DO/DID/DONE (40) ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR ELEMENTARY

ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR ELEMENTARY

DO/DID/DONE (40)

A	DO AS AUXILIARY questions Do you like tennis? Did they like the film? short answers Yes, I do. So does Matteo. Yes, they did. So did I. negatives He doesn’t play well. Leo didn’t see it.
B	WHAT ARE YOU DOING? Do as a general verb: On Saturdays I usually do nothing. I just relax. Don’t do that, Tommy. What are the people in the picture doing? They’re dancing.
C	WHAT DO YOU DO? A: What do you do? [What is your job?] B: I’m a student. / I’m a hairdresser. A: What does your wife do? [What’s your wife’s job?] B: She’s a doctor. / She’s a teacher. (See Unit 14: Jobs.)
D	DO + ACTIVITY ·         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 A: Did you do the washing this morning? B: No, I’m going to do it later. Our company does a lot of business with the US. The homework is very difficult - just do your best. TIP Make a note of any expressions with do that you find when you are reading in English.

Exercises

40.1	Write questions and answers about the people in the picture. 1 (the boy) _____What is the boy doing? He’s eating an ice cream._______ 2 (the girls) __________________________________________________________ 3 (the dog) __________________________________________________________ 4 (the man in the house) __________________________________________________________ 5 (the woman) __________________________________________________________ 6 (the man in the garden) __________________________________________________________
40.2	Write questions and answers about the jobs of the people in the pictures. 1 What does Lara Brown do? She’s a secretary. ___________________ 2 ________________________________________________________ 3 ________________________________________________________ 4 ________________________________________________________
40.3	Write questions and answers about the jobs of the people in the pictures. talk to five patients   teach three lessons   write an essay    go to a meeting 1 What did Lee Atkins do? He taught three lessons. ___________________ 2 ________________________________________________________ 3 ________________________________________________________ 4 ________________________________________________________
40.4	Look at the do expressions in D. Write sentences using these activities I do a lot of housework but I never do the gardening.
40.5	Correct the mistakes in this dialogue. ANNA   : Where did you went on your holidays? To Wales? go PAVEL  : No, we don’t go to Wales this year. We went to Scotland. ANNA   : Do your grandmother lives in Scotland? PAVEL  : No, she don’t but my uncle do.

ANSWER KEY

40.1	2	What are the girls doing? They’re playing tennis.
	3	What is the dog doing? It’s sleeping.
	4	What is the man in the house doing? He’s washing up. / He’s doing the washing-up.
	5	What is the woman doing? She’s reading a book.
	6	What is the man in the garden doing? He’s gardening. / He’s doing the gardening.

40.2	Questions and possible answers:
	2	What does Lee Atkins do? He’s a teacher.
	3	What does Sophie Hicks do? She’s a doctor.
	4	What do Cooper and Hailey do? They’re students.

40.3	2	What did Lara Brown do? She went to a meeting.
	3	What did Sophie Hicks do? She talked to five patients.
	4	What did Cooper and Hailey do? They wrote an essay.

40.4	Possible answers: I often do the washing-up. My husband usually does the washing. My son has to do his homework every day. My daughter does her exercises every morning. I hate doing the housework. I love doing the gardening. We do business with Eastern Europe. I always do my best.

40.5	ANNA   : Where did you go on your holidays? To Wales? PAVEL  : No, we didn’t go to Wales this year. We went to Scotland. ANNA   : Does your grandmother live in Scotland? PAVEL  : No, she doesn’t but my uncle does.