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

Go to the doctor

Ted: Hey Anita, what's up?

Anita: I've had a rough couple of I caught a cold and it took me a while to recover. I was just getting ready for Christmas too. It was terrible

Ted: Oh no! Did you go to the

Anita: Yes, she said to take some over-the-counter medications because it was a virus.

Ted: Well, that's better than taking antibiotics when you don't need to. I think that happens quite often but it's certainly not a good thing.

Anita: Enough about How are you?

Ted: Well, I had the flu last month and I'm just fully recovered now.

Vocabulary

Couple of weeks: Two weeks.

Caught a cold: Got sick with a cold.

Getting ready: Preparing.

Terrible timing: A bad time for something negative to happen.

Go to the doctor: See the doctor for an appointment.

Over-the-counter medications: Medicine that doesn't require a prescription.

Taking antibiotics: Taking medicine that kills harmful bacteria.

Quite often: Happens frequently.

Enough about me: I've been talking too much about myself!

Had the flu: Was sick with the flu but okay now.

Fully recovered: Not sick anymore.

Practice

I was sick for almost a month but I'm now ... .

Please ... . You're sick!

My son ... from the other kids at school.

I ... for almost two months. It was terrible.

Well, ... . What's happening with you these days?

He is ... late for work.

These ... have been tough. I lost my job plus my dog died too.

That's ... for getting sick. November is your busiest month at work, right?

I've been ... for my ear infection but it's not getting better.

I'm well stocked with ... at home.

... for work takes me at least an hour.

Answers

fully recovered

go to the doctor

caught a cold

had the flu

enough about me

quite often

couple of weeks

terrible timing

taking antibiotics

over-the-counter medications

Getting ready