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57 do and make
Do is a general word for actions:
O W hat are you doing this evening? (not W hat are you making?)
O 'Shall I open the window?' 'No, it's O K. I'll do it.'
O Rachel's job is very boring. She does the same thing every day.
I did a lot of things yesterday.
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She's making coffee. He has made a cake. They make umbrellas. It was made in China.
Expressions with do
do
homework o O ur children have to do a lot of homework.
housework o I hate doing housework, especially cleaning.
somebody a favour o Sue, could you do me a favour?
an exercise o 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.
O I did the washing but I didn't do the shopping.
make
a phone call O Excuse me, I have to make a phone call.
a list o Have you made a shopping list?
a noise o It's late. Don't make a noise.
a bed o Sometimes I forget to make my bed in the morning.
124 ( do/does/did (negatives and questions) ■» Units 43-44 make somebody do something Unit 53 )
Exercises
Write make/making/made or do/doing/did/done.
1 'Shall I open the window?' 'No, it's O K. I'll do it.'
2 W hat did y o u ........................................ at the weekend? Did you go away?
3 Do you know how t o ........................................ bread?
4 Paper is .........................................from wood.
5 Richard didn't help me. He sac in an armchair a n d ........................................ nothing.
6 'What do y o u ?' 'I’m a doctor.'
7 I asked you to clean the bathroom. Have y o u .......................................it?
8 'What do th e y ........................................ in that factory?’ 'Shoes.'
9 I'm some coffee. Would you like some?
10 W hy are you angry with me? I didn’t ........................................ anything wrong.
11 ‘W hat are y o u ........................................ tomorrow afternoon?' 'I'm working.'
1 He's m akings, ca
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2 T h e y ........................................................................................... 7
3 H e ............................................................................................... 8
4 ....................................................................................................... 9