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Collocazioni con make e do

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Impara le espressioni fisse più comuni con make e do, come make progress, make sense, do research e do someone a favour.

Make o do?

Scegli il verbo che completa la collocazione.

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

Scrivi il nome che completa ogni espressione. Usa ogni parola una volta. 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) doL'espressione fissa è do someone a favour.
a) doingSi dice do research. Mai make research.
b) makeLa collocazione è make sense, che significa essere facile da capire.
c) didSi dice do damage. Anche cause damage è possibile, ma make damage no.
a) makeLa collocazione è make a complaint.
b) have an effect, usually a positive oneSe qualcosa fa la differenza (makes a difference), ha un effetto, di solito positivo.
c) madeSi dice make progress. Done progress è un errore comune di chi studia.
a) madeSi dice sempre make a mistake, mai do a mistake.

bestDo your best significa impegnarsi il più possibile.
arrangements / plans / bookingsMake arrangements significa pianificare e organizzare i dettagli di qualcosa.
differenceMake a difference significa avere un effetto, di solito positivo.
decision / choiceMake a decision significa decidere qualcosa dopo averci pensato.
chores / jobs / tasksLe faccende domestiche (chores) sono i lavori abituali di una casa, e noi le facciamo.
researchDo research significa studiare un argomento con attenzione per scoprire fatti nuovi. Research è un nome non numerabile.
effortMake an effort significa impegnarsi molto, soprattutto quando qualcosa è difficile per te.