Collocations

" Collocation refers to how words go together or form fixed relationships."

(English Grammar Today in Cambridge Dictionary).

"The combination of words formed when two or more words are often used together in a way that sounds correct: The phrase "a hard frost" is a collocation."

(Cambridge English Dictionary)

adult illiteracy adult literacy boarding school brain drain civic education common good communication technology critical thinking cultural diversity developed countries developing countries digital camera

educational system equal opportunity equal rights formal education gender gap general assembly generation gap have access have fun health care high priority higher education

human rights informal education information technology international organizations local community look forward make a mistake/mistakes mobile phone natural disaster non-formal education non-governmental organizations note taking

old fashioned pay attention problem solving rural areas school subject secretary general sense of humour sustainable development take care take place vacuum cleaner

Exercise: The following are definitions of some of the above collocations. Fill in each gap with the appropriate defined collocation.

....problem solving..:  refers to a method of learning in which students evaluate their                                                     thinking and progress while solving problems
................................:   refers to age difference between old people and young people.
................................:   refers to countries with high standard of living.
................................:   refers to a school in which students live and study.
................................:   refers to what students learn at school, such as mathematics, Arabic,                                         English, etc.
................................:   refers to the process of writing down important information when the                                       teacher is explaining