English Collocations in Dialogue: Master Hundreds of Collocations in American English Quickly and Easily - Jackie Bolen 2021
Pay someone a visit
Cindy: What are you up to this weekend?
Ted: I have to pay my grandfather a I'm not sure he can tell the difference between me and anyone else but I have to keep a promise to my mom that I would visit in the next few days.
Cindy: Of course, you can't break a promise like that. It's nice that you keep him company.
Ted: It's time-consuming as I have to drive an hour to get there and he's also going deaf so often says nothing.
Cindy: Ted! You're a good guy for doing this. I think the visits mean more to him than you might think.
Vocabulary
Pay my grandfather a visit: See his grandfather in person.
Tell the difference: Distinguish between things.
Keep a promise: Follow through with someone you said you'd do.
Next few days: The following 2-3 days.
Break a promise: Not follow through with something you said you'd do.
Keep him company: Spend time with him.
Time-consuming: Describes something that takes up lots of time.
Going deaf: Starting to not hear well.
Says nothing: Doesn't talk.
A good guy: A man who is generally trustworthy, dependable, helpful, etc.
Practice
Ted is ... and will help you out for sure.
Let's go to the hospital and ... . I'm sure he's bored.
It's best to ... in cases like this. Whatever you say can come back to haunt you.
I can't ... between his two daughters.
I think it's okay to ... if someone wants you to do something illegal.
Even though it's ... to make homemade lasagna, it's worth it.
Sorry, I can't play tennis. I have to ... .
Let's have a meeting to talk about this in the ... .
Wow. It's difficult to ... like that.
My father is ... and turns up the TV so loud.
Answers
a good guy
keep him company
say nothing
tell the difference
break a promise
time-consuming
pay my grandfather a visit
next few days
keep a promise
going deaf