Make & Do - EC 3 - 6

Do some volunteer work.

Do some research.

Do some good for other people.

Doesn’t do any good.

To do something about.

Do my best.

Do the talking at first.

Have done a lot of thinking.

Do the math.

To make a living.

Don’t make excuses.

Make a difference.

Make a mistake.

Make fun of me.

Doesn’t make any sense.

Make an appointment.

Make a good impression.

Make an effort to dress nicely.

Make sure.

Make some nice comments

Make up my mind.

Make a list of pros and cons.

Make a decision

Most common colocations:

Make sure

Make sense

Make a difference

Make a decision

Make a mistake

Make money

I am going to try to make a good impression on my new boss.

I want him to have a good opinion of me.

I would like to do something useful in life.

I want to make a difference in people’s lives.

I cannot make up my mind if I want to buy an MP3 player.

I cannot decide if I need one.

I find exams very stressful, but I always do my best.

I try very hard to do well.

Make changes

Make amess

Make a dream

Make a progress

Make a suggestion

Do plans

Do a walk

Do a favor.

Make a decision to do something

Do some thinking about something

Make fun of someone

Make an effort to do something

I am too busy just trying to make a living.

I have very little free time.

So, I think I had better not add anything to my schedule right now. Am I right?

You don’t have to spend all your free time doing volunteer work. 3 hours a week is enough.

Find an environment where you feel you can make a difference and do some good for other people.

He is a bully.

He yells at me if I make a mistake

He makes fun of me in front of my co-workers.

I have tried talking to him, but it doesn’t do any good.

He won’t listen.

I guess I am going to have to do something about this problem.

It doesn’t make any sense to ignore this problem.

Do something quickly before it gets worse.

I am going to do my best to make a good impression on them, but I am really nervous.

Make an effort to dress nicely.

Make some nice comments about …

Let them do the talking at first.

I have done a lot of thinking about it.

I think I would rather stay in my current job.

I have got to decide next week.

Then do the math – add up the points for each list and subtract the con totals from the pro totals.

Does that help you make a decision?