Make and do pelmanism and snap card games
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Fun collocations with make and do practice through pelmanism/ pairs/ the memory game and/ or the fast reactions game Snap, including cards for A1, A2, B1, B2 and C1/ C2 learners.
Lesson Plan Content:
Make and do pelmanism and snap card games
Instructions for teachers
Choose the most suitable cards for your class, maybe from two different levels below and preferably with a similar number of “do” cards and “make” cards. You could also add more to the blank cards. Photocopy and cut up one set per group of two to four students.
To play pelmanism, students spread the cards face down across the table and take turns trying to find two cards which take the same verb. If the two cards that they take are both do cards or both make cards, they can take them and score two points. If they have taken one do card and one make card, they have to put them back face down in the same places. Play then passes to the next person. The winner is the person with most cards at the end of the game.
Snap is a faster game that can be played with the same cards. Students deal out all the cards but don’t look at their cards. Students take turns putting their top card face down on the table and race to be the first to shout “Snap!” when the last two cards take the same verb. If they are right, they can take all the cards that have been put on the table. If they shout “Snap!” when the last two cards are one do card and one make card, they have to give one card to each other play, and the game continues.
Before, between or after the games, students can work together to put all the cards into two columns by which verb they take, perhaps also putting similar expressions together such as grouping together all the housework.
Cards to cut up/ Suggested answers
Level 1
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do |
make |
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(some) homework/ an assignment
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a cup of tea |
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judo
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some coffee/ a cup of coffee |
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karate
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a mistake |
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overtime
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a call/ a phone call |
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nothing
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a sandwich |
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the cleaning
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a speech |
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the dishes/ the washing up
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an omelette |
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the ironing
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breakfast |
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the laundry/ the washing
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lunch |
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the shopping
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dinner |
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well/ well in…
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homemade jam/ homemade… |
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Level 2
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do |
make |
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a bad job
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a complaint |
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a course
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a decision |
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a good job
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a joke |
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aerobics
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a list |
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badly/ badly in…
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a promise |
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good
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a reservation/ a booking |
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(some/ the) housework
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a suggestion |
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martial arts
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an arrangement |
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something
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an offer |
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your best
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friends |
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a job
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sense/ no sense |
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what you can
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sure |
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your make up
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your bed/ the bed |
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Level 3
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do |
make |
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a degree
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a choice |
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a terrible job
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a good impression |
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a great job/ a wonderful job
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a noise/ a sound |
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the hoovering/ the vacuuming
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a prediction |
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a PhD/ a doctorate
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a profit |
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a Master’s degree/ an MA/ an MBA
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a success of |
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research/ some research
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an effort |
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weight training
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an excuse |
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your chores
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money/ some money |
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your nails
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plans |
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body building
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progress |
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the right choice
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up your mind
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your own jam/ your own…
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Level 4
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do |
make |
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a postgraduate degree
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a bet |
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harm/ some harm
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a comment |
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some work on…
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a date |
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someone a favour/ a big favour
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a demand |
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business with…
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a difference (in your world/ in…) |
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something for a living
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a discovery |
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the accounts/ the books
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a fortune |
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the right thing
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a living |
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the dusting
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a loss |
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up your shoe laces/ up your seatbelt/ up…
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a mess/ a mess of… |
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without your usual…/ without…
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an attempt |
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fun of
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someone redundant
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the most of the time available/ the most of… |
Level 5
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do |
make |
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away with…
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a confession |
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over (and start again)
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a fuss |
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the dirty on…
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a killing |
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the absolute minimum
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a move (on…) |
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up
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a pass at… |
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your hair (and make up)
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a point |
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an appearance
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an observation
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my day
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myself clear/ my meaning clear
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off with my wallet/ off with…
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the best of a bad job
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up for lost time/ up for…
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war
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