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THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING COLLOCATIONS IN ENGLISH 
LESSONS AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS 
Pulatova Sabina Sharifovna 
A teacher of Foreign Languages Department, 
Pedagogical Institute of 
Bukhara State University, Uzbekistan. 
Pulatov Shavkat Sharifovich 
An English teacher of the specialized school №5
of Kogon district, Uzbekistan
 
Abstract.
This article focuses on the problems encountered in the process of 
introducing, explaining and teaching collocations in English classes at secondary 
schools and how to provide students with a step-by-step approach with the 
appropriate methods. 
Key words:
collocations, aspect, method, chunks of language, idioms, 
compounds, phrasal verbs. 
Collocations are one of the most difficult topics for students learning English 
as a foreign language, as they are an especially 
tricky aspect.
First of all, not many 
learners are aware of collocations in that they do not know they exist and they do 

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not know what they are – and the same can probably be said for many EFL 
teachers too! Secondly, there is no apparent reasoning or rule behind them. 
Collocations are wonderful chunks of language that native speakers of 
English use naturally and frequently. As teachers, it is our responsibility to show 
our students ways in which they not only understand meaning of these special 
language groupings, but ensure that they use them in the appropriate contexts. 
Collocations are extremely useful for the language learner to be aware of 
and begin using when developing their second language. English-native speakers 
are already aware of which verbs co-occur with particular nouns, which adjectives 
frequently latch on to certain nouns, and frequent and current idioms. Examples 
include 
stand down
, 
get over
, and catch phrases such as, 
keep smiling
and 
chin up
. 
An advantage of teaching collocations in the language classroom can assist 
learners with fluency. According to James Nattinger, a renowned linguisitics 
professor at Portland State University, instruction of chunks of language helps 
learners avoid incongruity.