{"id":12595,"date":"2024-08-07T13:22:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T11:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/?p=12595"},"modified":"2024-08-07T13:22:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T11:22:01","slug":"collocations-alternatives-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/archives\/12595","title":{"rendered":"Collocations: alternatives to &#8216;do&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>do an exam<\/strong> = <strong>sit\/take an exam<\/strong> (\u0441\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u044d\u043a\u0437\u0430\u043c\u0435\u043d)<br \/>\n<em>I have to do an exam next week. (\u041c\u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0443\u0436\u043d\u043e \u0441\u0434\u0430\u0442\u044c \u044d\u043a\u0437\u0430\u043c\u0435\u043d \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0435\u0439 \u043d\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0435.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>She will sit the exam in December. (\u041e\u043d\u0430 \u0431\u0443\u0434\u0435\u0442 \u0441\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u044d\u043a\u0437\u0430\u043c\u0435\u043d \u0432 \u0434\u0435\u043a\u0430\u0431\u0440\u0435.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>He is nervous because he has to take an exam tomorrow. (\u041e\u043d \u043d\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043d\u0438\u0447\u0430\u0435\u0442, \u043f\u043e\u0442\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0437\u0430\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430 \u0435\u043c\u0443 \u043d\u0443\u0436\u043d\u043e \u0441\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u044d\u043a\u0437\u0430\u043c\u0435\u043d.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>do research\/do a research project = carry out\/conduct a research project<\/strong> (\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c\/\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0438\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435,\u00a0 \u0438\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0435\u043a\u0442)<br \/>\n<em>We need to do research before starting the project.(\u041d\u0430\u043c \u043d\u0443\u0436\u043d\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0438\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434 \u043d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043b\u043e\u043c \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0430.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>She is doing a research project on climate change.(\u041e\u043d\u0430 \u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u0438\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0435\u043a\u0442 \u043f\u043e \u0438\u0437\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044e \u043a\u043b\u0438\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0430.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>The team will carry out a research project on renewable energy.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>(\u041a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0434\u0435\u0442 \u0438\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0435\u043a\u0442 \u043f\u043e \u0432\u043e\u0437\u043e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u043c\u044b\u043c \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043c \u044d\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0433\u0438\u0438.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>He conducted a research project on ancient history. (\u041e\u043d \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043b \u0438\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0435\u043a\u0442 \u043f\u043e \u0434\u0440\u0435\u0432\u043d\u0435\u0439 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0438.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>do a course = enroll on\/take a course<\/strong> (\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0438 \u043a\u0443\u0440\u0441)<br \/>\n<em>I\u2019m planning to do a course in digital marketing. (\u042f \u043f\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0440\u0443\u044e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0438 \u043a\u0443\u0440\u0441 \u043f\u043e \u0446\u0438\u0444\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043c\u0430\u0440\u043a\u0435\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0433\u0443.)<br \/>\nShe decided to enroll on a course in photography. (\u041e\u043d\u0430 \u0440\u0435\u0448\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u043a\u0443\u0440\u0441 \u0444\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0444\u0438\u0438.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>He\u2019s going to take a course in French next semester. (\u041e\u043d \u0441\u043e\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0438 \u043a\u0443\u0440\u0441 \u043f\u043e \u0444\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0443\u0437\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u044f\u0437\u044b\u043a\u0443 \u0432 \u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0435\u043c \u0441\u0435\u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>do a degree\/diploma = study for\/take a degree<\/strong> (\u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0442\u0435\u043f\u0435\u043d\u044c\/\u0434\u0438\u043f\u043b\u043e\u043c)<br \/>\n<em>She is doing a degree in computer science. (\u041e\u043d\u0430 \u0443\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044f, \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0442\u0435\u043f\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043f\u043e \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u044c\u044e\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043d\u044b\u043c \u043d\u0430\u0443\u043a\u0430\u043c.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>He decided to do a diploma in business management. (\u041e\u043d \u0440\u0435\u0448\u0438\u043b \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0438\u043f\u043b\u043e\u043c \u043f\u043e \u0443\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044e \u0431\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0435\u0441\u043e\u043c.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>I\u2019m studying for a degree in engineering. ( \u042f \u0443\u0447\u0443\u0441\u044c, \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0442\u0435\u043f\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043f\u043e \u0438\u043d\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0438.