CÁCH DÙNG MỘT SỐ TỪ ĐẶC BIỆT TRONG TIẾNG ANH (PART 5): IDEA

I. VERB + IDEA

Use the correct form of these verbs:

consider

come up with

get across

reject

go along with

sell

 

 

 

 
  1. He’s a really good speaker. He has that rar ability to …………………… complex ideas in the kind of language everybody can understand.
  2. We’ve been …………………… the ida of moving to a smaller flat now that the children have left home. We’ve actually been toying with the idea for a year or so.
  3. The committee needs to …………………… some ideas for raising funds for the new church. Does anybody have any good ieas?
  4. She’s always …………………… the idea of getting married. She says she prefers the freedom of being single.
  5. I think my proposal would help improve the company, but I’m having a lot of trouble …………………… the idea to my boss. He’s not convinced that it would work.
  6. She’ll never …………………… the idea, so it’s not worth mentioning it to her.

 

II. COMMON ADJECTIVE COLLOCATIONS

Use these adjectives in the sentences:

brilliant

faintest

half-baked

fixed

funny

original

vague

fair
  1. The company is looking for a creative person with fresh and …………………… ideas.
  2. You’ll never get my mother to change her mind on anything! He has very …………………… ideas on almost every subject.
  3. What a …………………… idea! Why didn’t I think of that! How do you always manage to come up with the bright ideas?
  4. He’s got some strange ideas on bringing up kids.

Yes, Frank does have some …………………… ideas at times, doesn’t he?

  1. I think I’ve got a …………………… idea of what to do, but I’ll get back to you if I have any problems.
  2. I haven’t the …………………… idea what you’re talking about. I don’t know anything about your missing bag!
  3. I wish they would tell me what I’m meant to be doing in more detail. At the moment I only have a very …………………… idea what my job is.
  4. I wish Terry would work out his ideas properly. He keeps coming up with …………………… ideas – which nobody takes seriously.

 

III. NOTES

  1. In  3-6, “foggiest” is also possible.
  2. A rough idea is not precise.

Can you give me a rough idea of the cost involved?

  1. Note the verbs in the following expressions.

Don’t worry. You’ll soon get the idea how this program works. It’s very user-friendly.

Fiona is very enthisiatic and is always bursting with ideas.

I got the idea from an article in a magazine.

  1. Note these collocations using “have”:

You must have some idea of who did this!

I have no idea where Lucan has gone.

  1. Note the following expression:

Sitting in the rain watching two men hit a ball for hours is not my idea of fun

 

IV. KEYS

  1.  
  1. get across
  1. consider
  1. come up with
  1. reject
  1. sell
  1. go along with

 

  1.  
  1. original
  1. fixed
  1. brilliant
  1. funny
  1. fair
  1. faintest
  1. vague
  1. half-baked

 

 

 

 

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