Exercise 4A, page 1 - English File Studetn's book, pre-intermediate, Oxford

1 READING & VOCABULARY

housework, make or do?

a Read the headlines. The same word is missing in each one. What do you think it is?

1 Doing ____________ is as good as going to the gym

Doing exercise for 30 minutes a day is good for your health, a new Canadian study has found. The study looked at 130,000 people in 17 countries. Only 3% of the people did 30 minutes of sport a day, like running or swimming. But the researchers found that you don't need to do sport or go to the gym – any form of physical activity is good for you, including housework. Activities like doing the cleaning are really good exercise, so you can stay healthy and have a clean house at the same time.

2 NEW SPANISH LAW: children must help their parents with __________

Is it a battle to get your kids to help with housework? Think about moving to live in Spain, where the government has decided that children under the age of 18, both boys and girls, have an obligation to 'participate in family life' – and that includes doing housework. However, they don't say what happens to children who say no when their parents ask them to do something.

Your comments

1 A Maybe housework is good exercise, but sport is more fun.

B My children all do housework – I don't need the government's help.

C Great idea. More countries need to do this.

D This can't be true. 30 minutes of cleaning and 30 minutes of running are not the same thing.

E Nice idea, but impossible in real life.

F I hate exercise, but I also hate housework. What can I do?

b Read the articles and check. Then read the online comments and match A-F to articles 1 or 2. Which comments do you agree with?

c Look at article 1 again. Which verb goes before housework, sport, and the cleaning?

d p.154 Vocabulary Bank Housework, make or do?

1 HOUSEWORK

a Match the verb phrases to the photos.

clean the floor

do the ironing /'aɪənɪŋ/

do the shopping

do the vacuuming /'vækjuəmɪŋ/ (or hoovering)

do the washing

do the washing-up

dust the furniture

1 lay the table (opposite clear)

load the dishwasher (opposite unload)

make lunch (or dinner)

make the bed

pick up dirty clothes (from the floor)

put away your clothes

take out the rubbish

tidy your room

b 4.1 Listen and check.

c Cover the phrases and look at the photos. Say the phrases.

2 MAKE OR DO?

a Write make or do next to the photos.

do a course

_______ a mistake

_______ an exam (an exercise, homework)

_______ a noise

_______ a phone call

_______ housework

_______ friends

_______ sport (or exercise)

_______ plans

_______ an excuse /ɪk'skjuːs/

b 4.2 Listen and check.

c Cover the phrases and look at the photos. Say the phrases.

ACTIVATION Test a partner. A say a noun from this page. B say the correct verb.

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ЧТЕНИЕ И СЛОВАРНЫЙ ЗАПАС: работа по дому, 'make' или 'do'?

Ответ:

1 READING & VOCABULARY

a

The missing word is 'housework'.

Пропущенное слово — 'housework' (работа по дому).

b

Matching comments to articles:

Article 1: A, D, F

Article 2: B, C, E

Сопоставление комментариев со статьями:

Статья 1: A, D, F

Статья 2: B, C, E

I agree with comment A. Sport is definitely more fun than cleaning the house.

Я согласен с комментарием A. Спорт определенно веселее, чем уборка дома.

c

The verb that goes before housework, sport, and the cleaning is 'do'.

Глагол, который идет перед словами housework, sport и the cleaning — это 'do'.

1 HOUSEWORK

a

b

There is not enough data to answer the question.

Для ответа на вопрос недостаточно данных.

2 MAKE OR DO?

a

1. do a course (проходить курс)

2. make a mistake (сделать ошибку)

3. do an exam / an exercise / homework (сдавать экзамен / делать упражнение / делать домашнее задание)

4. make a noise (шуметь)

5. make a phone call (сделать телефонный звонок)

6. do housework (делать работу по дому)

7. make friends (заводить друзей)

8. do sport / exercise (заниматься спортом / упражнениями)

9. make plans (строить планы)

10. make an excuse (придумывать оправдание)

b

There is not enough data to answer the question.

Для ответа на вопрос недостаточно данных.