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Work

In this intermediate vocabulary lesson, you will learn essential terms related to jobs and employment. You'll also understand the differences between the words work and job. Additionally, you'll explore various prepositions and words used with the verb work. Check the following pictures and look at the definitions and descriptions below.

Verbs

To 1 earn means to make money through work, so we go to work to earn money.

If you 2 do overtime, you work more hours than are stated in your contract. When you do overtime, you usually earn extra money.

When you 3 apply for a job, you show interest in a position by sending a potential employer your CV and, often, a letter expressing interest in the position. You may also be required to fill out a form stating your personal details and other information.

When you 4 resign from or quit a job, you leave a job, either because you've found another job or for other reasons, and when you 5 retire, you stop working altogether, usually because of old age. Most people retire when they are in their sixties.

If you 6 are or get promoted, you are given a position with more responsibility in the place or company where you are already working. So, for example, if a supervisor is promoted, they might go from being a supervisor to a manager.

If you 7 are sacked or fired from a job, you are dismissed from a job, and you no longer have that job, usually because of poor performance or because you have done something wrong. When a person is sacked, they are often forced to leave immediately.

If you are 8 in charge of or responsible for somebody or something, it means that you have authority or control over somebody or something. For example, a manager in a restaurant is in charge of the waiters and kitchen staff, and a headmaster in a school is responsible for their teachers. Also, if you are in charge of or responsible for doing something, it is your duty to do that thing.

Adjectives and nouns

A 9 full-time job is a job in which a person works for a set number of hours during the working week, often Monday through Friday for eight or so hours a day. A 10 part-time job is a more flexible working arrangement where a person doesn't work every day and often works for shorter periods of time.

If a person works 11 shifts, they work during various scheduled periods of the day or night rather than the typical nine to five. Doctors, nurses, and security guards often work shifts, as do waiters and others employed in the catering or hospitality industries.

A 12 temporary job is one that is not permanent. For example, if a staff member is off work because they've had a baby, another person may do their job for them temporarily until they return to work.

If a person is 13 self-employed, they work for themselves rather than for a company or institution. They may own their own business or work on a freelance basis for other companies.

14 Unemployed means to be without a job, so a person who is unemployed is usually looking for work.

A 15 workplace is a place where you go to do your job. For many people, this is an office, but for example, a nurse's workplace is usually a hospital, and a builder's is often a construction site.

16 Qualifications are things such as certificates, diplomas, and university degrees that mean you are qualified to do a job. People usually list their qualifications on their CV, so that a potential employer can see them when they apply for a job.

Work vs Job

Job

A job is a profession or occupation; it's the activity that a person does to earn money. Examples of jobs are teacher, nurse, doctor, taxi driver, office clerk, construction worker, graphic designer, police officer, etc.

You can have a temporary job, a permanent job, a part-time job or a full-time job. When you don't have a job, you are unemployed. When you are unemployed, you may apply for a job. If the job interview goes well, you may get the job.

A job is also a particular task or something that you have to do:

'Why didn't you make the copies I needed?' 'Because that's not my job. Making copies is Richard's job.'

Job is a COUNTABLE noun. This means that we can say ' jobs' (in the plural), and we can say ' a job '.

He's had many different works.

He's had many different jobs.

This is a difficult work.

This is a difficult job.

Work

The word work is often a verb:

Work can also be an UNCOUNTABLE noun. So we cannot say 'a work' or use the plural form 'works'.

We use the noun work to talk about the effort or activities that we do when we are doing a/our job.

Work may also mean the place where people do their job.

Work collocations

Check the chart below to learn how we use the verb work with different prepositions, or to talk about the number of hours/days/etc that we work.

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Gerund or infinitive - do, to do, doing

Exercise 1

Choose the correct gerund or infinitive form to complete the sentences below.

When do we use gerund or infinitive?

When we have to use a verb after another verb, or a certain kind of word, we sometimes use an infinitive or a gerund. It often depends on the word that comes before. Here you have a list of the main situations in which we use infinitives or gerunds.

Verbs that take gerund or infinitive with a change of meaning

Forget

Forget to do something: Used to talk about things that we need to do, and we forget to do them.

Forget doing something: It's normally used in negative sentences. Used to talk about memories; normally about things that we did in the past and that we will not forget.

Remember

Remember to do something: Used to talk about things we need to do.

Remember doing something: Used to talk about memories. We remember things from the past.

Try

Try to do something: When we try to do something, we make an effort to achieve something that we maybe will or will not accomplish.

Try doing something: Used when we have an objective and we try something as an experiment to see if it helps us achieve that objective. We try something in order to achieve an objective.

Stop

Stop to do something: Used when we stop doing an activity so as to start doing a different one.

Stop doing something: It means to finish doing something that we are doing.

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Review of all pre-intermediate verb tenses (CEFR A2)- Summary table

Present tenses

Present simple

1 Habits or situations that happen regularly.

2 Permanent situations, or things that are always or usually true.

Present continuous

1 Actions in progress, happening now or 'around now'.

2 Temporary actions.

3 Future arrangements.

Present perfect

1 Recent events -we don't say when. (Common with already, yet, just, recently, today, this week, etc.)

2 Past experiences -we don't say when. (Common with never, ever, before, superlative + ever, number of times until now.)

3 Unfinished situations from past until now. (Common with how long, for, since, all + time, lately.)

Past tenses

Past simple

1 Actions completed in the past.

2 Actions in chronological order in a story.

3 Past habits or situations that were true in the past.

Past continuous

1 Actions in progress at a certain time in the past.

2 At the beginning of a story to describe the scene.

Future tenses

Will + infinitive

1 Decisions that we take at the moment of speaking.

2 Predictions about what we think will happen.

Be going to + infinitive

1 Intentions or plans.

2 Predictions about what we see is going to happen (present evidence).

Present continuous

See present continuous uses above.

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Will and shall - Future

Exercise 1

Complete the sentences with I will (I'll), Shall I or Shall we.

Will - Form

Will is an auxiliary verb. This means that:

we use will + infinitive: I'll be (or will be ) at home next Saturday.

will has a negative form: I won't be (or will not be ) at home next Saturday.

we put will before the subject in questions: Will you be at home next Saturday?

we use will in short answers: Yes, I will. / No, I won't (or No, I will not ).

Will - Use

We use will to talk about things that we think will happen in the future.

Note that it's common to use will with the expressions I think, I don't think, I hope, etc. or also with I'm sure, I'm not sure, perhaps, etc.

I don't think they'll win .

I'm sure you'll be fine.

We use will for promises or refusals.

We use will when we make decisions at the moment of speaking (instant decisions).

A: There's no milk in the fridge. B: I'll go to the shop to buy some more.

A: This box is very heavy. B: Don't worry. I'll help you.

Shall I...? Shall we...?

We use Shall I...? or I'll when we offer to do things for other people.

We use Shall we...? to suggest doing something.

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WILL - English Grammar Lesson

In general, WILL is used to talk about the future.

I will help you tomorrow. (Tomorrow is in the future)

I think we will win on Saturday. (Saturday is a day in the future)

We will see more uses of the word WILL in a moment. (It is coming in the near future)

Let's look at how to create sentences and questions with WILL.

Affirmative Sentences with WILL

WILL is a modal verb. This means it follows the same rules as the other modal verbs.
It only has one form for each subject:

The word WILL doesn't change.

You cannot say: He wills ... ❌ or She wills ... ❌
No! ... There is no S at the end of WILL.
He will ... ✅ She will ... ✅

After WILL we have the base form of the infinitive.
This is the Infinitive without TO at the beginning.
Instead of TO GO, just GO.
Instead of TO STUDY, just STUDY.
Instead of TO SPEAK, just SPEAK is used.

We don't say: I will TO go. ❌
No, this is NOT correct.
We use the base form of TO GO which is without TO.
You say: You will go. ✅

We don't say: He will goes. ❌
No, this is NOT correct.
We have the infinitive (TO GO) without TO at the beginning.
You say: He will go. ✅

Let's look at some example sentences:

You can see that in these sentences GO is used after WILL for all subjects.

