Unit

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.

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

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

Make = produce/create. For example:

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She's making coffee. He has made a cake. They make umbrellas. It was made in China.

I Compare do and make:

I did a lot yesterday. I cleaned my room, I wrote some letters and I made a cake.
a : W hat do you do in your free time? Sport? Reading? Hobbies?
b: I make clothes. I make dresses and jackets. I also make toys for my children.

Expressions with do

an exam / a test O I'm doing my driving test next week.

a course o John has just done a training course.

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.

Expressions with make

a mistake O I'm sorry, I made a mistake.

an appointment O I need to make an appointment to see the doctor.

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.

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

When was this film made?
but O When was this photo taken?

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 'W hat do y o u ?' 'I’m a doctor.'
7 I asked you to clean the bathroom. Have y o u .......................................it?
8 'W hat do th e y ........................................ in that factory?’ 'Shoes.'
9 I'm some coffee. W ould you like some?
10 W hy are you angry with me? I didn’t ........................................ anything wrong.
11 ‘W hat are y o u ........................................ tom orrow afternoon?' 'I'm working.'

G9 W hat are these people doing?

1 He's m akings, ca
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2 T h e y ........................................................................................... 7
3 H e ............................................................................................... 8
4 ....................................................................................................... 9
5 10
Write make or do in the correct form.
1 I h a te doing housework, especially cleaning.
2 W hy do you alw ays........................................ the same mistake?
3 ‘Can y o u ........................................ me a favour?’ ‘It depends what it is.’
4 'Have y o u ........................................ your homework?’ 'Not yet.'
5 I need to see the dentist, but I haven't........................................ an appointment.
6 I'm ........................................ a course in photography at the moment. It’s very good.
7 The last time I ........................................ an exam was ten years ago.
8 How many phone calls did y o u .......................................yesterday?
9 W hen you've finished Exercise 1, you c a n .........................................Exercise 2.
10 There's something wrong with the car. The engine is a strange noise.
11 It was a bad mistake. It was the worst mistake I've e ve r.........................................
12 Let's........................................ a list of all the things we have t o ........................................today.