May, 20, 2020 Communicating	
Collocations with say, speak, talk and tell	
collocation	meaning	
I wouldn't say no to 	не откажусь от	
needless to say	нет нужды говорить что	
didn't say a word	ни слова не сказал	
it goes without saying that	нет нужды говорить что, само собой разумеется	
generally speaking	в общем и целом	
strictly speaking	строго говоря	
speaks very highly of somebody	хвалить кого-либо	
speak properly	говорить нормально (четко)	
talked business	обсуждать дела	
talking nonsence	говорить чушь	
talking a log of sence	говорить вещи со смыслом	
tell a secret	рассказать секрет	
tell his fortune	предсказывать будущее	
Collocations meaning communicate	
collocation	meaning	
give a reason	указать причину	
state its aim	формулировать цель	
state their business	заявлять о своих намерениях	
give an account of	дать отчет	
get the message across	донести свои мысли до	
declare the winner of	объявить победителя	
pronounce dead	объявить мертвым	
impart knowledge	передавать знания	
divulge a secret	разглашать тайну	
disseminate  information	распространять информацию	
notify the police	известить полицию	
protest his innocence	протестовать против невиновности	
profess ignorance	исповедовать невежество	
break the news	осторожно сообщить неприятную новость; смягчить дурные вести	
Exercise 1. Complete each sentences with the appropriate form of say, speak, talk or tell
1. Strictly ____________________, you shouldn't be here.
2. Ilya__________________me a secret and made me promise not to pass it on to anyone else.
3. It goes without _________________that we'll invite you to our wedding.
4. I spend most days with my three-year-old son, so forgive me if I start ____________nonsesnse.
5. The teachers always _____________very highly of my son's abilities.
6. It's so hot. I wouldn't _______________no to an ice cream, would you?
7. Shall we have lunch first and then sit down to ________________business?	
Exercise 2. Are these sentences correct or incorrect? If they are incorrect, correct them. Pay attention to the phrases in bold type.
1. Do you think I managed to give the message across in my speech?
2. Needless to say, he didn't tell a word to his parents about what had happened.
3. You can't chew gum and say properly at the the same time.
4. He refused to say his reasons for turning down our invitation.
5. She was devastated when we dropped the news to her.
6. In your report we would like you to give a detailed account of what happened.
7. I really like this documentary maker, he tells a lot of sense.
8. At the beginning of your dissertation you must say your goals clearly.	
Все материалы из  книги "English collocations in Use" by M. McCarthy, F. O'Dell.