Grandma's Hands

 core     understands  hand spank  swell   piece  church tambourine  

snakes  mother    picked   handy  heaven 

Grandma's hands 
Clapped in _________ on Sunday morning 
Grandma's hands 
Played a __________ so well 
Grandma's hands 
Used to issue out a warning 
She'd say, Billy don't you run so fast 
Might fall on a _________ of glass 
Might be ___________ there in that grass 
Grandma's hands 

Grandma's hands 
Soothed a local unwed ________ 
Grandma's hands 
Used to ache sometimes and _______ 
Grandma's hands 
Used to lift her face and tell her 
She'd say, Baby, grandma __________ 
That you really love that man 
Put yourself in Jesus' hands 
Grandma's hands 

Grandma's hands 
Used to _________ me piece of candy 
Grandma's hands 
_______ me up each time I fell 
Grandma's hands 
Boy, they really came in ________ 
She'd say, Matty don' you whip that boy 
What you want to __________ him for? 
He didn' drop no apple ____________ 
But I don't have grandma anymore 

If I get to ____________ I'll look for 
Grandma's hands 
Hmm-mmh 

 

Verb + adjective collocations

become     prove       seem      get     consider     make      remain

 _______   involved (with/in)   interested    beyond   upset   freaked out   killed

 _______  apparent  available   aware   blurred   established   evident  
 independent      involved   obvious   visible  widespread

 ________  appropriate    friendly    relevant    interested   necessary   true    right

________  available    aware   explicit  visible   known

_________  successful   useful   useless    right

_________  constant   stable    unchanged   unclear   mysterious

_________  beautiful   appropriate  obvious   plausible   unlikely



Adverb + verb

apply equally, behave differently, change constantly, change dramatically, change rapidly, communicate effectively, contribute significantly, differ considerably, differ significantly, differ widely, expand rapidly, explore further, grow rapidly, increase dramatically, occur frequently, occur naturally, rely heavily (on), respond appropriately, state explicitly, think differently, treat differently, treat equally, use effectively, use sparingly, vary considerably, vary greatly, vary significantly, vary widely, work effectively


Verb + adverb

adversely affect, briefly describe, briefly discuss, clearly understand, closely resemble, critically evaluate, directly affect, fully understand, generally agree, greatly enhance, greatly increase, severely affect, significantly affect, significantly increase, strongly agree, strongly disagree, strongly suggest

24 collocation to practice (Quizlet)

Streets of London

 Have you seen the old man

In a closed-down market?
Kicking up the paper
With his ___________________
In his eyes, you see no pride
And held loosely at his side
Yesterday's paper
Telling __________________

So, how can you tell me you're lonely?
And say for you that____________________?
Let me take you by the hand
And lead you through the streets of London
Show you something to make you change your mind

Have you seen the old girl
Who walks the streets of London?
Dirt in her hair
And her _______________
She's no time for talking
She just keeps _______________
Carrying her home
In two carrier bags

So, how can you tell me you're lonely?
And say for you that the sun don't shine?
Let me take you by the hand
And lead you through the streets of London
I'll show you something to make you change your mind

In the all night café
At a q___________
Same old man
Sitting there_____________
Looking at the world
Over the rim of ________
Each tea __________
And he wanders home alone

So, how can you tell me you're lonely?
Don't say for you that the sun don't shine
Let me take you by the hand
And lead you through the streets of London
Show you something to make you change your mind

Have you seen the old man
Outside the seaman's mission?
Memory fading with
The medal ribbons __________
In our winter city
The rain cries ____________
For one more forgotten hero
And a world _____________

So, how can you tell me you're lonely?

And say for you that the sun don't shine?
Let me take you by the hand
And lead you through the streets of London
Show you something to make you change your mind