Unit 7-Getting on (Verbs of make, have, do, and be)

Unit 7-Getting on (Verbs of make, have, do, and be)

by Citta Andini

​At the end of the lesson, I CAN

​1. Correctly use verbs of make, have, do, & be

​2. Check my understanding by skimming and scanning on the text related to relationship

​3. Tell the definition of some words from the text

​4. Correctly use have to, must, & should

When to use the verbs ‘make’, ‘have’, and ‘do’

in English​

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Overview

​When particular words are put together with ‘make’, ‘do’, or ‘have’, they become ‘collocations’. In language terms, collocation refers to a word or phrase commonly used with another word or phrase.

We'll learn collocation of make, have, be, and do today. ​

HAVE

‘Have’ normally indicates possession. ‘Have’ is often used with fixed events, just like in the example above of having a party. 

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HAVE an interview

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​ Some common events used with ‘have’ include:

-A break: “I haven’t had a break all morning and I’m starving!”

-A meeting: “Let’s have a meeting to discuss the upcoming budget cuts.”

Breakfast, lunch, dinner (meals): “Do you want to have lunch together today?”

-A holiday: “Lucy hasn’t had a holiday since 2010! She’s a workaholic!”

-An interview: “I have four interviews coming up this week. I’m so nervous!”

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Other common collocations with ‘have’ involve types of discussion or ways of speaking (often between two people), such as:

- A disagreement/an argument:

- A conversation:

- A chat:

Multiple Choice

You should talk to someone if you

problems.

• have

• do

• make

• take

Multiple Choice

What were they saying? Were they _____ an argument?

• Making

• Having

• Giving

• Taking

​Do

​We often use ‘do’ when there is a particular task involved. Some common expressions relating to jobs and relating to the home include:

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• ​The housework (cleaning and tidying the house)

• Homework (work you do after school)

• The shopping (buying groceries – not clothes! That’s ‘go shopping’)

​Do

Then there are fixed expressions which don’t particularly relate to any type of action. ‘Do’ is also used with:

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• Business: “It’s a pleasure doing business with you. I’m looking forward to our two companies working together more.”

• Good. To do good means to make a positive difference – charity workers do good in the world. The opposite, do harm, means to make a negative difference. 

• Well. To ‘do well’ often means to be successful, but it can also speak about progress in someone who has been ill – when they start recovering, they are ‘doing well’. 

Multiple Choice

If you're feeling sad, getting out in the sunlight should _________ you good.

• Make

• Take

• Do

• Have

Multiple Choice

Do you ___________ the ironing yourself, or do you pay someone to do it for you?

• Have

• Make

• Get

• Do

Make

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​Make is commonly used when talking about what we are doing when we speak.

We make:

• A promise

• A deal/offer

• A statement

• A compromise

• A mistake/error

• A complaint

• An excuse

• A suggestion

• An apology

Make

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​Make is also used in other common set expressions:

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• Make friends (before you have friends, you have to make them)

• Make time (if you make time for someone, you find an occasion where you are able to do something with them)

• Make progress

• Make peace

• Make money

• Make a difference

• Make a wish

Multiple Choice

Why does he always ________ a promise and then break it?

• do

• does

• make

• makes

Multiple Choice

Please don’t ­ ________ fun me!

• make

• makes

• do

• does

Multiple Choice

Can you ________ room for one more person on the sofa?

• do

• does

• make

• makes

Multiple Choice

Hurry up and ________ a decision.

• make

• makes

• made

• did

​Be / to be

-be someone's fault : blame

-be annoyed : upset

​-be on your own : alone / If you do something on your own, you do it without help from anyone else

​-be wrong : make mistake

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​Let's have a quiz

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Multiple Choice

It ............... me angry when my sister goes into my bedroom.

• makes

• does

• has

Multiple Choice

Vicki is .............. problems with her maths homework – can you help?

• making

• doing

• having

Multiple Choice

My brother and I ............... an argument this evening about washing the dishes.

• made

• did

• had

Multiple Choice

When you called yesterday, I .......... on my own.

• made

• did

• had

• was

Multiple Choice

Do you want to ............ something for Dad’s birthday?

• makes

• do

• have

• being

Multiple Choice

We always ................ fun at Annie’s house – she has a swimming pool!

• makes

• do

• have

• being

Multiple Choice

Can you ............. me a favour?

• makes

• do

• have

• being

​READING COMPREHENSION

Students' book on page ​43

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