COT
- Santiago, Chile Tue/Thur at 20:00 CLST
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tue/Thur at 20:00 BRT
- Rome, Italy Wed/Fri at 01:00 CEST
- Warsaw, Poland Wed, Wed/Fri at 01:00 CEST
- Istanbul, Turkey Wed/Fri at 02:00 EEST
- Taipei, Taiwan Wed/Fri at 07:00 CST
- Tokyo, Japan Wed/Fri at 08:00 JST
Model Answers & Vocabulary
To help you prepare for the Thinking in English conversation club this week, I have created vocabulary lists and some model answers.
The model answers are split into intermediate, upper-intermediate, and advanced level responses. Hopefully this will give you an idea on the differences in quality between intermediate and advanced responses, and perhaps inspire your own answers to these questions!
B1 (Intermediate)
Model Answers
Vocabulary
B2 (Upper Intermediate)
Model Answers
Vocabulary
C1 (Advanced Level)
Model Answers
Vocabulary
See you all at this week’s conversation club!
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