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

Played soccer

Tom: What did you get up to last

Jerry: I played We had a big match against the first-place team in the league. And it was an away game so the deck was stacked against

Tom: Did you win the

Jerry: It was a nail-biter but we won. The final score was 3-2. We were down by two goals but made a comeback in the second half.

Tom: Congratulations.

Vocabulary

Last weekend: The previous Saturday and Sunday.

Played soccer: Played soccer at some point in the past.

Big match: Important game (tennis, soccer, rugby etc.).

First-place: Top of the league.

Away game: Not at home.

Deck was stacked against us: Some big odds to overcome.

Win the game: Come out on top of someone else or another team.

Nail-biter: A close game.

Final score: The outcome of a game.

Made a Came from behind to win.

Second half: The last half of a game.

Practice

Hopefully, they'll play better in the ... .

Get some rest tonight. We have a ... tomorrow.

We tried to ... with a final push at the end but ended up tied.

Wow! The Yankees ... in the inning to win it.

Who got ... in the American League?

The ... was 4-3.

We tried our best but the ... .

I ... almost every day when I was a kid.

That game was a serious ... . I had no idea who was going to win.

..., I caught that James Bond movie. Our next is in Toronto next weekend.

Answers

second half

big match

win the game

made a comeback

first-place

final score

deck was stacked against us

played soccer

nail-biter

last weekend

away game