do and make
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a cake * a course + a decision » an assignment
an exam + a noise * chores + friends + homework
the dinner * the shopping + the washing + well
2 Complete the rules with do or make.
1 We usually use with work at school or university.
2. We usually use with work around the house.
3) We usually use with things we produce, create or
construct.
4 We usually use when we talk about activities in
general.
5 We use with these words: a mistake, a decision,
a noise, friends, an appointment, an effort, an excuse,
money, progress, a phone call, a plan, a promise, an offer,
a suggestion.
6 Weuse with these words: your best, a favour,
business, sport, your hair.
3 Complete the text with the correct form of do or make.
my brother an offer
Last year a good university (a)
the
to study electronic engineering there. He (b)
decision to accept their offer. He has to (c) a lot of
work, but his tutors say that he (d) very well at the
a lot of progress. He has to
moment and that he (e)
ises, but he also has to
f a lot of theoretical exerci
(9) practical assignments. Right now, for example,
they (h) a simple computer from old parts. The only
problem is that my brother is becoming unhealthy because he
never has time to (I) sports and he always eats out
because he doesn't have time to ()) the shopping
or tk) lunch or dinner. My mum says he needs to
w an effort to (m) those simple chores,
but | understand that its hard, There isn't ime to (n)
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1 Plan your time at the start to make sure that
you have enough time (finish)
the exam.
(Start) the exam before you
have read all the questions can be a bad idea.
3 We suggest (take) more than
one pen or pencil to the exam.
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4 Don't write too fast or carelessly to avoid
(create) a bad impression.
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time (check) your work at
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go questions with the gerund or infinitive form
do of an appropriate verb.
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ae 6 Do you think that you are brave enough
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8 Are you interested in 2
‘of 9 At the weekend, do you ever go
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SPEAKING terview other students using your
5b Wn Tell the class some of the thingsWork conditions and responsibilities
1 SPEAKING: Work with a partner. Try to think of one
job for each letter of the alphabet.
A- architect B- builder C- chef
2 Read the job descriptions. What are the jobs?
a You don't need special qualifications to do my
job, except for a driving licence. | deal with the
public. I'm responsible for getting them where
they want to go. It’s quite a stressful job because
of the traffic and because my passengers are
often in a hurry. | work outdoors, but because I’m
inside my car | work in quite good conditions. I’m
self-employed, not an employee in a company. |
don't earn an enormous salary.
b_ | work in dangerous conditions. One day I'd
just like to work indoors in an office and do
paperwork, or maybe even manual work. I’m
not very well paid considering the amount of
work | do. It’s a skilled job because you need
special training to do it. For example, you need
to learn to control a big crowd of people. But
really, it's experience that teaches you to deal with
criminals.
3 Look again at the expressions in red. Check
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Phrasal verbs connected with work a
1 Match the phrasal verbs in red with their
meanings (a-h).
1 If you want to get ahead, you need to work hard.
2 He applied for a job in an international company, but
they turned him down
She took over the project last year. It's hers now.
They're going to set up a new office in Tokyo.
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This new job is really hard, but I'm going to keep at it
We're working on a new product to get it just right.
To apply for the job, you need to fill in this form.
I'm so busy at work that | can't keep up with it all.
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-@ spend time producing or improving something
~§} start (a business, an organisation, etc.)
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continue doing something even if you want to stop
—-@ be more successful, or progress faster
go at the same speed as something or someone
add information to a document, e.g. your name/address
~@ not accept an offer, request or application
* — take control of something i
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of i
the phrasal verbs in 1. :
1 Don’t stop trying! it!
2 I'm ambitious. | want to and get to
the top of the company.
3 Don't forget to this section of the
questionnaire with your email address.
4. They offered me a promotion, but | it
because it wasn’t well paid.
5 You need a lot of money and original ideas to
anew business.
& We need to work faster if we want to
‘our competitors.
7 Let's this project first and when we
finish we can look at something else.
8 We used to be independent, but a big company
us last year
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