Unit 19. Глаголы make, do

There are many common expressions with these verbs, and often they are different in other languages, so you need to learn them

A Things we make

a mistake (= an error) a meal (= prepare and cook something to eat) money (= become rich) friends a decision progress	He made a few mistakes in the exam. I had to make my own dinner last night He made a lot of money when he worked in America. It's not always to make friends in a foreign country. We can have the red ones or the green ones but we must make a decision (choose the red or green) before 6 p m. I can't work when the children make a lot of noise. Her English is good now- she has made a lot of progress.
B Things we do
homework (U) the housework (U) (= cleaning) subjects (= study subjects) a course	I forgot to do my English homework last night. My mother does all the housework in our house. Did you do English at school? I did a one-week course in word processing. I always do the progress (U) (= improvement) night.
the shopping (= buy food) research (U) (= detailed study in one subject) (someone) a favour (= do something to help someone) something/anything/nothing	I don’t have any coffee. He's doing research in physics at Rome University Could you do me a favour and lend me some? I didn't do anything last That boy has done nothing all day.

Do or make

Here are some verb phrases with DO and MAKE

Do means to carry out Make means to create,

a specific action manufacture, prepare

Do one's best/worst Make an attempt, effort

Do a lot of damage Make a cake, pizza

Do exercise Make the/some coffee

Do harm Make one's way back/home

Do a crossword Make an excuse

Do (the) housework Make a loss

Do research Make fun of sb/sth

Do the shopping Make a mess

Do a subject at school Make a mistake

Do badly/well Make the most (of something)

Do a translation Make money

Do a favour Make progress

Do an examination

Do homework Make an offer

Do one's hair Make marks on the wall

Do someone a good turn Make the beds

Do one's duty Make a profit

Do repairs Make a bargain

Do business Make a compliment

Do sth for a living Make a will

Do lessons Make arrangements

Do miracles Make peace/war

Do right/wrong Make preparations

Do a service Make a speech

Do a job Make trouble

Do the washing-up, etc. Make a discovery, etc.

Phrasal verb Meaning / use

Do: uses and expressions

Do away with sb/sth abolish, get rid of sb/sth

Do sb out of sth cheat sb

Do without sth/sb manage to live without sb/sth

Do sth up fasten, tie sth

Do up sth repair, redecorate sth

Could do with sth need, want sth

Do with sth/sb have a connection with sth

Make away with sth steal sth

Make for somewhere move towards somewhere

Make of sth understand, interpret sth

Make off (with sth) steal sth and leave quickly