Part A.      Common Expressions
Part B.      Talk Collocations
Part C.      Impolite Talk
Part D.      Working with Cobuild

Part A.    Common Expressions

Here are some common expressions that use the verb talk:

Part B    Impolite Talk

Sometimes talk is used in expressions to describe rude or impolite ways of speaking. Look at the following examples:

·         talk trash = to say rude or offensive things about someone else

·         talk back to = to answer someone rudely after having been asked to do something

·         talk down to = to speak to someone in a patronizing way

In the next exercise you'll find scrambled sentences which use each of these expressions. Try to put the sentences in the correct order.

Part C    Working with CoBuild

Here are some more very common expressions using talk taken from the Collins CoBuild Corpus Sampler.

1.       (all) talk and no action

2.       money talks

3.       talk me out of

4.       small talk

5.       talk up

Check the CoBuild Online Corpus Sampler for more examples.

 Answers

Part A: 1A, 2E, 3C, 4D, 5B

Part C:

1 - He talks about doing things, but doesn't actually do them;

2- People who have money have influence;

3-He tried to convince me to change my mind;

4-Talk about unimportant things, usually in a social situation;

5-Speak very positively about something to try to make others interested in it.

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