using bbc learning english - vocab pt 2

The website has all sorts of exercises to help us handle 'collocation'
(See yesterday's blog entry: Jay Doubleyou: using bbc learning english - vocab pt 1)

Let's look at a particularly confusing example:
What do you know about the difference between 'make' and 'do'?
Do they 'mean' something fundamentally different?
What expressions (collocations!) can you think of which use 'make' or 'do'?
Try making a list - and even put them into sentences!

Here's an episode from the bbc learning english soap 'The Flatmates'.
Can you hear/see any examples of 'make' or 'do'?
How are they used?
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Learning English - The Flatmates

Homepage Language Point Quiz Talk Archive Background Archive episode 113: you voted that: Tim will take up the offer  Listen to this week's episode  Hide the text Download mp3 - 297K Go to next episode Episode 113: Study time John: Hi Helen! I haven't seen you in the library for ages. What are you doing here? Helen: I've got a ton of work from Professor Lewis and I need to make a start on it. I'm surprised to see you working here so late. John: Oh I'm a changed man! Not that you'd have noticed. You've been a million miles away for ages. Helen: Yeah. I have. So what made you knuckle down? John: Well, the prof gave me a good talking to about the whole photocopying incident. Helen: What did she say? John: Look, why don't we nip out for a coffee and I'll tell you the whole gruesome tale? Helen: Oh I shouldn't really. John: Come on, five minutes won't hurt! This vote has now closed: Will Helen go for coffee? 1: Yes 2: No Total votes: 4470  What's next?  The language point Other Links  Get a weekly Flatmates update  Talk about The Flatmates  NEW! Teachers' resources

BBC World Service | Learning English | The Flatmates - Episode 113
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What's the language point?

Archive Language Point 113
Make and do

'Make' and 'do' are two verbs with similar meanings. 

BBC World Service | Learning English | The Flatmates - Language Point 113
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And there are some exercises too:

Now try a quiz about today's language point - make and do. If the flash doesn't work, try the paper version: Download the quiz

Instructions: Drag the words into the empty boxes. If your answer is correct, the word will stay in the box. If it's wrong, it won't stay in the box.

BBC World Service | Learning English | The Flatmates - Quiz 113

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Here's another nice explanation and a quiz from an on-line teacher at the bbc learning english website, where students can write in and 'Ask about English':

Learning English

	'make' and 'do'

				Davivien asks about 'make' and 'do' collocations: I would like to know the differences between the verbs to do and to make. Do you 'make an exam' or do you 'do an exam'?

	Roger replies:

Learning English | BBC World Service
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Or try this quiz in another section:

Learning English

	More quizzes
Today's topic: Make and do
1. Which of the following uses of 'make' is NOT correct?
How many mistakes did you make on the test? Excuse me. I'm just going to make a quick phone call.  Making money was always the most important thing to him.  Did you make your homework last night?
BBC World Service - Learning English __________________________________________________________________________________________ And what about other verbs such as 'get', 'take', 'go', 'have'? They don't actually 'mean' anything until you put them with another word... How good's your dictionary in giving helpful examples of them? I like: Cambridge Free English Dictionary and Thesaurus but this is good too: English to French, Italian, German & Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com and I learnt about this today: Reverso | Free online translation, dictionary But, again the bbc learning english site has a few things on these verbs. For example: BBC World Service | Learning English | Learn it And here's some useful stuff on phrasal verbs: Learning English - Face Up to Phrasals BBC World Service | Learning English | Funky Phrasals Have fun! .

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