7ocabulary: Collocations with make and do
4 M Complote the phrases with make or do. Listen and check. Then find some expressions with make or do in Mia s blog.
1 |
make an appointment |
12 |
breakfast/lunch |
(with) |
/dinner/a meal | ||
2 |
your best |
13 |
a mess |
3 |
a course/subject |
14 |
a mistake |
4 |
a cup of coffee |
15 |
a noise |
5 |
_a decision |
16 |
nothing |
6 |
a difference |
17 |
some shopping |
7 |
an exam/a test |
18 |
some work |
8 |
some exercise |
19 |
someone a |
9 |
friends (with) |
favour | |
10 |
your homework |
20 |
money |
11 |
the housework |
Present perfect simple with for
and sińce
l've been in London for exactly three months. I haven't heard any news for a long time.
It’s been fine sińce my first day.
We’ve got on really well sińce we met.
Complete the rules with for or sińce.
We use_to talk about a period of time.
We use to talk about a point in the past.
1 I bought these shoes in November. It's February now. (have)
I've had these shoes for three months. I've had them sińce Nc/ember.
2 The last time he saw John was ten o’clock.
It’s twelve o'clock now. (not see)
3 We arrived here two days ago. on Monday. (be)
4 They moved to their fiat last summer. about a year ago. (Iive)
5 She met Jack at the beginning ot December.
It’s the end of May now. (know)
6 The last time I heard from my cousin was in May. That was five months ago. (not hear)
7a Talk about you. Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Then tell your partner.
1 /Ve been a fan of McFly sińce I saw them
in concert.
5 Put the words and phrases in the lists.
1 (a pop star/band) l’ve been a fan of... sińce ...
2 (your town) l’ve lived ... for...
3 (a friend) l’ve known ... for...
4 (food) I haven’t eater ... sińce ...
5 (a favourite possession) l1 2ve had ... for...
6 (family member) I haven’t seen ... sińce ...
b Now tell the class about your partner.
Monika has been ...
for |
sińce |
a century |
1988 |
For morÄ™ practice. go to page 123. J O O
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Answer key
2 I haven’t seen John for two hours. I haven’t seen John sińce ten o’clock. 3 We’ve been here for two days. We’ve been here smce Monday. 4 They’ve lived there for about a year. They’ve lived there sińce last summer.
5 She’s known Jack for six months. She’s known Jack sińce December. 6 I haven’t heard from my cousin for about five months.
I haven’t heard from my cousin sińce about May.
BACKGROUND NOTĘ
McFly: English rock band formed in 2004.
6 Ask a student to read the examples aloud and do number two as a class before getting Ss to complete the exercise in pairs.
7 a Ss can work alone to write sentences. The main aim is for them to use forZ sińce correctly and then tell a partner.
b Ask a few Ss to tell the class about their partner.
See page 123 in the SB.
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• 1988 •acentury • three years • August
• we were children ♦ a long time • ages
• five minutes • I met you • last week
• my birthday • a day • this morning
last Monday • ten o’clock • a month