Contractions with WILL

In spoken English, a contraction of WILL is often used.
Example sentences with contractions:

I will go there tomorrow. ➡️ I'll go there tomorrow.

We will see you later. ➡️ We'll see you later.

He will help you soon. ➡️ He'll help you soon.

Negative Sentences with WILL

To create a negative sentence with WILL, we just add NOT directly after it.
I will (affirmative) becomes I will not (negative)

Let's look at the rest of the subjects.
Affirmative ➡️ Negative

BUT, in spoken English, the contraction WON'T is used more than WILL NOT.

Compare these sentences:

I will be ready in five minutes. (affirmative)

I will not be ready in five minutes. (negative)

I won't be ready in five minutes. (negative - more in spoken English)

She will arrive on time. (affirmative)

She will not arrive on time. (negative)

She won't arrive on time. (negative - more in spoken English)

See our lesson about the difference between ON TIME and IN TIME.

More examples of negative sentences using WON'T

Questions with WILL

Just like with other modal verbs, we change the order of the SUBJECT and WILL to make it a question.

This is an affirmative sentence.
In order to make it a question, we change the order of the subject (YOU) and WILL. It becomes:

More examples:
How can you answer a question with WILL?
For short answers, you can use: Yes, I will ... OR ... No, I won't.

BUT, we don't use a contraction with affirmative short answers.

Will you tell us the truth?

Yes, I'll. ❌ (This is NOT correct)

Yes, I will. ✅ (This is correct)

Another example:

(You cannot say: Yes, I'll. ❌ - We don't use a contraction with affirmative short answers.)

Look at this question:

A possible answer is: Yes, he will

BUT, if we want to know the time it will happen, then we can use the question word WHEN at the beginning:

Since this is not a yes/no question, our answer needs to be different.
One possible response is: On Friday.
This means: He will visit us on Friday.
We don't need to say the whole sentence and it would sound repetitive.

Now look at this question:

Do you think she will get angry?

Notice the order of subject + will. (Do you think SHE WILL get angry?)
That is because the first part of the sentence "Do you...?" makes it a question so we don't change the order of the subject and will.

You can answer: Yes, I do ... or No, I don't
BUT, our short answer can also contain WILL if you want to use SHE as the subject:
Yes, she will / No, she won't.

Question Tags with WILL

WILL and WON'T can also be used in question tags.

See our lesson about Question Tags in English.

In our next lesson, we will look at the different uses of WILL and will also compare WILL vs. GOING TO. (Coming next week)

I hope you found this grammar lesson about WILL useful. If you did, please let other people know about it.

Lesson tags: Contractions, Future Tense, Grammar, Modal Verbs, Will, Word Order

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Too, too much, too many, enough

Exercise 1

Choose too, too much, too many, enough to complete the sentences below.

Too, too much, too many, enough - Grammar chart

Too

Before an adjective/adverb

We use too before an adjective or an adverb to mean 'more than we need' or 'more than is necessary'.

Too much

Before an uncountable noun

We can use too much before uncountable nouns to mean 'more than we need' or 'more than is necessary'.

After a verb

We can also use too much after a verb.

Too many

Before a plural noun

We use too many before plural nouns to mean 'more than we need' or 'more than is necessary'.

Enough

Before a noun

We can use enough + noun to say that something is the correct number or amount.

In negative sentences we use (not) enough + noun to say that something is less than we want or we need.

After an adjective/adverb

We can use adjective/adverb + enough to mean 'sufficiently'.

In negative sentences we can use (not) adjective/adverb + enough to mean 'less than we want' or 'less than necessary'.

After a verb

We can also use verb + enough.

Too, too much, too many, enough + to + infinitive

In English we often use to-infinitive with the expressions too, too much, too many, enough.

Be careful with these common mistakes!

Don't use an adjective after too much

I'm too tired to study now. (NOT: I'm too much tired.)

Don't confuse the word too (=more than enough) with the word very.

I think she is very beautiful. (NOT: I think she is too beautiful.)

