English Collocations in Dialogue: Master Hundreds of Collocations in American English Quickly and Easily - Jackie Bolen 2021

Lifestyle changes

Did you go to the I know you were not feeling

Tanya: I did. She didn't diagnose me with anything but said that I'd need to make some serious lifestyle My overall health is quite poor.

Kim: Oh no! What did she recommend?

Tanya: She said that I have to reduce my get plenty of and eat a balanced

Kim: That doesn't sound so bad. Do you have to quit

Tanya: Oh yeah, that too. It shook me She said that if I didn't change, my life expectancy would decrease.

Vocabulary

Go to the doctor: Have an appointment with a doctor.

Not feeling well: Feeling sick.

Diagnose me: Assign a name to a health problem.

Lifestyle changes: Change in what you eat, how much you exercise and other unhealthy habits like smoking or drinking alcohol.

Overall health: General level of healthiness/unhealthiness.

Reduce my Decrease the amount of stress in your life.

Get plenty of sleep: Sleep eight hours a night.

Eat a balanced diet: Eating mostly healthy food from all the food groups.

Quit smoking: Stop using cigarettes.

Shook me up: Made me feel nervous, worried, or anxious.

Life expectancy: How long you can expect to live.

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Practice

In Canada, the average ... for men in 84 years.

Please ... . It seems like you've been sick for a while now.

You'll have to make some ... to reduce your chance of a heart attack.

It ... when he told me that he wanted to get divorced.

I'm ... . I need to go home early today.

I hope that I can ... by changing jobs.

My goal is to ... this year but I know it won't be easy.

Please try to ... if you want to lower your cholesterol.

My doctor didn't ... with anything but just said that I had to stop drinking so much coffee.

His ... is quite good, considering how old he is.

Please try to ... before your exam. You'll be able to think more clearly.

Answers

life expectancy

go to the doctor

lifestyle changes

shook me up

not feeling well

reduce my stress

quit smoking

eat a balanced diet

diagnose me

overall health

get plenty of sleep