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Unit 57 · Go, get, do, make and have

do and make

Study

A

Do is a general word for actions:

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What are you doing this evening? (not What are you making?)

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'Shall I open the window?' 'No, it's OK. I'll do it.'

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Rachel's job is very boring. She does the same thing every day.

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I did a lot of things yesterday.

What do you do? = What's your job?:

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'What do you do?' 'I work in a bank.'

B

Make = produce/create. For example:

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She's making coffee.

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He has made a cake.

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They make umbrellas.

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It was made in China.

Compare do and make:

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I did a lot yesterday. I cleaned my room, I wrote some letters and I made a cake.

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a: What do you do in your free time? Sport? Reading? Hobbies?

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b: I make clothes. I make dresses and jackets. I also make toys for my children.

C

Expressions with do

do an exam / a test
a course
homework
housework
somebody a favour
an exercise
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I'm doing my driving test next week.

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John has just done a training course.

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Our children have to do a lot of homework.

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I hate doing housework, especially cleaning.

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Sue, could you do me a favour?

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I go for a run and do exercises every morning.

also do the shopping / do the washing / do the washing-up / do the ironing / do the cooking etc.:

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I did the washing but I didn't do the shopping.

D

Expressions with make

make a mistake
an appointment
a phone call
a list
a noise
a bed
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I'm sorry, I made a mistake.

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I need to make an appointment to see the doctor.

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Excuse me, I have to make a phone call.

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Have you made a shopping list?

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It's late. Don't make a noise.

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Sometimes I forget to make my bed in the morning.

We say make a film but take a photo / take a picture:

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When was this film made?

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but When was this photo taken?

Exercises (3)

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57.1

Write make/making/made or do/doing/did/done.

  1. 1
    'Shall I open the window?' 'No, it's OK. I'll it.'example
  2. 2
    What did you at the weekend? Did you go away?
  3. 3
    Do you know how to bread?
  4. 4
    Paper is from wood.
  5. 5
    Richard didn't help me. He sat in an armchair and nothing.
  6. 6
    'What do you ?' 'I'm a doctor.'
  7. 7
    I asked you to clean the bathroom. Have you it?
  8. 8
    'What do they in that factory?' 'Shoes.'
  9. 9
    I'm some coffee. Would you like some?
  10. 10
    Why are you angry with me? I didn't anything wrong.
  11. 11
    'What are you tomorrow afternoon?' 'I'm working.'
57.2

What are these people doing?

  1. 1A man making a cake in the kitchen.
    He's a cake.example
  2. 2Children doing their homework at a table.
    They're/They are (their) homework.
  3. 3A man doing the shopping in a supermarket.
    He's/He is the shopping, or He is shopping.
  4. 4A woman making a jacket on a sewing machine.
    She's/She is a jacket.
  5. 5Students doing an exam in a classroom.
    They're/They are an exam, (or ... taking an exam.)
  6. 6A man making his bed.
    He's/He is the/his bed.
  7. 7A woman doing the washing-up at the sink.
    She's/She is the washing-up. or She is washing up. / She is doing the dishes. / She is washing the dishes.
  8. 8A man making a shopping list.
    He's/He is a (shopping) list.
  9. 9A film crew making a film.
    They're/They are a film.
  10. 10A man taking a photo with a camera.
    He's/He is a picture/ photo/photograph.
57.3

Write make or do in the correct form.

  1. 1
    I hate housework, especially cleaning.example
  2. 2
    Why do you always the same mistake?
  3. 3
    'Can you me a favour?' 'It depends what it is.'
  4. 4
    'Have you your homework?' 'Not yet.'
  5. 5
    I need to see the dentist, but I haven't an appointment.
  6. 6
    I'm a course in photography at the moment. It's very good.
  7. 7
    The last time I an exam was ten years ago.
  8. 8
    How many phone calls did you yesterday?
  9. 9
    When you've finished Exercise 1, you can Exercise 2.
  10. 10
    There's something wrong with the car. The engine is a strange noise.
  11. 11
    It was a bad mistake. It was the worst mistake I've ever .
  12. 12
    Let's a list of all the things we have to today.