Action Words – the most popular collocations Read the words in the tables ad fill in with a correct action word (have, be, make, do, go, get, take) Be careful! The chosen action word has to match all words in the table dressed the shopping the washing up the laundry the cooking the gardening the housework to the seaside shopping swimming for a walk to the Tesco’s to a restaurant out to the gym by bus to a party the bed breakfast lunch dinner a phone call a shower a bath a headache flu an accident a party breakfast lunch dinner a break a bus some rest a break a taxi a walk a photo the rubbish out ready up married tired late on time at school at a party in hospital Fill in the sentences with the correct action word, in the correct form Use the table from the previous exercise to help you Use one word in each space I can’t _ to the seaside with you tomorrow I have too much housework to do: I need to the shopping, _ the rubbish out, _ some gardening, lunch for the weekend and the laundry Wait for me! I just need to a quick phone call to my sister -What are you doing after work? gym -Let’s _ a train to Leeds bus, it’s cheaper –How are you today? – I’m not well I a terrible headache – You might even flu, everybody’s poorly at this time of the year – It’s your birthday next weekend, let’s a big party! – I just worked in the garden for hours, and I _ extremely tired I must _ a shower and some rest -I’m not cooking tonight! Let’s _ out! We can to this new restaurant and then we might to the cinema –Ok, but it’s late and we must hurry, so we’re not walking, we must a taxi - your son still at school? –Yes, they are class photos today in the afternoon -I think I will _ to the - No, we will by 10 I will dinner, but you will the washing up afterwards! 11 I’ve been sitting at the desk all day today, I need some fresh air – Ok, Let’s dressed and _ a walk 12 Where is Kate? Why didn’t she come? - Oh, don’t you know? She _ an accident and she in hospital 13 - up and ready straight away! Or you’ll _ late for school! 14 You can’t to work like this! First, you need to _ breakfast! 15 – Have you heard? Tom and Anna are married next month! 16 Every Thursday afternoon John _swimming and on Saturday morning he _for a very long walk with his dog 17 You can’t leave your room in such a state! the bed right now or you aren’t _ to the party on Friday! 18 Where is Susan? – She _ at her friend’s birthday party 19 - The fridge _ empty We have nothing to eat We need to _ shopping –Ok, let’s to the Tesco’s