The document discusses the use of the verbs "make" and "do" in English. It provides examples of expressions using these verbs like "make a cake" or "do the washing up." Learners are asked to identify whether example sentences using these verbs are correct or incorrect. Lists of expressions with "make" and "do" are also provided for learners to fill in blanks. The document encourages learners to practice using these verbs to describe everyday activities.

1. MAKE AND DO
Useful English Verbs
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2. Which
expressions
with MAKE
or DO can
you see in
the UK
shape?
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3. Can you guess what these MAKE and DO
expressions are?
Eg
Make a cake
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4. Look through the following MAKE and DO
sentences and with your partner decide if they are
CORRECT or INCORRECT.
1. She usually makes the bed in the morning.
2. Did you make your homework yesterday?
3. Why are you doing so much noise? Please be quiet!!
4. He did a silly mistake.
5. Can I make a phone call here, please?
6. Karl loves doing cakes.
7. What can I make with my hair? It looks terrible!
8. Janet wants the students to make a lot of progress with
their English.
9. I’ve got toothache. I need to do an appointment with the
dentist.
10.What did you do at the weekend?
11.I am making an English course at the Lake School.
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5. Fill in the gaps with either MAKE and DO verbs
and change the tense if necessary.
1. She usually ...................the bed in the morning.
2. Did you ...................your homework yesterday?
3. Why are you .............so much noise? Please be quiet!!
4. He ...................a silly mistake.
5. Can I ...............................a phone call here, please?
6. Karl loves ..................................cakes.
7. What can I .....................with my hair? It looks terrible!
8. Janet wants the students to .............a lot of progress with
their English.
9. I’ve got toothache. I need to ..................an appointment
with the dentist.
10.What did you ...................................at the weekend?
11.I am .................an English course at the Lake School.
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6. MAKE DO
a mistake the washing
an appointment the washing-up / the dishes
a phone call the shopping
a list a favour
a noise an exam
the bed something good / bad / wrong
a film / interesting / nothing
a meal the housework
coffee / tea / a drink homework
money a job
a mess an exercise
a profit / a loss military service
progress one’s best
an excuse one’s hair
an effort an English course
clothes sport
friends a crossword puzzle
the gardening
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7. Find out how many of your classmates:
• made a phone call last night
• did the washing up yesterday
• did homework this morning
• made the bed this morning
• made an effort to speak English yesterday
•made friends with someone new yesterday
•did something interesting after school
•made a list last week
•did some cooking last week
•did a crossword puzzle at the weekend
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8. Complete the following sentence
stems:
I usually do my homework ...............................................
I am making a big effort to ...............................................
I think doing a sport is.......................................................
I am doing this English course because ..........................
Doing the cooking is .........................................................
When I make a mistake, I usually .....................................
Doing the test on Friday morning is ...................................
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9. You have 2 minutes to create a short paragraph
combining the following expressions with MAKE
or DO!
an effort a mistake
homework progress
a test
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