English Collocations in Dialogue: Master Hundreds of Collocations in American English Quickly and Easily - Jackie Bolen 2021

Save the environment

Tanya: I'm wondering if we can save money on our bills and save the environment at the same time?

Keith: I don't keep track of the electricity Has it gone up?

Tanya: The rates have gone up, yes. I think we can save electricity in a few different ways.

Keith: Will it make a Aren't things like replacing lightbulbs mostly a waste of

Tanya: We can save energy in several ways. I found this helpful guide online. We can try a few of the things in it.

Keith: Okay, I'm But bear in mind that I'm also very lazy about this kind of thing.

Vocabulary

Save money: Have more money in the bank.

Save the environment: Doing things like recycling, not buying things, reducing food waste.

How much you pay for electricity each month.

Save electricity/save energy: Doing things like turning off the lights, turning down the heat.

Make a difference: Make an impact with an action you take.

A waste of time: Doing something that is not helpful or doesn't produce results.

Helpful guide: A written document or video that explains in detail how to do something.

Onboard: Willing to follow a plan.

Bear in mind: Please remember.

Practice

Please ... that I don't know anything about using that computer program.

Our ... is $20 more than normal this month.

Let's get Tim ... with this new plan.

Small things can add up and ... for the environment.

I want to ... but I often feel overwhelmed and don't know where to start.

Let's try to find a ... online for how to clean our dishwasher.

Don't you think that trying to help him is ...?

I'd like to ... on food by not eating out so much.

Let's turn off the lights every morning before we go to work so we can ... .

Answers

bear in mind

electricity bill

onboard

make a difference

save the environment

helpful guide

a waste of time

save money

save electricity/save energy