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We use make when we talk about creating something. Julia made a delicious cake for her family. My friend is a fashion designer. She makes nice clothes. Can you make me a coffee? |
We use do when we talk about general activities, duties, jobs and leisure activities. John did his homework yesterday. My friend is very fit. He does a lot of exercise. We often use do with something, anything, nothing and everything: I didn’t do anything yesterday. We are going to do something special for her birthday. |
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THERE ARE MANY SPECIAL EXPRESSIONS WITH `MAKE’ AND `DO’
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make an appointment/arrangement/plan: She made an appointment to see the doctor at 3pm.
make the bed: Jack needs to hire a cleaner. He doesn’t even have time to make his bed.
make a change: I‘ve made some changes to the document.
make a choice/decision: Which phone are you going to buy? You need to make a choice!
make a difference: It doesn’t make any difference.
make friends: A party is a good opportunity to make friends.
make a joke: He was very serious at first. But then he made a few jokes.
make a mistake: She made a lot of mistakes in her homework.
make money/a fortune: Joe is very rich. He makes a lot of money.
make a phone call: Can I use your phone? I need to make a phone call.
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do business: Jim does business with important companies.
do a course: I want to do a course in computing.
do an exam: I have four exams to do tomorrow!
do your hair/nails/make-up: Kate is busy in the bathroom. She is doing her hair.
do a job: What kind of job would you like to do?
do the laundry/washing: I don’t have any clean clothes. I need to do the laundry.
do paperwork: Paul is an accountant. He does a lot of paperwork in his job.
do research: I‘m doing some research for my school project.
do well/badly: He did well in all his exams.
do work: I have a lot of work to do this week.
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