Intermediate Lesson 1 ~ ‘MAKE or DO‘
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Intermediate Lesson 1 ~ ‘MAKE or DO‘
Introduction
Welcome to this complete, interactive and engaging lesson, based on an essential grammar or vocabulary point which English students often have problems with.
There are 4 parts:
1) The Cheat Sheet with a short summary of some main points
2) The Audio Recording to help your listening and pronunciation
3) The Mini-Video just for another fun way to learn
4) A Fully Interactive Lesson with exercises, recordings and tests
Instructions
You decide, but I recommend this:
1) Watch the video first as a fun introduction to the subject
2) Read the cheat sheet to see how much you understand
3) Listen to the audio or video and practise repeating perfectly
4) Work through the lesson, doing the exercises, listening and repeating
5) Repeat any of the steps 1-4 above as you want to consolidate
6) Copy the pdf file with audio link to your computer for reference
7) Redo the lesson one week and one month later – try to get a perfect score!
Listen to Sab’s introduction…
Then read the text to check
Hello There!
It’s Sab here, your Fun English Teacher, and I’d like to welcome you to this little grammar lesson all about ‘make‘ and ‘do‘.
Now, ‘make‘ and ‘do‘ can give people a lot of problems when speaking English. There are some rules which you can learn, and some things just sound right.
For example, we say ‘make a cake’, not ‘do a cake’. We say ‘do homework’, not ‘make homework’.
But there are also a lot of expressions – very common expressions, where there is not much logic. It can seem a little bit crazy! We say ‘do the shopping’ but ‘make a decision’. Why – don’t ask me – I’m just the Fun English Teacher!
Don’t worry! Just learn the couple of rules I tell you about below, and practise saying the common expressions. You will be fine!
Enjoy this lesson – DO your best and I’m sure you will MAKE lots of progress!
See you next lesson! Bye bye.
A) Intro Video
Instructions
1) Listen to the audio recording
2) Try to understand the words
3) Watch the video
4) Say the sentences several times
5) Focus on great pronunciation!
6) Please don’t click on YouTube’s ‘suggested videos’ – concentrate on this lesson! 😀
The Audio Recording – ‘Make or Do‘
The Video – ‘Make or Do‘
B) Rainbow Cheat Sheet
Instructions
1) Read the Cheat Sheet several times
2) Listen to the audio recording as you read
3) Say the sentences out loud exactly as I do
4) Try to memorise the dialogue
5) Print the Cheat Sheet and look at it every week
6) You now have excellent model sentences for ‘make‘ and ‘do‘!😀
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C) Interactive Training
1) Test Yourself
Do this quick 3-question quiz to discover how much you already know about make and do! 😀
📲 Phone & Tablet Students => CLICK HERE for Full Screen Exercise 🤳
2) Explanation & Examples
We normally use make when we build something or create something:
‘I’ve just made some cakes – who wants one?’
‘Peter makes model aeroplanes at the weekend.’
When we are talking about jobs and work, as well as activities in general, we use do.
‘I do the cleaning on Saturday mornings.’
‘Jane does aerobics three times a week.’
3) Extra Information
There are a lot of expressions with make and do. Sometimes there is no logic – you just have to learn them – sorry! 😬
INSTRUCTIONS: Listen and say the expressions after me, so you get to know them.
Typical expressions with…
make
a decision
a fire
a fortune
a fuss
a journey
a mess
a mistake
a noise
a phone call
a photocopy
a plan
a profit
a promise
a suggestion
a trip
an appointment
an arrangement
an attempt
an effort
an enquiry
an exception
an excuse
an offer
friends
fun of someone
love
money
peace
progress
the bed
war
Typical expressions with…
do
200 kph
a course
a test
an exam
an experiment
an operation
business
exercise
good
harm
homework
nothing
someone a favour
something stupid
sport
the accounts
the cleaning
the dishes
the hoovering
the housework
the ironing
the shopping
the vacuuming
the washing
the washing up
work
your best
your duty
your hair
4) Big Boring Test (sorry!)
How many of the expressions can you remember? Try to use them as often as you can.
Do this exercise regularly, and celebrate your progress! 🤗
📲 Phone & Tablet Students => CLICK HERE for Full Screen Exercise 🤳
5) Consolidation Exercise
Choose the correct form of make or do to fill the gaps below. Make a good effort, and do your best, OK?! 😉
📲 Phone & Tablet Students => CLICK HERE for Full Screen Exercise 🤳
Congratulations!
You have finished…
Intermediate Lesson 1 ~ ‘make or do‘
Practise regularly, use your English in real situations, and…
Have FUN learning English! 😄