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Here are two pictures showing some collocations with the verb «do» and «make». 

Make and Do exercise 1 

Make and Do exercise 2

Make and Do exercise 3

Note: In the activities above you can find expressions with do or make which are not in the pictures provided. 

Make and do explanation 

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Do you want  to know housework vocabulary? If so (Si es así), click on the picture below to have access to different activities (chores 1, chores 2, chores, doing chores, chores flashcards, etc.) I  introduced some housework vocabulary in class , but if you want to know more and more, click on the picture below

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The next interaction we will work in class will be related to problems at the shop. Before doing the  role play in class next week, I would like you to introduce the most common usual problems we have when we  buy something in a shop by means of the following activity.

Look at the following pictures and leave a comment explaining what the problem is. Do not forget to write in the comment the number of the picture in order to identify the problem. 

Picture 1

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Picture 4 

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Here are some useful expressions which can be used by the waiter/waitress and the customer in a restaurant. 

Booking

“I booked a table for two for … (8pm).
“It’s under the name of …”
“A table for two please.”

What the restaurant staff say:

“Of course. Please come this way.”

Or…

“Your table isn’t quite ready yet.”
“Would you like to wait in the bar?”
“We’re fully booked at the moment. Could you come back a bit later?”

Asking about the menu

These are phrases you can ask the waiter if you aren’t sure of something on the menu.

“What’s … exactly?”
“Is this served with … (salad)?”
“Does this have any … (seafood) in it?”
“What do you recommend?”

Ordering

What the waiter says:

“Are you ready to order?”
“Can I take your order?”
“Anything to drink?”
“Would you like … (chips) with that?”

What the customer says:

“I’ll have…”
“I’d like…”
“Can I have …”
“We’d like to order …”

If there are problems with the order, the waiter can say:

“I don’t think we have any more … (lobster) left. I’ll check with the kitchen.”
“I’m sorry, but the king prawn soup is finished.”

Dealing with problems

The customer can say:

“Excuse me, but I didn’t order this.”
“I’m sorry, but this is cold.”
“Can I change my order please?”

The waiter can say:

“I’m so sorry about that…”
“Let me take it back for you.” (take it back = return it to the kitchen)
“Let me change it for you.”

Getting the bill

“Can we have the bill please?”
“Could we get the bill?”
“Could we pay please?”

(“bill” in British English; “check” in American English.)

Hello, 

One of the next interactions we will work in class will be related to restaurant problems. Before doing the  role play in class next week, I would like you to introduce the most common usual restaurant problems we have when we  order something in a restaurant by means of the following activity.

Look at the following pictures and leave a comment explaining what the problem is. Do not forget to write in the comment the number of the picture in order to identify the problem. 

1. The customer ordered the tuna. The customer got the fish and chips. What is the problem? 

TUNA                                                                                FISH AND CHIPS

2. What is the problem? 

3. What is the problem ? 

4. What is the problem? 

5. What is the problem? 

6. You ordered the burger medium. What is the problem? 

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Here are some useful expressions used by the caller and the responder when they have a conversation on the phone: 

CALLER

Hello, this is/it´s Mary (If you are not identified by the responder) 

Is Lisa there? (possible question when the responder is not the person you want to speak to)

Can/May I speak to Lisa? (possible question when the responder is not the person you want to speak to)

RESPONDER 

Hello, Matt here/speaking (you introduce yourself when you don´t know who is calling)

Who is this? or Who is calling? (when you don´t know who is calling because the caller doesn´t introduce himself/herself )

Hold on/Wait for a moment (when you need to put the caller through to somebody else)

Examples of short basic conversations on the phone:

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Would you like to try a quiz on airports and air travel? Click on the picture below to have access to it.  Answer key provided. 

Here is another quiz on airports

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Here is the information given in class related to «check-in» and «check in» 

CHECK-IN FOR SOMETHING ( flight, bags, etc.). Here «check-in» is a noun. Do not use «the» with «check-in» when referring to the process of getting a boarding pass, etc.

e.g. Check-in for this flight closes at 5p.m 

e.g. Check-in for my bags was a chaos. 

CHECK IN SOMETHING (bags, baggage, luggage, etc.) Here «check in» is a verb. 

e.g. Once we arrived at the airport, we went to the check-in desk to check in our luggage. 

e.g. Yesterday at this time I was checking in my baggage at Luton airport. 

CHECK IN FOR SOMETHiNG (flight) Here «check in» is also a verb. 

e.g. Once I got to the airport, I checked in for my flight. 

e.g. Yesterday at 9a.m I was checking in for my flight at Málaga airport. 

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While correcting one activity in the book, 4b on page 27, we have come across (nos hemos encontrado) con «all». I explained that the position of «all» in a sentence (when we say «tod@s nosotr@s/ell@s/vosotr@s) depends on the verb. If the verb is a lexical verb, «all» goes before the lexical verb, and if the verb is an auxiliary verb, «all» goes after the auxiliary verb.  Here «all» is a pronoun 

We are (auxiliary verb) all drinking.  (= All of us are drinking)

We all (lexical verb) enjoyed the party. (=All of us enjoyed the party)

After this explanation, Encarni Girón asked me if we could say «We ate all», and I said «no». Why? Go on the following link to understand the difference between «all» and «everything». 

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Here is a picture showing the subject and object personal pronouns, and also the possessive adjectives and possessive  pronouns. 

Click on the picture above and do the quiz for  practice.