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Unread Mar 31st, 2010, 05:23 am
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Default Re: How do you teach the difference between "make" and "do"?

It might be simpler to say "do" is the act of participation in the activity, where "make" is the production of a thing.

• Please make time. - -> create time
• You make dinner. - -> create diner
• You make drawings. - -> create drawing
• You make plans. - -> create plans

** Not all well formed **
• do time. - -> spend time (in jail)
• You do dinner. - -> have dinner
• You do drawings. - -> draw
• You do plans. - -> carry out plans


• Do the dishes. --> wash the dishes
• Do exercises. --> carry out the exercises
• Do it over. --> repeat the action
• Do the report. -->start and finish the report


• Make the dishes. --> create some dishes
• Make exercises. --> create exercises (for students' homework)
• Make it over. --> create it again
• Make the report. --> create the report
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