14
Do/did/done
Do as auxiliary
questions Do you like tennis? Did they like the film?
short answers Yes, I do. Yes, they did.
So does Sinjic. So did 1.
negatives He doesn’t play well. Jo didn’t see it.
What are you doing?
Do as a general verb
What do you do to relax?
[listen to music.
Don't do that, Tommy. ¢
What are the people in the picture doing?
They're dancing.
What do you do?
What do you do? (= What is your job?)
I'ma student. or I’m a teacher. or I'm an engineer.
What does your wife do? (= Whar’s your wife’s job?)
She's a doctor. or She's a secretary. or She's a mechanic.
Do + task
do the housework
do the gardening
do the washing
do the washing-up
do your homework
do some exercises
do business with
do your best
Did you do the washing this morning?
No, P'm going to do it later.
Our company does a lot of business with the USA,
The homework exercise is very difficult — just do your best.
Tip: Make a note of any expressions with do that you find when you are reading in
Engl
See Unit 6 for the contrast between do and make.
English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
Exercises
Write questions and answers about the people in the picture.
1 (the boy) What. is. the. boy, doing?.... He's cating, an. icecream,
2 (the woman)
3. (the girls)
4 (the man in the house)
5 (the dog)
6 (the man in the garden)
Write questions and answers about the jobs of the people in the pictures.
1 Lee Atkins 2_ Lara Brown 3 Sophie Hicks 4 Jo Tee
a d
I Py > Es, ae
ib chs, ED BEE
What does Lee Atkins. do? He's a teacher.
Rone
Write questions about what the people in exercise 5.2 did this morning. Answer the questions
using the phrases in the box.
talk to five patients teach3essons write an essay go to a meeting
What. did. Lee, Atkins. do?.. He. taught. three. lessons
REN
Look at the do expressions in D, Write sentences about you or your family and these
activities.
! do a lot of housework. but | never do the gardening.
Correct the mistakes in this dialogue.
ANNA: Where did you went on your holidays? ‘To Londo
PAVEL: No, we don’t go to London this year. We went to Scotland,
ANNA: Do your grandmother lives in Scotland?
ravet: No, she don’t but my uncle do.
English Vocabulary in Use (elementary) 156 Make/made/made
A
|
16
Make ...
‘To make coffee. To make dinner.
T'll make some tea/hot chocolate.
I make breakfast/lunch/supper every day. (supper = a meal just before bed)
Make a...
The teacher’s making a photocopy.
He's making a film/video of the class.
The children are making, a noise. =
Don’t make mistakes with make!
Can I say ...? yesIno Correction
I made a mistake in the exercise. v
Thave to make my homework, x Thave to do my homework,
Thave to make an exam next week. x Thave to take/do an exam next
week
When I get up I make my bed, v
I want to make an appointment 7
with the doctor.
(= fix a time to see him/her)
Td like to make a photo of you. x Td like to take a photo of you,
After dinner, I'll help you make x After dinner I'll help you do the
the dishes. dishes.
It makes me (feel) ...
Going by train always makes me (feel) tired.
My friend called me stupid, It made me (feel) angry.
That film made me (feel) sad.
English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)