In English, we can express activities we usually do at home, at school, in a park or on the street using some phrases or verbs.
Take a look at the following flip cards.
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take a shower
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have breakfast
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have lunch
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arrive home
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have dinner
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go to work
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finish work
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take photographs
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collect stamps/coins
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do yoga
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go on a picnic
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go on vacations
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go sightseeing
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eat out
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go camping
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go out with friends
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study English
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attend classes
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join a sports team
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pass/fail a subject
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play soccer
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play basketball
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lift weights
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run
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jog
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read a book
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attend a concert
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take a walk
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play an instrument
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play chess/cards
Look at the following image. Drag and drop the activities that appear. Use the vocabulary above to help you. Correct answers will appear in green.
You can use your cell phone's timer app, countdown two minutes and write as many activities as you can remember. Look at the examples.
Make or Do
Make and do can be confused as they mean the same but they are no use in the same contexts. We may think there must be a rule to use them but there isn’t, it is more about collocations (words that always go together). Check the next chart to learn more about this:
Make
Make my bed
Make breakfast/lunch/dinner
Make a decision
Make noise
Make plans
Make friends
Make a promise
Do
Do exercise
Do homework
Do housework
Do my hair
Do the dishes
Do the laundry
Do research