Make and do – when should you use Make and Do

ByZdenda 03/03/201429/11/2017

My friend keeps asking me whether there is a logical way to see if he should use DO or MAKE. I always told him that there is not and that he should learn the phrases by heart. However, when he asked me for the third time I sat down and created a logical division for him. It is not foolproof but it is better than nothing. So I hope you will find it useful too.

Make and do – mind map

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Make and do – games

As there is nothing more to explain, here are two games to practise the language.

Make and do – Hoop shoot

In this game it is your task to choose the correct verb and then stop the circles as close to the center as possible. Good luck.
The HOOP SHOOT GAMEThe game is in Flash

Make and do – Teacher invaders

In this game your task is to write the right word (MAKE or DO) to complete the phrases. And then … SHOOT THEM ALL.
The INVADERS GAMEThe game is in Flash

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Elementary | English games | Grammar

Must and Should for beginners

ByZdenda 16/04/201429/07/2014

This post deals only with the basic usage of the modal verbs SHOULD and MUST. I have recently written a post on Modal verbs. This post was aimed at intermediate students and it demonstrated the usage and meaning of all the modal verbs in present and past tenses. You can find here a graphical presentation…

Elementary | English games | Grammar

Question words with the verb to be

ByZdenda 30/06/201402/07/2014

Many students struggle with the basic question words even when they are at pre-intermediate level. That is why I have come up with the following post. There is a mind map explaining the meaning of the question words with examples. Then there are two quizzes to practise the question words in a real context. ADVERT:…

English games

Irregular verbs – past simple tense

ByZdenda 07/03/201611/04/2023

Irregular verbs are probably the most important verbs in English. There are quite a lot of them and they are very common. However, for many ESL and EFL students they are very difficult to learn. <!– wp:more –> I have already prepared many activities to teach the irregular verbs to my students. There are irregular…

English games

Why is the Present Simple Tense so Difficult to Teach

ByZdenda 17/11/2017

The present simple tense is the most important tense for elementary students of English to learn. To be able to communicate intelligibly they need to master at least the basic rules. If they don´t they will struggle with many other grammar rules. Therefore it is crucial that they learn this tense. But what does it…

English games

Present tenses – teach the difference between the present simple and continuous

ByZdenda 19/04/201611/04/2023

In my previous post I offered several resources to teach the difference between the present simple and present continuous tenses. There are several exercises and games including an infographic. But, as my students complained that the infographic was not that helpful I created a new one. <!– wp:more –> Advert: [showmyads] In this post there…

English games

190 Irregular Verbs mobile app

ByZdenda 11/06/201611/04/2023

I recently created my first app for mobile phones and it became a hit among my students. Already 85 students downloaded the game and they are working hard on learning the new vocabulary. <!– wp:more –> However, as this app was just for Czech students, I wondered whether I could offer it to people from…

23 Comments

emad says:

04/03/2014 at 9:50 am

Thanks for your illustrative diagrams
Brainard Solite says:

04/03/2014 at 1:56 pm

I would like to learn English please send me some learning materials.
Zdenda says:

04/03/2014 at 3:55 pm

Have a look around this site and you can learn a lot of English here.
hanieh says:

04/03/2014 at 4:06 pm

I REALLY ENJOY IT
THANK YOU
umesh says:

04/03/2014 at 4:32 pm

i want to speak fluently
mohamed abdallah says:

04/03/2014 at 10:24 pm

good work, keep doing this,please
carmenchu says:

05/03/2014 at 7:47 am

It is fantastic!!! The easiest way I have never seen…thak you very mych!!
anhtuyet says:

05/03/2014 at 12:38 pm

it is very useful i think
Rahima says:

05/03/2014 at 3:43 pm

I think it is very necessary for everybody,who wants to learn English well.thanks
zahra says:

05/03/2014 at 4:49 pm

thanks a lot fof your efforts to make things clear for who need help!
denise samaniego says:

05/03/2014 at 5:04 pm

Wonderful for learning without stress.
Halim MA says:

13/03/2014 at 1:16 pm

Excellent effort for making English learning easy specially for who learn English as a foreign language with less importance compared to those who learn English as L2. Go ahead bro! I salute the initiative.
Jyoti Vala says:

13/03/2014 at 2:07 pm

Interesting way to learn…
Mohamed Abdelaziz says:

13/03/2014 at 3:45 pm

Wonderful
توب فون says:

13/03/2014 at 9:12 pm

Realy it is great toteach gramar through mind maps
Onie watson says:

14/03/2014 at 4:16 am

can i download this materials ?? because they are really helpful for my students .
Zdenda says:

14/03/2014 at 9:09 am

Yes, go ahead. As long as you do not sell the material I am OK with it.
tita sumarto says:

03/04/2014 at 2:39 pm

helpfull,thx alt.
Nasirhusen suthar says:

17/04/2014 at 4:32 am

Hello, I am a primary teacher in very poor trible area so u can help me to taught them in very easy way .U can send me some diagrams & material ….THANKS
Zdenda says:

17/04/2014 at 8:47 am

All the materials are online. You can download and print them for your classes.
Moh says:

25/06/2014 at 2:11 pm

Hi
Do you have the web site for this games ?
I want to make my own games by my self
thanks
Masum Hussain says:

22/09/2014 at 11:49 pm

I need Have How I know Quickly vocabulary For iELTS Exam
Zdenda says:

24/09/2014 at 6:01 pm

I do not understand.