lesson 8, collocation in use, inter

fall silent

✔As the headmaster walked into the hall, the children all fell silent.

become extinct

✔Dinosaurs become extinct thousands of years ago.

become angry, bored, excited, depressed, upset, impatient, violent

✔He became depressed after his wife's death.

become famous

✔He has always dream of becoming famous.

Go is often used for sudden,usually negative changes

✔He was very embarrassed and his face went red. ✔Suddenly the sky went very dark and it started to rain.

go mad

✔I think I'd go mad if I had to put up with such a terrible boss.

turn/go red

✔I was so embarrassed that I went/turned bright red.

turn gold

✔It was a wonderful sunset. the sky turned gold and we sat on the terrace enjoying it.

become homeless

✔More people became homeless this year than in any previous year.

suffer/has a heart atteck

✔My grandfather suffere/had a heart attack last winter.

have baby

✔My sister had a baby last week.

become is used with extinct, popular, unpopular, homeless, famous

✔Our local baker has become famous for its apple tarts.

📌Alternatives to get and become

✔She fell ill and why taken to hospital. ✔everyone fell silent when they heard the shocking news. ✔as my father grew olde, he spend less time working. ✔the noise grew louder and soon we realise it was a plane approaching.

(turn and become) can often be used with the same collocation but become is more formal and is therefore more appropriate in essay

✔She gave up smoking when she became pregnant. ✔I would like to become involved in raising money for charity.

grow louder

✔The noise on this street grow louder and I looked out of a window to see what was happening.

Go can also be used for slower colour changes

✔The pages of the book has gone yellow over the years.

(turn) often collcations with colours

✔The sky turned gold as the sun set. ✔When the tomatoes turn red, the Farmer's pick them and sell them. ✔The news gave his mother such a shock and her hair turned white overnight.

go grey

✔when I start to going grey, I'm definitely going to dye my hair.

put up with/at/in

📌to stay in a place for a short time ✔We can put up at the hotel for the night.

Go bald/mad/grey/blind/deaf

1. Go is used for changes in people's personality, appearance and physical abilities.