Saturday, November 9, 2013

DO / MAKE (1) (Basic) (EXERCISE B17E44)








Unfortunately, there is no hard and fast rule in English concerning the use of make and do. A guideline however could be use:

'Do' for daily activities or jobs. Notice that  these are  usually activities that produce no physical object.
       
‘Do’ when speaking about things in general. In other words, when we do not exactly name an activity. This form is often used with the words 'something, nothing, anything, everything, etc:  I'm not doing anything today.            He does everything for his mother.  
                          She's doing nothing at the moment.

'Make' for Constructing, Building, Creating.
Use 'make' to express an activity that creates something that you can touch.
make food  make a cup of tea / coffee  make a mess

The following table gives a list of some of the most frequently used expressions.

MAKE
DO
money
business
a discovery
research
arrangements/plans
a degree/a course
an enquiry
your homework/the housework
a speech/a declaration/a statement
a translation
an appointment
a good job
a suggestion/an excuse/a complaint
work
a difference/an exception
somebody a favour/a good turn
an effort
without something
progress
damage
a mistake
good/harm/justice
an impression
well/badly
sure/certain
one's best
room for something (find place for something)
work
fun of something/somebody
the crosswords


EXERCISES

    1.    If you set up a business, it's generally to _______ money.
    2.    I can't give the answer right away.  I'll have to ______ some research.
    3.    I'm very pleased with the result.  You ______ a great job!
    4.    When I ________ a mistake, my teacher corrects me and explains why.
    5.    What are you studying?  I'm __________ a degree in history.
    6.    You'll have to work hard if you want to ________ progress.
    7.    Stop ________ fun of my accent - it's not my fault!
    8.    It doesn't have to be perfect - just ______ your best.
    9.    I've got a toothache.  I'm going to ring the dentist to __________ an appointment.
   10.   It’s not easy to _________ business with people of different nationalities.

    ANSWERS:

    1.    If you set up a business, it's generally to make money.
    2.    I can't give the answer right away.  I'll have to do some research.
    3.    I'm very pleased with the result.  You did a great job!
    4.    When I make a mistake, my teacher corrects me and explains why.
    5.    What are you studying?  I'm doing a degree in history.
    6.    You'll have to work hard if you want to make progress.
    7.    Stop making fun of my accent - it's not my fault!
    8.    It doesn't have to be perfect - just do your best.
    9.    I've got a toothache.  I'm going to ring the dentist to make an appointment.
   10.   It’s not easy to do business with people of different nationalities.

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