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

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Tom: I'm getting prepared for the dinner Are you allergic to anything?

Kristine: I'm allergic to gluten.

Tom: Oh wow, that's a big one. I never knew that.

Kristine: I only became aware of it myself quite recently when I took an allergy test. Please keep in mind that even things like soy sauce have gluten in them. I can save you the trouble and bring my own food though.

Tom: Say no I will do some research and send you the recipes of what I'm going to cook. Then, you can make sure they're safe for you to eat.

Vocabulary

Getting prepared: Getting ready for something.

Dinner party: A gathering where the host cooks dinner for everyone.

Allergic to: Can't touch, eat, etc. without having a bad reaction.

Never knew: Didn't know.

Aware of: Learned about.

Quite In the past months, weeks, etc.

Allergy test: A kind of test that tells you things you can't touch, eat, etc.

Keep in mind: Please remember.

Save you the trouble: Prevent you from experiencing any hassle.

Say no more: Stop talking! I understand or will take care of it.

Practice

..., I will take care of it.

Are you sure I can't ... of coming to the airport to pick me up? I can take a taxi.

It's time to start ... to leave for your soccer game. It starts soon.

I ... that Tom was Jenny's cousin.

Please ... that you only have two hours for this exam.

Why not take an ...? It might help you figure out all your stomach aches.

I'm ... pineapple and peppers.

I only found out about this job opportunity ... . I'm going to apply tonight.

Let's have a ... and invite your team at work over.

I'm ... the fact that you don't like Tim but you'll have to work with him.

Answers

Say no more

save you the trouble

getting prepared

never knew

keep in mind

allergy test

allergic to

quite recently

dinner party

aware of