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English Grammar Rules

A) Most nouns have singular and plural forms. They are countable nouns.

e.g. One letter, two letters

There is a letter on the table for you. (singular)

There are letters on the table for you. (plural)

B) Some nouns only have one form. They are uncountable nouns.

e.g. Money

There is no money in my bank account.

There is a lot of money in my bank account.

C) Many uncountable nouns refer to substances:

e.g. Chocolate, water, coffee, milk, sugar, salt, cheese, bread, rice, wood, glass, plastic, soap, toothpaste.

Do you have any chocolate?

The milk is sour - let's make cheese.

Rice is only edible when it has been cooked.

D) Many uncountable nouns refer to abstract ideas or emotions.

e.g. love, sadness, happiness, education, knowledge, and grammar.

E) You can use a/an with singular countable nouns.

e.g. an umbrella, a wheel, a mistake.

F) You can use plural countable nouns alone.

e.g. apples, bees, clouds.

G) You can't use an article with an uncountable noun.

e.g. time, sand, electricity.

H) It is very common in English to use some / any with plural nouns and uncountable nouns (Refer to grammar notes on Some Any for more details).

e.g. They don't listen to any advice.

I) There are a range of nouns that are uncountable in English but are countable in other languages.

These include: accommodation, advice, baggage, behaviour, bread, chaos, damage, furniture, information, luck, luggage, news, permission, progress, scenery, traffic, weather and work.

J) For comparison purposes, look at these sentences:

Countable

Uncountable

I'm looking for a job.

I'm looking for work.

What a beautiful view!

What beautiful scenery!

It's a nice day today.

It's nice weather today.

We had a lot of bags and suitcases.

We had a lot of luggage.

These chairs are mine.

This furniture is mine.

It was a good suggestion.

It was good advice.

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English Vocabulary

Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14th every year. However, it is celebrated in different ways by different people. For single people - those people without a boyfriend, girlfriend or partner - Valentine's day is often seen as an opportunity to ask or invite someone special for a date. It could be a special girl or boy, woman or man, that you have been interested in. They sometimes approach the other person and ask; 'Will you be my Valentine?' or may even just send a card saying the same thing.

Things you can do on Valentine's Day

Many people go on special dates for Valentine's Day. The date could be a romantic, like a candlelit dinner (with candles instead of electric light), where maybe you will cook the meal or it could be a visit to a nice restaurant instead.

Some people have a picnic, where you take food and drink and a picnic blanket, and eat outdoors.

Other popular places for a first date include the cinema, walking in the park, looking at the stars together, and maybe even a breakfast meal!

You could choose to ask your date to do something exciting, something interesting, or just something special with you.

Even for couples (people who are going out with or married to someone) which have been together for six months, or sixty years, often make a point of going out together to do something special on Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day should involve some romance. Romance is something that happens in the process of courtship, which is a old-fashioned way of describing what a man or woman does in order to impress or make another person fall in love with them.

Typical Valentine Gifts

Boyfriends and Girlfriends often give a Valentine's Day card to each other, writing a poem or special note to show their appreciation.

Common gifts or presents that are given include stuffed animals (teddy-bears) with cute slogans and love-hearts on them. A love-heart is the red symbol of a heart. Sometimes you will see cupid on cards too. This is a little angel that looks like a very young boy that makes people fall in love by shooting them with his arrows.

Roses are given by hundreds of thousands of people on Valentine's Day. Roses may be sent in secret - with a card from the 'Secret Admirer', that is, the person who admires (likes) the recipient, but doesn't want to say who they are.

You will find that some people buy a box of chocolates for their loved one.

If the person is lucky, they may even receive a ring which could led the giver to proposing marriage to the person they love.

Valentine's Day Origins

There are a number of beliefs about the origins of Valentines Day. It seems to relate to some Roman traditions and some catholic traditions. There is a story that it originated to celebrate the life of a priest who is now a saint, who married people in secret, when young men were banned from getting married. Apparently the priest fell in love while he was in jail, and he wrote her a Valentines Day letter, telling her of his love.

