Writing Prompt ~ Collocations with Do

Posted by: Tara Benwell

Writing Prompt: In English, certain words are often found together. These words are called collocations. Do business, do the shopping, and do the taxes are a few examples of collocations with do. Use these collocations (and find some additional ones) to write an email to a romantic partner or roommate complaining about everything you do around the house.

Example
To: markluongo@home.com
From: kerryluongo@home.com
Subject: Do something!

Mark,

I’m tired of doing everything around this house. I do the laundry every Wednesday. I do the dishes after every meal. When it’s tax time, I do the taxes. I even do your hair for you when you have to do business with an important client. What do you do for me? I know you do the yard work, but there’s not much to do around the yard in the winter.

Can you do me a favour? Help out a little! Do a little housework on the weekend. If you get home first, do the cooking! (And I will do likewise.)

Whatever you do, do something!
Kerry

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4 comments

• Santiago says:
  

  Dear Daniela,

  we have to talk. I think I have been doing all the work around the house for the last four months. That has to change. To say the least, yesterday I did our taxes, meanwhile, you were partying with your friends.

  Daniela, I am the only one who do everything in this house. I do the laundry, I make the beds, I do the cooking, I do your hair and I do your makeup. I am tired.

  Please do me a favor and change.

  Regards,

  Santiago

• junior says:
  

  dear george

  there’s something that i say to you my friend, there are things weird about our routine. all the weekend there’s the same story, i have to clean the house, fix the broken things at yard so, i belive that our relationship it’s not cool, we have to organized the obligations ok. Please think about it.

  bye

• junior says:
  

  dear george

  there’s something that i say to you my friend, there are things weird about our routine. all the weekend there’s the same story, i have to clean the house, fix the broken things at yard so, i belive that our relationchip

• Esteban Rayo says:
  

  Dear Rita:

  I’m tired to do all the things at home. I just arrived home, and I realized that I have to do the laundry and do the dishes.
  Moreover, these last months, I’ve been doing the taxes and the garden. I would be very grateful if you could do more things, such as doing the bathroom or making the bed.
  I think that if we want to live together, we need to accord these kinds of things.

  George