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  • Hi, I'm Phil from BBC Learning English.

  • Today I'm gonna tell you how to use make and do.

  • Now, they can be tricky and there are some exceptions.

  • But here are four things to remember.

  • We use make when we create something...

  • Like this cake!

  • We use do to talk about an activity.

  • What are you doing?

  • I'm doing some work.

  • We can use make to talk about something that causes a reaction.

  • This music really makes me want to sing!

  • We can also use do with general activities.

  • What are you doing tomorrow?

  • I'm not doing anything.

  • Have you got any plans?

Hi, I'm Phil from BBC Learning English.

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EIAM: Make and Do

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    Evangeline posted on 2021/04/07
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Keywords

tricky

US /ˈtrɪki/

UK /'trɪkɪ/

  • adjective
  • Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
  • Likely to use tricks; dishonest or deceptive
  • Using or likely to use dishonest tricks.
  • Difficult to deal with or do because it is complex and full of problems.
general

US /ˈdʒɛnərəl/

UK /'dʒenrəl/

  • noun
  • A broad field of study or knowledge.
  • A high-ranking officer in the army, air force, or marine corps.
  • The public; the population at large.
  • Top ranked officer in the army
  • adjective
  • Widespread, normal or usual
  • Having the rank of general; chief or principal.
  • Not detailed or specific; vague.
  • Relating to all the people or things in a group; overall.
  • Applicable or occurring in most situations or to most people.
reaction

US /riˈækʃən/

UK /rɪ'ækʃn/

  • noun
  • Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
  • Feeling or action in response to something
  • A process in which substances change chemically when they are mixed together
  • Opposition to political or social change
  • Something you say or do because of something that has happened or been said
create

US /kriˈet/

UK /krɪ'eɪt/

  • verb
  • To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • other
  • To cause something to happen; to give rise to a particular situation or state.
  • To invent or design something new
  • To bring something into existence; to make or produce something new.
activity

US /ækˈtɪvɪti/

UK /æk'tɪvətɪ/

  • noun
  • An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
  • A thing that a person or group does or has done.
  • The actions or processes occurring within a computer system.
  • A thing that you do for interest or pleasure.
  • An event or something that people do.
  • Something that is done by a company, organization, etc.
  • other
  • The condition in which things are happening or being done.
  • The state of being active.
  • Energetic action; enterprise.
  • The rate at which a chemical reaction occurs.
  • The state of being active; brisk action or movement.
  • A situation in which something is happening or a lot of things are being done.
  • The rate at which a radioactive substance emits particles.
  • The rate of decay of a radioactive substance.
  • other
  • The state of being active.
  • The level of buying and selling in a financial market.
  • The rate of decay of a radioactive substance.
  • other
  • Actions performed on a computer system.
  • A thing that you do for interest or pleasure.
  • Something that is done by a company or organization.
learn

US /lɚn/

UK /lɜ:n/

  • verb
  • To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • To gain knowledge or skill by studying, from experience, or by being taught.
  • other
  • To gain knowledge or skill by studying, from experience, or by being taught.
  • other
  • To gain knowledge or skill by studying, from experience, or by being taught.
  • To find out something.
  • To find out something.
remember

US /rɪˈmɛmbɚ/

UK /rɪ'membə(r)/

  • other
  • To celebrate or commemorate an event or person.
  • To bring back to mind; to have in memory again.
  • To keep in mind; to not forget.
  • To commemorate or honor someone or something.
  • To show respect for someone who has died, especially by a public act or ceremony.
  • To not forget; to keep in mind for future action.
  • To convey one's greetings or regards to someone.
  • To bring back to one's mind an awareness of (someone or something from the past).
  • To keep in mind for future action or consideration.
  • To convey one's greetings or regards to someone.
  • To keep in mind; to retain information.
  • To convey one's greetings or regards to someone.
  • verb
  • To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • To hold a thought in your mind to not forget it
  • To bring a previous image or idea to your mind
work

US /wɚk/

UK /wɜ:k/

  • noun
  • The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • Everything created by an author, artist, musician
  • Activity you do in order to make money
  • Place of employment
  • Final product or result of a some labor or effort
  • verb
  • To bring into a specific state of success
  • To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
  • To do your job in your company or workplace
  • To make an effort to do something
  • To operate a machine or device
  • adjective
  • Activity completed in order to make money
talk

US /tɔk/

UK /tɔ:k/

  • noun
  • Style of speaking
  • Discussion between two countries
  • Giving information in front of people; lecture
  • Saying things or ideas to someone with words
  • verb
  • To make a formal speech about something
  • To say things or ideas to someone with words
today

US /təˈde/

UK /tə'deɪ/

  • noun
  • This day; day that is happening now
  • adverb
  • On this day; at the time that is happening now