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Causative Verbs and DIY

Updated Jun 16, 2022

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Overview

Daily lifeWork

Students review causative verbs: have, get, let, and make. DIY verb noun collocations and idiomatic phrases are reviewed. Students will be able to talk about things they can and can’t do, get others to do, have done by professionals, let others do, and how things make them feel.

DIY collocations introduced in this Handout
Fix a leak, service a car, change a lock, replace a light bulb, decorate a room, put up some shelves, put in an alarm system, check car oil.

Level

Intermediate: B1Upper-Intermediate: B2

Included

3 student pagesTeaching notes

Teaching time 90 mins

Language functions Explaining

Language forms

Idioms and phrasal verbsPassive voiceVerb noun collocations

Activities

DiscussionGap fillMatchingSentence completion

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