Introduction:

This is a fun, competitive card game for small groups of 3 or more players to review the most common collocations with do and make.

Level: B2

Time: 45 minutes

Objectives:

1. To practise and review common collocations with do and make.
2. To divide expressions into two categories: ones that collocate with do and ones that collocate with make.
3. To collect the most cards by completing the sentences written on the cards.

Materials (Click on the worksheets below to download the PDF files):

1. 36 printable Make or do, have no clue Cards (laminate for future use).
2. Make or do, have no clue Worksheet.

Procedure:

1. Elicit some common collocations with do and make and write them on the board, such as homework / washing / judo; a cake, a mistake, a mess.
2. Put students in small groups of 2 or 3 and give each group a Make or do? Have no clue Worksheet.
3. To make the activity more competitive, tell students that the first group to complete the task correctly wins.
4. Monitor and check answers as a class.
5. Print and cut out the Make or do? Have no clue Cards, one set per group of 3 or 4.
6. Place all cards face down on the table.
7. The first player draws the top card off the pile and reads the incomplete sentence out loud. The remaining players listen to the sentence and try to guess if the expression in the sentence collocates with do or make (make sure students use the correct tense). The first player to raise their hand and give the correct answer keeps the card. To discourage random guessing you can penalize incorrect responses. If the answer is wrong, the card is placed at the bottom of the pile. Play continues in a circle going left.
8. The winner is the player with the most cards at the end of the game.
9. At the end of the game ask the players to give their cards to the player on their left. The players now individually make sentences with the collocations on their classmates’ cards, e.g. I make myself a cup of coffee as soon as I wake up. Adam makes wonderful coffee for his mother every morning.

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