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>She\u2019s taking a degree in economics. (\u041e\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u0441\u0442\u0435\u043f\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043f\u043e \u044d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0435.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>do a (subject) = study\/take (subject)<\/strong> (\u0438\u0437\u0443\u0447\u0430\u0442\u044c, \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0442\u0438 \u043a\u0443\u0440\u0441 \u043f\u043e&#8230;)<br \/>\n<em>I\u2019m interested in history, so I decided to do a history course. (\u042f \u0438\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0443\u044e\u0441\u044c \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0435\u0439, \u043f\u043e\u044d\u0442\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0440\u0435\u0448\u0438\u043b \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0438 \u043a\u0443\u0440\u0441 \u043f\u043e \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0438.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em> He decided to study economics at university. (\u041e\u043d \u0440\u0435\u0448\u0438\u043b \u0438\u0437\u0443\u0447\u0430\u0442\u044c \u044d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0443 \u0432 \u0443\u043d\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0442\u0435.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>She\u2019s going to take economics next semester. (\u041e\u043d\u0430 \u0441\u043e\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0438\u0437\u0443\u0447\u0430\u0442\u044c \u044d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0443 \u0432 \u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0435\u043c \u0441\u0435\u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>do an essay\/assignment = write an essay\/assignment<\/strong> (\u043d\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u0442\u044c \u044d\u0441\u0441\u0435, \u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0437\u0430\u0434\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435)<br \/>\n<em>I have to do an essay for my English class. (\u041c\u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0443\u0436\u043d\u043e \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u0442\u044c \u044d\u0441\u0441\u0435 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u043c\u043e\u0435\u0433\u043e \u0443\u0440\u043e\u043a\u0430 \u0430\u043d\u0433\u043b\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>She is doing an assignment on world history. (\u041e\u043d\u0430 \u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u0437\u0430\u0434\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0435\u043c\u0438\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0438.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>He needs to write an essay about the novel he read. (\u0415\u043c\u0443 \u043d\u0443\u0436\u043d\u043e \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u0442\u044c \u044d\u0441\u0441\u0435 \u043e \u0440\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0435, \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b\u0439 \u043e\u043d \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430\u043b.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>I\u2019m writing an assignment on environmental issues. (\u042f \u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430\u044e \u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u0434\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043d\u0430 \u0442\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u044d\u043a\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0433\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043b\u0435\u043c.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>do a lecture\/talk = give a lecture<\/strong> (\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c\/ \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043b\u0435\u043a\u0446\u0438\u044e, \u0431\u0435\u0441\u0435\u0434\u0443)<br \/>\n<em>She is going to do a lecture on modern art tomorrow. (\u0417\u0430\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430 \u043e\u043d\u0430 \u0431\u0443\u0434\u0435\u0442 \u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043b\u0435\u043a\u0446\u0438\u044e \u043f\u043e \u0441\u043e\u0432\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0438\u0441\u043a\u0443\u0441\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>He was invited to do a talk on environmental conservation. (\u0415\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0433\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0431\u0435\u0441\u0435\u0434\u0443 \u043f\u043e \u043e\u0445\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435 \u043e\u043a\u0440\u0443\u0436\u0430\u044e\u0449\u0435\u0439 \u0441\u0440\u0435\u0434\u044b.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>The professor will give a lecture on ancient history today. (\u0421\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044f \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0444\u0435\u0441\u0441\u043e\u0440 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u043b\u0435\u043a\u0446\u0438\u044e \u043f\u043e \u0434\u0440\u0435\u0432\u043d\u0435\u0439 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0438.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>do an exam = sit\/take an exam (\u0441\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u044d\u043a\u0437\u0430\u043c\u0435\u043d) I have to do an exam next week. (\u041c\u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0443\u0436\u043d\u043e \u0441\u0434\u0430\u0442\u044c \u044d\u043a\u0437\u0430\u043c\u0435\u043d \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0435\u0439 \u043d\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0435.) She will sit the exam in December. (\u041e\u043d\u0430 \u0431\u0443\u0434\u0435\u0442 \u0441\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u044d\u043a\u0437\u0430\u043c\u0435\u043d \u0432 \u0434\u0435\u043a\u0430\u0431\u0440\u0435.) He is nervous &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/archives\/12595\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1263,1262],"tags":[1255,1203],"class_list":["post-12595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collocations","category-idioms","tag-b2","tag-vocabulary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12595"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12597,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12595\/revisions\/12597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}