Answer these questions using collocations from A and B. 1 What can happen to men as they get older?(Clue: Think of their hair.) 2 What can happen if you are embarrassed?(Clue: Think of your face.) 3 What can happen if you get bad news?(Clue: Think of your face or hair.) 4 What can happen to the pages of a newspaper after a long time? 5 What happens to strawberries as they ripen? 6 The poet John Milton lost his eyesight at the end of his life . What is another way of saying that? 7 The composer Beethoven lost his hearing at the end of his life. What is another way of saying that? 8 At the end of Shakespeare's play, Hamlet loses his mind . What is another way of saying that? 9 If it is about to rain, what might happen to the sky?

1. As men get older, they may start to go bald or lose their hair.<br />2. If you are embarrassed, your face may turn red or flush.<br />3. If you get bad news, you may pull your hair out or tear your hair in distress.<br />4. After a long time, the pages of a newspaper may become yellow or brittle.<br />5. As strawberries ripen, they may become soft or mushy.<br />6. Another way of saying that John Milton lost his eyesight at the end of his life is that he went blind.<br />7. Another way of saying that Beethoven lost his hearing at the end of his life is that he went deaf.<br />8. Another way of saying that Hamlet loses his mind at the end of Shakespeare's play is that he goes mad or insane.<br />9. If it is about to rain, the sky may become dark or overcast.