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Colocaciones con make y do

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Aprende expresiones fijas habituales con make y do, como make progress, make sense, do research y do someone a favour.

¿Make o do?

Elige el verbo que completa la colocación.

Could you ___ me a favour and pick up my parcel from the post office?
- a) make
- b) give
- c) do
Scientists at the university are ___ research into sleep and memory.
- a) doing
- b) making
- c) taking
I've read this paragraph three times and it still doesn't ___ sense.
- a) do
- b) make
- c) have
The flood ___ serious damage to farms along the river.
- a) made
- b) took
- c) did
If you aren't happy with the service, you can ___ a complaint to the manager.
- a) make
- b) do
- c) say
What does make a difference mean?
- a) change your mind about something
- b) have an effect, usually a positive one
- c) disagree with someone politely
She has ___ excellent progress since she joined the course.
- a) done
- b) had
- c) made
I ___ a silly mistake in the last question of the test.
- a) made
- b) did
- c) took

Escribe el sustantivo que completa cada expresión. Usa cada palabra una vez. Usa: arrangements, best, chores, decision, difference, effort, research.

I know the exam is hard, but just do your ___ and don't panic.
Before the trip, Mina made all the travel ___: flights, hotels and a hire car.
Turning off one light may seem small, but if everyone does it, it makes a real ___.
We still haven't made a ___ about which flat to rent.
At the weekend my teenage son does most of the household ___, such as vacuuming and washing up.
Professor Adeyemi has done ___ on coral reefs for over twenty years.
Lena is shy, but she made a real ___ to talk to the new students.

c) doLa expresión fija es do someone a favour.
a) doingDecimos do research. Nunca make research.
b) makeLa colocación es make sense, que significa ser fácil de entender.
c) didDecimos do damage. Cause damage también es posible, pero make damage no.
a) makeLa colocación es make a complaint.
b) have an effect, usually a positive oneSi algo makes a difference, tiene un efecto, normalmente bueno.
c) madeDecimos make progress. Done progress es un error común entre los estudiantes.
a) madeSiempre decimos make a mistake, nunca do a mistake.

bestDo your best significa esforzarte todo lo que puedas.
arrangements / plans / bookingsMake arrangements significa planificar y organizar los detalles de algo.
differenceMake a difference significa tener un efecto, normalmente positivo.
decision / choiceMake a decision significa decidir algo después de pensarlo.
chores / jobs / tasksChores son las tareas regulares de una casa, y las hacemos nosotros.
researchDo research significa estudiar un tema con atención para descubrir datos nuevos. Research es incontable.
effortMake an effort significa esforzarse mucho, sobre todo cuando algo te resulta difícil.