There are also the belief that Valentine's Day was originally a pagan celebration of fertility.

The oldest known valentine poem was written by the Duke of Orleans to his wife while he was in jail in 1415.

Whatever the case, and whatever your current situation, you can enjoy being a Valentine, in any romantic way you choose!

Valentine's Day Vocabulary

admirer (noun): Someone who has a particular regard for someone or something; a person who is attracted to another person.

Roxanne already knows that Andrew is her secret admirer.

arrow (noun): A thin stick with a sharp point at one end and feathers at the other to help guide it when shot from a bow. Cupid shoots arrows at people to make them fall in love.

I think Marion has just been struck by one of cupid's arrows.

balloon (noun): A colored rubber sack inflated with helium (or air) and used as decoration.

The kids enjoyed trying to keep the balloons floating in the air without them touching the ground.

bouquet (noun): An attractively arranged bunch of flowers generally held together by a ribbon and given as a gift.

Robert gave his wife a beautiful bouquet of roses for her birthday.

card (noun): A piece of thick paper or thin cardboard with a message which is sent for greetings or invitations.

Margarita received a Valentine's card from a secret admirer.

chocolate (noun): a (sweet) brown food made from ground cacao seeds.

I absolutely LOVE getting a bar of chocolate as a present.

couple (noun): two people who are married, engaged or closely associated in a relationship.

Jack and Jill make a lovely couple.

Cupid (noun): A mythological child with wings that uses a bow and arrow to make people fall in love.

A person, or even a deity, who is shot by Cupid's arrow is filled with uncontrollable desire.

date (noun): a romantic meeting (or activity) between two people.

Every Friday they go on a date to keep the magic alive in their relationship.

dinner (noun): The main meal of the day, generally eaten in the evening.

They had dinner at their favorite restaurant to celebrate their anniversary.

engaged (adjective): have agreed to marry each other at a future date.

They have been engaged for three years and will finally get married next month.

February (noun): The second month of the year. (Remember to write the months of the year with a capital letter)

Valentine's Day is in February.

feeling (noun): An emotional state or reaction

He confessed his true feelings for her.

flower (noun): The often brightly colored part of a plant from which the seed or fruit develops.

He picked a flower from the garden to give to his wife.

fourteenth (adjective): The ordinal number: 14th

Valentine's day is on the fourteenth of February.

friend (noun): A person you know and have a bond of mutual affection (excluding family members or partners).

She spends every afternoon after school playing with her friends in the park.

friendship (noun): a relationship between friends; the state of being friends.

I really value our friendship.

Our friendship is important to me.

gift (noun): A thing given willingly to someone without payment. Another word for gift is present.

I gave my neighbor a gift as a way of saying thank you for her help yesterday.

happy (adjective): The feeling of pleasure or contentment.

I know she is happy because she has a huge smile on her face.

heart (noun): The organ that pumps blood through the body. It is normally associated with love.

Steve bought his partner a giant balloon in the shape of a heart.

hug (noun): Squeeze someone between your arms, typically to express affection.

She hadn't seen her son in a long time and gave him a big hug.

kiss (noun): To touch your lips against something (generally other lips) as a sign of affection or greeting.

The mother kissed her baby on the forehead.

love (noun/verb): an intense feeling of deep affection

You can tell that a person loves you by the way they treat you.

poem (noun): a piece of creative writing in verse which is often rhythmical.

He wrote a beautiful poem expressing his feelings for his partner.

restaurant (noun): a place where people pay to sit and eat meals that are prepared there.

Most restaurants are full on Valentine's Day so make a reservation in advance.

ribbon (noun): a long, narrow strip of fabric, usually used for tying or decorating something.

The gift had a red ribbon around it.

ring (noun): a small circular band worn on the finger, typically made of a metal and that sometimes contains precious stones.

He bought a beautiful engagement ring and was going to propose to his girlfriend that night.

romance (noun): a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love.

No matter how long you have been together, romance is always important in a relationship.

romantic (adjective): conducive to or characterized by the expression of love.

