Pay someone a visit

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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