As a high school student, I did not understand the importance of collocations and idioms in English. Beside the fact that it was difficult for me to learn by heart different combinations of words, I used to ask myself what is the aim of knowing this kind of language chunks. I did not understand why ”fast food” is correct, but ”fast meal” is incorrect, since ”fast” and ”quick” have almost the same meaning in my mother tongue. Only after some time did I realize the importance of collocations and idioms for a proficient English speaker. Furthermore, when I became a teacher I understood the benefits of teaching
collocations in the classroom.
Collocations and Idioms in the Classroom