They had a romantic candlelit dinner.

rose (noun): a sweet-smelling flower that grows on a bush and usually has thorns. The most common rose is red though they come in a variety of colors.

Our secretary received a bunch of roses for Valentine's Day.

secret (noun/adjective): not meant to be known or seen by others.

She has a secret but won't tell me what it is.

Other English expressions about Valentine's Day

to fall in love (verb): To be very attracted to someone and begin to love them.

love at first sight: The instant and extreme romantic attraction for a stranger the first time you see them.

I love you: A phrase used to express to another person the maximum level of love you feel for them

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Exercises Explanation Downloads

Adjectives - old, interesting, expensive, etc.

Exercise 1

Choose the correct forms with adjectives to complete the following sentences.

Adjectives in English - grammar chart

Adjective + noun

When we use adjectives with a noun in English, the adjectives go before the noun.

It's an expensive guitar. (NOT It's a guitar expensive.)

She has a new car .

Am/is/are + adjective

We can also use adjectives without a noun after the verb be.

In questions the adjective can go after be + subject.

Feel/look/smell/sound/taste + adjective

We can also use adjectives without a noun after the verbs of the senses: feel, look, smell, sound, taste.

No plural

Adjectives in English have no plural. They are always singular.

These are my favourite shoes. (NOT These are my favourites shoes.)

She has blue eyes. (NOT She has blues eyes.)

Very/quite

We can use very and quite before the adjectives.

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The history of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving combines the traditions of different groups of people. Travellers and migrants brought different religious traditions from Europe to the United States and Canada. Several celebrations are claimed as the first Thanksgiving. The best known is the celebration held by the pilgrims in what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts after their journey across the Atlantic Ocean on the famous Mayflower ship. Like the pilgrims, many groups held days of prayer, fasting or feasting to give thanks for successfully making the long boat journey. Later, settlers celebrated their successful harvest in a new land by holding feasts with their Native American neighbours. Over time, the Canadian and American traditions have become similar and developed into the modern holiday of Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving today

In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday in October. In the United States, it is on the fourth Thursday in November. Although its origins are religious, today, Thanksgiving is a largely secular holiday. For most Americans and Canadians, it is a day for coming together with family and friends to share a large meal. It is an occasion to spend time with loved ones and express gratitude for the year that has passed. In many households there is a tradition of everyone seated at the table sharing what they are most grateful for.

Thanksgiving food

Thanksgiving is also about food. Thanksgiving dinner traditionally includes roast turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and, for dessert, apple, pumpkin or pecan pies. Every family has its own recipes, sometimes secret recipes handed down through generations. Turkey, a bird native to North America, is the unofficial mascot of Thanksgiving, with roast turkey on the menu and turkey decorations on the wall. In the United States, a tradition of gifting turkeys to the President has more recently evolved into a humorous turkey 'pardoning'. At this light-hearted ceremony, the President issues an official pardon for one or two turkeys, saving them from being cooked for supper.

More than food: football, parades and traffic jams!

Beyond food and gratitude, there are some unexpected sides to the American and Canadian holiday. One of these is football. This popular sport is an important part of the holiday, when families gather around to cheer on local or national teams. American football and Canadian football are both similar to rugby, played primarily not with the feet but with the hands.

Parades are another common part of the festivities. In the United States, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade takes place in New York City on the morning of Thanksgiving. It's one of the world's largest parades and is broadcast nationwide. A similar Thanksgiving parade happens in Canada as part of the Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest, a multi-day autumn festival.

Unfortunately, heavy traffic is also common at Thanksgiving. In both countries, the week of Thanksgiving is one of the most popular travel times of the year, as everyone heads home to visit their extended family. So try to avoid any road trips if you're visiting North America during this holiday!

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Do vs Make - What's the difference?

Do and make are two English verbs which are often confused. There are, however, some important differences which can help us choose the right verb.

When to use do

We use do in collocations associated with tasks, duties, obligations, and routine or repetitive activities. Do usually refers to the action of performing these activities, while make generally refers to the result.

