JAROMIR'S GRAMMAR EAR:
MAKE AND DO
Starring: Jaromir and Mr. Maker
*Before you watch the video, Jaromir's Grammar Ear: Make and Do, read about MAKE and DO.
How are they the same?
MAKE and DO are verbs. They are activities.
How are they different?
MAKE = create something = FUN (usually).... I'm making a cake.
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DO = an activity where you work = Difficult or Boring! (sometimes).... I'm doing the washing up.
*Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. Mr. Maker only makes/make/does things. He doesn't make/do anything.
2. Jaromir only makes/does/do things. He doesn't make/do anything.
3. How to Make/Do a Cake...
4. make/do the washing up
5. make/do a mess
6. make/do the cleaning
7. How to Make/Do Your Homework....
8. Jaromir make/makes/do/does Mr. Maker's homework. True/False
9. Mr. Maker can't do his homework because he only make/makes/do/does mistakes.
10. Jaromir is making/doing homework, and Mr. Maker is making/doing phone calls to his friends and making/doing plans with them.
11. How to Make/Do People Angry....
12. Making/Doing things is so boring.
13. Making/Doing fun of people makes/does them angry. True/False
14. Why doesn't Mr. Maker do anything?
15. Does Jaromir like doing everything?
16. Now Mr. Maker must make/do his own tea...BORING!
17. Now Jaromir can make/do some dancing...YAY, FUN!
18. Making things is always fun. True/False
19. Doing things is always boring. True/False
*Talk to a partner and answer these questions.
Use expressions with MAKE and DO.
20. What do you do every day and every week?
21. What do you like making?
22. What don't you like making?
23. What other expressions with MAKE and DO do you know?
MAKE AND DO
Teaching tips and key
TIPS:
1. Allow students to watch the video completely before giving them the worksheet.
2. Give them the worksheet after watching.
3. Discuss make and do before watching the video again.
4. Instruct them to answer the questions on the worksheet while watching the video a second time.
KEY:
1. makes, do
2. does, make
3. Make
4. do
5. make
6. do
7. Do
8. does, true
9. makes
10. doing, making, making
11. Make
12. Doing
13. Making, makes, true
14. because he only makes things
15. no, he doesn't
16. make
17. do
18. false
19. false
20. students' own answers
21. students' own answers
22. students' own answers
23. possible answers: make coffee, make breakfast, make an appointment, make a noise, make a film, do the shopping, do an exam, do an English course, do exercises, do this worksheet
Worksheet by: Mandi Kathleen Petrak