C1.8 Make and Do Flashcards
To support from below (verb)
To underpin [sth]
To prop [sth] up
His conclusions are underpinned by hard evidence
She propped up her book to keep her hands free for knitting.
To promote the growth or development of (verb)
To foster [sth]
The idea was intended to foster better relations between them
It is important to foster independence in your child
He fostered hopes of returning to his homeland
Eager for knowledge, overly curious (adj, noun, adv)
Inquisitive (adj)
Inquisitiveness (noun)
inquisitively (adv)
That inquisitive child is always listening in to private conversations.
(idioms) To join in a party, cause, or movement that appears to be gaining popular support or becoming successful
To climb/jump on the bandwagon.
After it became apparent that the incumbent would win, everyone decided to jump on the bandwagon.
When gas, light and heat are sent out or released (e.g. cars create emissions which are dangerous for the environment) (noun)
Emissions
An adverse effect, an unintended consequence of a drug or therapy; usually not a beneficial effect. (noun)
Side effect
It is not uncommon to experience nausea and vomiting as a side effect of cancer treatment.
To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently. (verb)
To research
In such cases, research should focus on the blockages to implementation.
To Finish deciding (idioms verb)
To make up your mind
After receiving offers from 3 different universities, Sarah had to make up her mind and choose one.
To repair a relationship, or to do something as a way of apologizing for a misdeed in the past. (Idioms verb)
To Make amends for something
Dave took his girlfriend out to dinner to make amends for forgetting her birthday.
To punish someone in order to discourage others from doing the same thing. (idioms verb)
To Make an example of someone
Although the criminal’s offence was not particularly bad, he was made an example of and given a 2 year sentence in the hope of deterring others from committing the same crime.
To publicly make fun of someone/something, or to openly demonstrate that someone/something is weak or ineffective.(idiom verb)
To make a mockery of sth/sb
Parents delivering junk food to the school gates are making a mockery of the school’s healthy eating policy.
To make a special effort to do something. (idiom verb)
To Make a point of doing something
Example:
He made a point of checking that all the lights were off before he left home - he was very keen not to waste electricity.
Do or make
Which do we use for indefinite activities? ( e.g. with words like thing, something, nothing, anything, what)
To do
When do we use do
For indefinite activities
for work and jobs
Do or make
What do we use when we talk about work and jobs?
To do
When Do we use “Do … ing”
(informal) to talk about activities that take a certain time, or are repeated. There is usually a determiner ( the, my, some much) before -ing. Note that verb after do cannot have an object in this structure but do ban be used with a compound noun ( e.g. It’s time I did some letter-writing; I want to do some bird-watching this weekend)
During holidays I’m going to do some walking
When do we use make?
For constructing, creating
Do or make
Which do we use for constructing or creating?
To make
Do or make?
good
To do
