May, 18, 2020 Agreeing and disagreeing	
Verb and noun collocations	
collocation	example	
go along with an idea / a view -соглашаться с тем	I go along with your view that crime and poverty are linked.	
be in (complete) agreement - (единодушно) поддержать, согласиться	We are in complete agreement over the question of drug abuse in athletics.	
tend to agree/disagree- склонен согласиться/ не согласиться	I tend to agree that parents often blame teachers for problems which start within the family.	
share an opinion / a view -разделять мнение, взгляд	I share your opinion that sport is over-commercialised.	
appreciate someone’s point of view - ценить чью-либо точку зрения	I appreciate your point of view, but I still think you are overstating the problem.	
see someone’s point - понимать чью-либо точку зрения
[understand their opinion]	I can see your point; I’ve never thought of it in that way before.	
enter into an argument - вступить в спор	I’d prefer not to enter into an argument over the result of the elections.	
differences arise/exist - различия возникают/существуют	Differences exist / have arisen between the unions and the
management over how to solve the problem.	
come to / reach a compromise -прийти/ достигнуть компромисса	We disagree over what to do, but I’m sure we can come to / reach a compromise.	
settle a dispute / your differences - урегулировать спор / Ваши разногласия	The management and the union have finally settled their pay dispute. I’m sure we can settle our differences without damaging our friendship.	
agree to differ [agree to have different opinions]	I don’t think we will ever agree with each other. We’ll just have to agree to differ.	
Verb and adverb collocations	
verb	adverb	example	
agree - соглашаться	entirely/ wholeheartedly полностью/ от всего сердца	I entirely agree with you on the question of nuclear waste.	
agree-соглашаться	partly / up to a point частично / до определенного момента	I agree up to a point, but I also think there are other important factors.	
disagree- не соглашаться	fundamentally/ totally/strongly принципиально / полностью / сильно	The two philosophers disagreed fundamentally over the effect of the environment on behaviour.	
Adjective and noun collocations for disputes and strong disagreements	
I’ve often disagreed strongly with Nancy but I’ve never had such a head-on clash with her before.
[disagreement where two people confront each other directly]

The bitter dispute between the two groups finally led to violence.
 We had a very heated argument about immigration the other day.
Jeff and I had a fundamental disagreement over who should be the next Chair of the club.	Я часто сильно не согласен с Нэнси, но я никогда не имел подобного лобового столкновения с ней раньше. [несогласие, когда два человека сталкиваются друг с другом напрямую]

Ярый спор между двумя группами в конечном итоге привел к насилию.
У нас был очень горячий спор об иммиграции на днях.
У нас с Джеффом были фундаментальные разногласия по поводу того, кто должен стать следующим председателем клуба.	
Further collocations for agreeing and disagreeing	
The Regional Education Committee has reached a unanimous agreement on a new system of exams
for secondary schools.

Controversy continues to exist/rage over the appointment of the new Director.

 A conflict of opinion within the National Olympic Association is threatening to delay the building of
a new stadium.	Областной комитет по образованию достиг единодушного согласия в вопросе о новой системе экзаменов  для средних школ.

Спор за назначение нового директор продолжает существовать / бушевать.

Конфликт мнений внутри Национальной олимпийской ассоциации может привести к отсрочке строительства нового стадиона.	
Put the expressions from the box into the appropriate category below. Поместите выражения из списка в соответствующую категорию ниже

a controversy rages            a head-on clash                     a heated argument
settle a dispute                   come to a compromise             differences exist

Reaching agreemet	
Disagreeing	

	

	
Rewrite each sentence using the word in brackets, so that it keeps the same meaning. Перепишите каждое предложение, используя слова в скобках, сохраняя то же самое значение предложения.

1 I don’t completely agree with what you say. (point)
2 I am in total agreement with you. (entirely)
3 There was no disagreement among the committee members. (unanimous)
4 There will always be differences of opinion even between friends. (arise)
5 James and Ben had a big disagreement over the question of climate change. (strongly)
6 The project has been delayed because of the different opinions among the members of the committee. (conflict)
7 I find it difficult to agree with such an idea. (along)
8 We are in total disagreement about most things. (fundamentally)	
Все материалы из  книги "English collocations in Use" by M. McCarthy, F. O'Dell.