Collocations-example

A great example of how to use authentic materials in teaching collocations:

All of the words in brackets are grammatically possible. Choose the alternative that sounds best in each case, then listen and check.
An Englishman in New York

I don't drink (coffee/alcohol/beer) I take (soft drinks/water/tea) my dear
I like my toast done on one side
And you can hear it in my (accent/voice/words) when I (speak/talk/say)
I'm an Englishman in New York.

See me (strolling/running/walking) down Fifth (Road/Avenue/Street)
A walking cane here at my side
I take it (anywhere/everywhere/most places) I walk

I'm an Englishman in New York.
I'm an alien I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
I'm an alien I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York

If, "Manners maketh man" as someone said
Then he's the (winner/hero/champion) of the (world/hour/day)
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
Be (yourself/honest/brave) no matter what they (call you/say/do)...


This can be done to any other song, where the teacher chooses the word that forms a collocation adds 2 distractors. Easy, no?