MAKE/MADE/MADE(41) ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR ELEMENTARY

ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR ELEMENTARY

MAKE/MADE/MADE(41)

A	MAKE Dad is making some coffee. Mum is making dinner. I’ll make some tea / hot chocolate. /ˈtʃɒklət/ I make breakfast / lunch / dinner every day. He’s making a photocopy. She’s making a film / video.
B	IT MAKES ME (FEEL) …….. Going by train always makes me (feel) tired. My friend called me stupid. It made me (feel) angry. That film made me (feel) sad.
C	EXPRESSIONS You use make NOT do in these expressions: I made a mistake in the exercise. I want to make an appointment with the doctor. [fix a time to see him/her] When I get up I make my bed. The children are making a noise. Yes, and they are making a mess in the living room! I love your new dress - you made a good choice. Common Mistakes You do homework [NOT make homework]. You take or do an exam [NOT make an exam]. You take a photo [NOT make a photo]. You do the washing [NOT make the washing].

Exercises

41.1	Complete the sentences with the correct form of make. 1 I always _____make______ a lot of mistakes when I speak English. 2 Our neighbours had a party last night. They _____ a lot of noise. 3 I am _____ dinner for my parents this evening. 4 What do you think, the silver car or the white one? We must _____ our choice today. 5 I _____ an appointment with the doctor for you. It’s at 5 o’clock. 6 Craig is in the kitchen. He is _____ a cup of tea.
41.2	Complete the sentences with make(s) / made me feel + an adjective from the box. sick       tired     sad      happy      angry 1 That film about the war _____ made me feel sad_____________ 2 Long lessons always ________________________________ 3 She was horrible to me; it ________________________________ 4 It’s a lovely song. It ________________________________ 5 That meal was horrible. It v
413	What are these people doing? Complete the sentences using make.
41.4	Correct the mistakes in these sentences. 1 I have to make my homework. I have to do my homework. 2 Can I make a photo of you? ______________________________ 3 He’s 25 but he never makes his own washing. He takes his dirty clothes to his mother’s. ______________________________ 4 Are you making an exam tomorrow? ______________________________ 5 Have you made your homework yet? ______________________________ OVER TO YOU Make a page for expressions with make and do in your vocabulary notebook. Make two columns - one with the heading make and the other with the heading do. Write down all the make and do expressions you know in the appropriate columns. Add new expressions to the page as you meet them.

ANSWER KEY

41.1	2	made
	3	making
	4	make
	5	made/ have made/’ve made
	6	making

41.2	2	Long lessons always make me (feel) tired.
	3	She was horrible to me; it made me (feel) angry.
	4	It’s a lovely song. It makes me (feel) happy.
	5	That meal was horrible. It made me (feel) sick.

41.3	2	She’s making tea.
	3	The little boys are making a noise.
	4	They’re making a video / a film.
	5	The children are making a mess.
	6	She is making her bed.

41.4	2	Can I take a photo of you?
	3	He’s 25 but he never does his own washing. He takes his dirty clothes to his mother’s.
	4	Are you doing / taking an exam tomorrow?
	5	Have you done your homework yet?