The collocations provided in this book were all selected from 4 different valuable sources, namely Oxford Collocations Dictionary, English Collocations in Use (Intermediate), and Key Words for Fluency (Intermediate and Upper-intermediate). The selection criterion was according to the most common topics
2 Essential Collocations for IELTS & TOEFL
which frequently appear in IELTS and TOEFL tests. In selecting the collocations, we also focused on the ones which candidates are likely to use in their own writing and speaking and encounter in reading and listening sections of these two international tests. In other words, collocations which are of limited use have not been included.