Do is usually used in collocations referring to the following topics:

➪ Study and work:

➪ Housework and repetitive tasks:

➪ Good or bad actions:

➪ Sports, hobbies, and self-care:

When to use make

We often use make when we talk about the creation or production in a process. Do usually refers to the action, to the process of doing something, whereas make refers to the result of that action. For example, if you make dinner, the result is pasta.

Make is usually used in collocations referring to the following topics:

➪ Food and drink preparation:

➪ Arrangements and decisions:

➪ Speaking, sounds and relationships:

➪ Money:

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Something that we are frequently asked is when do you use the verb DO and when do you use the verb MAKE.

This is understandable because in some languages they use one verb for both Do and Make (like Hacer in Spanish).
So to help students understand the difference we created the following chart as a guideline.

NEW: We have an updated version of this Do vs Make Chart which you can find on the page below.
If you check out our page about Do vs Make in English, you will find a more detailed description of the difference between Do and Make as well as many set expressions that only begin with DO and others that only begin with MAKE (which you have to learn by heart).

We have also created a game to practice the difference between Do and Make.

Teacher / Student Resource

Do you have just one verb for DO and MAKE in your language? What is it?

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A female who is considered one of Egypt's most forward thinking pharaohs? Hatshepsut was just that woman. Read here how Egypt grew and was at peace during her years of rule. Hatshepsut actually took on many of the duties similar to the king of Egypt during her reign. Read National Geographic's story, The King Herself and discover more about her lineage, accomplishments, and struggles. Why might people believe there was an attempt to erase her from the history of Egypt?

Was there a darker side to Hatshepsut that no one suspected? Did she really take on the appearance of a man to be successful? How did someone attempt to erase evidence of her from temples and tombs? Read this article from Smithsonian Magazine and find out. Watch Secrets of Egypt's Lost Queen and find out about the quest to discover who exactly tried to erase Hatshepsut from history. Was it her jealous and infuriated stepson Thutmose III?

Hatshepsut left behind beautiful buildings and temples meant to represent her and her reign. Visit her funeral temple at this site.

A long search was made to find the remains of Hatshepsut. Where was her mummified body? Why was it not in her funeral temple? Her remains were discovered in 2007 in a servant's tomb. Watch and learn what a single preserved tooth had to do with the discovery of Hatshepsut's mummified body. A New York Times article, Tooth May Have Solved Mummy Mystery, tells the whole story. A mummy, a mystery, a molar and ancient dentistry! Listen to NPR's Talk of the Nation and learn more. Visit National Geographic and view pictures of her mummified body.

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Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh during the New Kingdom in Egypt. Twenty years after her death, somebody smashed her statues, took a chisel and attempted to erase the pharaoh's name and image from history. But who did it? And why? Kate Green investigates Hatshepsut's history for clues to this ancient puzzle.

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Exercises Explanation Downloads

Defining relative clauses - who, which, that, where

Exercise 1

Choose the correct relative pronouns to complete the following defining relative clauses.

Defining relative clauses

We use defining relative clauses to specify which person, thing or place we are talking about.

Who, which, where

We use who for people.

He met the police officer who saved his life.

We use which for things and animals.

He put on the suit which he wore for special occasions.

We use where for places.

This is the hotel where we spent our honeymoon.

That

We can use that instead of who or which. But we often use who for people and which/ that for things.

He's the neighbour who /that helped us to move out.

Change the cable which /that connects the computer to the printer.

Be careful with these common mistakes!

We cannot use * what or an expression like * that he/she etc. in this type of relative clauses.

That's the student that /who I told you about. (NOT the student what I told you about)

That's the man that /who tried to steal my wallet. (NOT the man that he tried to steal my wallet.)

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Contrast

However

However means 'but'.

However is normally used at the beginning of a sentence, before a comma (,) and after a full stop (.) or a semicolon (;).

Although

Although means 'despite the fact that', or 'but'.

Although can be used at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence. We do NOT use a comma after although; we use although + subject + verb.

Reason

Because

We use because + subject + verb.

Because of

We use because of + noun.

