Make Your Way 5, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Language booster 8 Make and do can have very similar meanings and it is often difficult to choose which one to use. It’s a good idea to have a “ make and do page ” in your notebook and write down new expressions whenever you find them. a soap opera • business • good • a mistake • your best • friends • homework • a phone call • a promise • something (funny/stupid/etc.) • (a lot of) money • the cooking • Separate these words into two groups according to whether they take • make ( m ) or do ( d ). Change these sentences to use the expressions in brackets with make or do. • Example: The TV company decided to cancel the soap opera. ( a decision) The TV company made a decision to cancel the soap opera. 1 They offered the actor so much money to star in the soap opera that he couldn’t say “no”. ( someone an offer they can’t refuse) 2 Yvonne Bets researched soap operas for more than a year. ( research on something) 3 I don’t usually watch soaps except for “Neighbours”. ( an exception for) 4 According to research, watching soap operas can harm young children. ( someone harm) 5 Would you mind turning off the TV for me. I’m trying to work. ( someone a favour) 6 The actress took full advantage of her small part in the soap opera and was soon the star of the show. ( the most of something) 7 The TV company didn’t have enough money to film in Hawaii, so they had to improvise and use Brighton beach instead. ( do with something) 143 2 Compact unit 2: Soap operas Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv