Collocations for Importance (Week 2)

Get your priorities right!

The collocations in this lesson express the idea of importance. Notice that many of them are very emphatic- people use them when they feel strongly about something.

Read the newspaper article. Check that you understand all the words, using a dictionary to help you if necessary.

Here is a list of collocations we can learn from the article above:

1 important person: key figure

2 most important goal: top priority

3 very urgent requirement: pressing need

4 important difficulty: major problem

5 great importance: vital importance

6 careful thought: serious consideration

7 perfect case: prime example

8 very important subject: burning issue

9 people who know most about a subject: leading experts

10 main explanation: chief reason