Result

So

So is the most common connector to express result. It is normally used in the middle of a sentence after (,).

Time

Before

We can use before + noun / -ing verb, or we can use before + subject + verb.

After

We use can use after + noun / -ing verb, or we can use after + subject + verb.

When we are talking about consecutive actions, we can use then of after that, but we cannot use *after.

I got up and had a shower. Then/After that, I made breakfast. (NOT After, I made breakfast).

While

We use while + subject + verb to talk about actions happening at the same time, simultaneously.

As soon as, when, once

As soon as, when, and once have a similar meaning. As soon as means 'immediately when'.

We use the present simple, and NOT will, to express future after as soon as, when, and once.

We use a comma after the first part of the sentence when we start with before, after, while, as soon as, etc. But we do not use a comma if we use before, after, while, as soon as, etc in the second part of the sentence.

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With over 10,000 athletes from over 200 countries competing in more than 30 different sports, the Summer Olympic Games are the world's biggest multisport event. They usually take place every four years, in a leap year. The Paralympic Games are the biggest international event for athletes with disabilities. They take place just after the Olympic Games, in the same host city.

Why are they called the Olympic Games?

The name comes from Olympia, a sacred place in Ancient Greece, where the first Ancient Olympic Games took place. The Games were a very important event for the Ancient Greeks and they took place every four years, from 776 BCE to at least 393 CE. The Games were very different from the ones we know now! They were essentially a religious festival, the athletes were mainly soldiers, and women were not allowed to compete. Married women were not even allowed to attend! Sports included boxing, wrestling and chariot racing. Athletes competed completely naked, and occasionally even died during combat sport competitions.

When did the Modern Olympic Games start?

From Ancient Greece, we fast forward to the 1896 Olympics in Athens, which marked the beginning of a new era of the Games. The 1896 Olympic Games saw 280 athletes from 12 countries competing in 43 events, including the first marathon competition. By the time the Paris Olympics took place in 1924, there were around 3,000 athletes, including more than 100 women, from more than 44 different countries. This was also the year that the first Winter Olympics were held. The Paralympic Games first took place in Rome, Italy, in 1960, with 400 athletes from 23 countries.

The Olympic rings

The 'Olympic rings' are a globally known symbol of the Olympic movement and were introduced in 1913. The colours of the five linked rings are, from left to right, blue, yellow, black, green and red, and they appear on a white background. They represent the union of five continents and the meeting of athletes from around the world.

The Olympic torch relay

The Olympic torch relay provides continuity between the Ancient and the Modern Olympic Games and symbolises peace and friendship. The flame is lit in Olympia several months before the Olympic Games. It is carried by one person after another as it travels around different places in Greece, before being taken to the country that is hosting the event that year.

Paris 2024

The 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics are taking place in France. Most of the events are happening in Paris, but other towns and cities are hosting events such as football, sailing and equestrian competitions. The Paris Olympic Games will include 28 'core' sports, plus four 'optional' sports: skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing and breaking (breakdance). The Paralympics feature 22 different sports, with para athletics as the largest sport. Around 15 million international visitors are expected in Paris for the Olympic Games! Billions more people will watch the event live on television, making it the world's most-watched multisport event.

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List of Sports in English

(You can hear the pronunciation of each sport in the video)

archery

athletics (track and field)

badminton

baseball

basketball

BMX racing

boxing

chess

clay target shooting

cricket

cross-country skiing

cycling

diving

downhill mountain biking

equestrian

fencing

field hockey

figure skating

football (British English) = soccer (American English)

football (American English) = American football (British English)

golf

gymnastics

horse racing

ice hockey

jogging

judo

karate

kayaking

paintball

polo

pool / billiards

rafting

rock climbing

rugby

running

sailing

skiing

ski jumping

snowboarding

softball

squash

sumo wrestling

surfing

swimming

table tennis

tennis

tenpin bowling

trampolining

triathlon (this sport consists swimming, cycling, and running)

volleyball

water polo

weightlifting

Which sports do you play?
Summary Charts

Lesson tags: Sport, Vocabulary

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