do-vs-make-grammar-drills-grammar-guides-kinesthetics-tpr-tot_105603.pptx

The use of verbs make and do

1. MAKE vs do

2. Do   and  Make   are two of the most common verbs in English. They are also two of the most commonly confused verbs in English!

3. Do We use the verb 'do' when someone performs an action, activity or task.

4. DO your homework - TASK

5. To do sudoku – activity

6. Do exercise -action

7. Examples Hurry up and do the dishes Did you do your chores (everyday jobs)? I didn't have time to do my homework Use ' do ' for activities. This includes any daily tasks .

8. DO   is often used when referring to work of any kind. do your  work   do home work  do house work do your  job Note - these activities do not usually produce a physical object.

9. Use 'do' with various jobs and activities ending in '- ing ' such as  do some gardening, do some thinking, do some painting, etc.   This use tends to be informal in nature and can often be stated in a different manner. For example, 'I did some studying this afternoon' can be stated 'I studied this afternoon'.

10. Examples I did some thinking about your problem. He did some reading this morning. She's going to do some resting on vacation.

11. Fixed Expressions with 'Do' do business do your duty do your hair do time do right / wrong do enough do 70kmh

12. Fixed Expressions with 'Do' do homework do the dishes do housework do good do harm do your best do a favor

13. make Make is used for constructing ,creating and building . Generally, use 'make' when actually constructing or creating something -in other words, NOT for activities.

14. Use 'make' to express an activity that creates something that you can touch. Make a cup of tea

15. Make a mess

16. Make a cake

17. Fixed Expressions with 'Make' make an offer make an exception make a mistake make peace / war make love make money / a profit make a phone call make an effort / attempt

18. practice A glass of wine would …………………………. you good tonight. “Where is Jane?” “She’s …………………………….. the beds, I think. We must get some new curtains ………………………………. They’ve …………………………………… him the Chairman of the Board. Have you …………………………………….. a lot of work today? They seem to be …………………………….. a lot of changes in the office.

19. practice We didn’t feel like …………………………… anything so we went home early. I’m afraid you’ll have to ……………………………. this report again, there’s a mistake. I think I’ll …………………………….. my homework now and get it finished with. I’m sure Daniel could ………………………………. a bookcase out of these pieces of wood. What have you …………………………. with the scissors, Tom? I can’t find them.  

20. Choose between the two possibilities for each sentence: I had to ___ an appointment with the dentist before leaving for work. do b. make There are so many decisions to ___. a. do b. make Did you ___ a reservation for tonight? a. do b. make

21. Choose between the two possibilities for each sentence: Has he ___ the washing-up yet? a. done b. made He was busy ___ the food shopping. a. doing b. making He ___ his homework, but forgot to bring it to school. a. did b. made