{"id":11690,"date":"2020-02-11T07:25:55","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T06:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=11690"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:25:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:25:07","slug":"make-or-do-advanced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/02\/make-or-do-advanced\/","title":{"rendered":"Make or Do (Advanced)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Level: Intermediate-Advanced<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-light-green-cyan-background-color\"><strong>MAKE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-very-light-gray-background-color\"><strong>MAKE<\/strong> is used when you <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">create<\/span> or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">construct<\/span> something. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The company based in Madrid <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">makes<\/span><\/strong> the most modern computers.<br> She needs to <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">make<\/span> <\/strong>more verses for her new song.<br> Did she really <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">make<\/span> <\/strong>that dress herself?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-light-green-cyan-background-color\"><strong>DO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-very-light-gray-background-color\"><strong>DO<\/strong> is used for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">activities<\/span> in general. In this case, <strong>do<\/strong> is usually followed by <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">something<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">nothing<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">anything<\/span> or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">everything<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>It is so frustrating that they did not <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>do<\/strong> anything<\/span> about the issue.<br>Carla is sick of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>doing <\/strong>everything<\/span> at work. <br>Is he <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>doing<\/strong> anything <\/span>interesting during his vacation?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-very-light-gray-background-color\"><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: What do you <strong>do<\/strong>? = What&#8217;s your job?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a lot of collocations with <strong>make<\/strong> and <strong>do<\/strong>. Unfortunately, there are no specific rules that can help you remember how to use both words correctly. All you can do is to familiarize yourself with all of them. Below is a list of words that come with either <strong>make<\/strong> or <strong>do<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-light-green-cyan-background-color\"><strong>DO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td>do  xx kph (miles per hour)   <\/td><td>   Most motorists do more than 30 mph through the city. It&#8217;s beyond the speed limit.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do badly\n  <\/td><td>   They did very badly at the preliminaries, so they\u2019ll have to do better next game.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  your best\n  <\/td><td>   It\u2019s alright if you make mistakes in your sentences. Just do your best.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do business\n  <\/td><td>   It\u2019s been great doing business with this company. Everyone\u2019s just very efficient and professional.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do chores\n  <\/td><td>   I\u2019m going to spend the weekend doing chores at home.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  a course\n  <\/td><td>   After losing his job, Sam decided to do a course in German at a local language institute.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  a crossword\n  <\/td><td>   One of her favorite activities is doing crosswords.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  damage\n  <\/td><td>   His PR team couldn\u2019t do much after the scandal he got involved in. The damage to his image has been done.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  the dishes \/ the washing up\n  <\/td><td>   Everyone I know hates doing the dishes.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  a drawing\n  <\/td><td>   She was able to have many things accomplished because her kids spent hours doing their drawings.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  your duty\/responsibility\n  <\/td><td>\n  Do your duty as a\n  citizen, go out and vote this election.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  an exam\n  <\/td><td>   She\u2019s going to have to do a certification exam to get the job promotion.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  exercise\n  <\/td><td>   How long have you been doing this exercise?   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  an exercise\n  <\/td><td>   To improve your English skills, make sure to do grammar exercises in your free time.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  someone a favor\n  <\/td><td>   Do me a big favor and clean your room!   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  the gardening\n  <\/td><td>   My grandparents who live in the countryside spend most of their days doing the gardening.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  good\n  <\/td><td>   She tries to good by donating blood for sick children at that hospital.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  you good\n  <\/td><td>   Take a lot of rest this weekend. This will do you good for sure.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  your hair\/your nails\n  <\/td><td>   Hurry up and do your hair already! We\u2019re late!   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  harm\n  <\/td><td>   He is so gentle, you wouldn\u2019t think he\u2019d do any harm on others.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  homework\n  <\/td><td>   I have so much homework to do this afternoon. I can\u2019t go out with you.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  a job\n  <\/td><td>   I thought they did an excellent job in this film.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  the laundry \/ the washing\n  <\/td><td>   I have no other plans but to do the laundry this weekend.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  paperwork\n  <\/td><td>   It\u2019s so tedious doing all this paperwork.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  research\n  <\/td><td>   Do not just believe everything you read online. Do your research too.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  the shopping\n  <\/td><td>   I do all the shopping for my grandmother ever since she became bed-ridden.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  time (in prison)\n  <\/td><td>   It was hard for him to find a job after he\u2019d done some time in prison.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  well\n  <\/td><td>   My children are doing well at their new school.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  do\n  work\n  <\/td><td>   Do you have a lot of work today?   <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-light-green-cyan-background-color\"><strong>MAKE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  make amends\n  <\/td><td>\n  In order to achieve peace\n  on earth, nations should amend their differences.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  make an appointment\/arrangements\n  <\/td><td>\n  I have to make an\n  appointment with my doctor for tomorrow.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  make an attempt\n  <\/td><td>\n  She made an attempt in\n  wining him back.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  make believe\n  <\/td><td>\n  A lot of children\n  likes to play make believe. It lets them think more creatively.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  make certain\n  <\/td><td>\n  You have to make certain\n  that they are going to sign this deal.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  make a decision\/change\/choice\/comment\/complaint\/confession\n  <\/td><td>\n  The couple needs to make\n  a decision on whether they are going to get a divorce or not.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  make a difference\n  <\/td><td>\n  She tries her best to be\n  good and to make a difference in her community.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  make\n  an effort\n  <\/td><td>\n  You need to make an\n  effort in practicing your speaking skills.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  make an error\/a mistake\n  <\/td><td>\n  I think they made an\n  error on my bill. I\u2019ve already paid for everything this month.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  make\n  an excuse\n  <\/td><td>\n  Stop making an excuse on\n  doing things that make you happy. Just do it.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  make\n  &nbsp;a face\n  <\/td><td>\n  She didn\u2019t like what he\n  said so she made a face.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  make a fool of someone\n  <\/td><td>\n  If you continue with this\n  project, you\u2019re only going to make a fool of yourself in front of the board\n  of directors.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  make\n  a fortune\n  <\/td><td>\n  His family made a fortune\n  from selling old cars.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  make\n  fun of\n  <\/td><td>\n  Stop making fun of his\n  accent.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  make one\u2019s mind up\n  <\/td><td>\n  John and Mary need to\n  make their mind up about buying this house. \n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  make a scene\n  <\/td><td>\n  My greatest worry is for\n  her to make a scene at the event if she gets too drunk again.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  make\n  progress\n  <\/td><td>\n  The scientists are proud\n  to announce that they have made progress in coming up with a vaccine against\n  the virus.\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Level: Intermediate-Advanced MAKE MAKE is used when you create or construct something. 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