Do and make

Do your best

Do business

Do a course

Do a lot of damage

Do a good job

Do your homework

Do the shopping

Make a decision

Make a difference

Make an effort

Make a living

Make progress

Make a promise

Make time

Do and make

Ex.1.  Put the words in the box into two groups.

business progress time a course a decision a difference a good job a living a lot of damage a promise an effort the shopping your best your homework

do

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make

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Ex.2.  Complete the sentences with the words from I and the correct form of do or make.

1.  Work is very slow at the moment – I don’t think we’re _______ at all.

2.  You’ve _______ cleaning the kitchen. Thanks very much!

3.  If you _______ and worked harder, you’d do much better in your exams.

4.  I’m thinking of _______ at the local college, but I’m not sure which subject to choose.

5.  She was disappointed that he didn’t help her – he had _______ and now he was saying there was nothing he could do.

6.  You can’t spend any longer thinking about it. You have to _______ is it to be yes or no?

7.  I _______ once a week at the local supermarket.

8.  This place looks great now. Painting the walls that colour has really _______.

9.  The fire at the restaurant has _______ to the furniture and kitchen equipment.

10. Even if you’re both very busy, it’s important for your relationship that you _______ to do things together now and again.

11. It doesn’t matter that you didn’t win. What’s important is that you _______.

12. Have you _______ yet? We have to hand it in tomorrow.

13. You can earn a little money doing that kind of work, but you can’t actually _______.

14. My uncle’s company _______ with a lot of customers in Asia.

Part 2. Phrasal verbs: come, break, look, run

To come

About: to take place, to happen... It’s difficult to explain how this quarrel came about.

Across: to meet or find smb or smth by chance... In the shop he came across his wife.

At, up: to approach... Christmas is coming up soon.

Back on: to return… I’ve just come back from Paris.

By: to get, to obtain… A good job like that is hard to come by.

Down: to reduce itself... A quarrel finally came down to different questions.

In: to become fashion, to begin to be used… Women suits came in after Coco Chanel.

Into: to inherit... He came into a lot of money when his father died.

Off = about

Out: to be formally introduced… In the 18th century girls came out when they were 18.

Over: to take control; to happen to... A sudden fit of anger came over him. What has come over him?

Round: to visit… You should come round for dinner one evening and I’ll give you the list of all the employment agencies of our town.

To: to wake up after being unconscious… I fainted, but came to myself very soon.

to reach smth: A new political party has come to power.

To break

Down: to stop working (of cars, engines…)… My car broke down so I took it away.

Into: to enter a place by force… Thieves broke into while the family was away.

Off: to stop suddenly… When Jane came in, she broke off Linda’s talk with me.

Out: to begin suddenly… Fire broke out after the earthquake.

Out of: to escape from a prison or similar place… We’ve thought over the plan to break out of jail.

Through: to be successful after overcoming a difficulty… She failed many times, but finally she broke through to pass her entrance exams.

Up: to stop for holidays; to end (a fight etc.)… We are going to break up for holidays in a few days. The army is on hand to break up any demonstrations against the regime.

With: to separate yourself from... He broke with the Democratic party on the question of civil rights.

To look

After: to take care of… Please, look after my child when I am away.

Back: to review the past… David looked back on his early struggles and felt happy.

Down on (upon): to think of (a person or a thing) as less good or important… Ann likes tennis but she looks down on football as too rough.

For: to try to find, to search for... I spent all day looking for a job.

Forward to: to expect smth with pleasure… She was looking forward to that evening’s day.

Out: to take care, to be careful (usually used as a command or warning)…"Look out for the train!" – the sign at the railroad warned.

Up: to check; to look for name, word… It’s a good habit to look up new words in a dictionary.

Up to: to think of (someone) as a good example to copy. Mr.Smith had taught for many years, and all the students looked up to him

To run

After: to chase... The ball rolled away and the children ran after it.

Away: to leave and not plan to come back… The warned the thieve not to run away

Into: to meet smb by chance; to join (mix) with; to reach an amount of several hundred, thousand… I ran into my friend yesterday. A lot of small rivers run into the Volga.

Out of: to have no more of… We have run out of milk – go to the shop and buy some.

Over: to drive over… At nights cars often run over small animals.

Ex.1.  Use suitable preposition to change underlined expression:

А)  To come up, to come back, to come into, to come round, to come across, to come to, to come in.

1.  Christmas is approaching.

2.  I would have inherited a lot of money if he had died last year.

3.  I returned from my month’s holiday last week.

4.  He suddenly met his former teacher walking in the park.

5.  When Jack woke up after being unconscious he was lying in an alley and his wallet was gone.

6.  Wearing unisex suits began to be used after fashion revolution in 1960.

7.  Are you going to visit our party this evening?

В)  To break off, to break down, to break out, to break up, to break into, to break with.

1.  The cooling system of my car stopped working and the engines overheated.

2.  Prince George has violated his family traditions by getting married to a shop assistant.

3.  On Saturday night fire suddenly started and destroyed half of New York.

4.  Promoters are people who help other relatively talented people to open the doors (of) the fashion industry.

5.  Ann has torn her engagement with American transport millionaire.

6.  In Germany all the schools stop for holidays in different months.

С)  To look for, to look after, to look forward to, to look out, to look up to, to look back, to look down on, to look up.

1.  The Americans used to have very low opinion of Russia’s ways to defeat terrorism.

2.  Try to find necessary information in (this book).

3.  I often remember my school days and think about what happened.

4.  Her mother takes care of the children while she is at work.

5.  I’ve lost my wallet. Could you help me to search for it?

6.  He is a great example to all over the world for his philosophy of non- violence.

7.  I’m waiting for your coming.

8.  Don’t move! There is a snake near you.

D)  To run out of, to run after, to run away, to run into, to run into, to run over.

1.  Stop chasing me! I’ll pay no attention to you anyway.

2.  We don’t have any bread. We shall do some shopping.

3.  "I will never come back!" – She cried and disappeared immediately.

4.  A car almost drove over my cat – she is in hospital now.

5.  I met my old friend yesterday.

6.  If a black colour flows into white colour, we’ll surely get a grey colour.

Ex.2.  Fill in the gaps with proper prepositions:

A)  To come (across, back, round, into, up, in, to).

1.  I’ve just come … from the first night of "Notre Dame de Paris" and I’m really inspirited.

2.  Don’t you have a birthday coming …?

3.  Swimming competition for men came … after World War I.

4.  I came … some old photos in the curio shop.

5.  We definitely should come…for lunch to the Smiths’.

6.  I came … myself after being unconscious for some time.

7.  Ann came … a lot of money when her old husband died.

B)  To break (down, into, out, up, off, with)

1.  He has broken … some friends who had changed in their ideas.

2.  That man with an exquisite nose broke … my heart and now I can’t stop thinking about him.

3.  When do you break …for Easter?

4.  The elevators in this building are always breaking ….

5.  The speaker was interrupted so often that he broke … and sat down.

6.  An epidemic of measles broke …in the middle of the 19th century.

7.  The policemen were needed to break …the fight.

C)  To look (after, for, forward to, up, back, down on, out, up to)

1.  I don’t remember her phone number – let me look it … .

2.  As Jane looked … her life seemed good to her.

3.  Mary looks … our children while we are at work.

4.  Young children look …. older ones, so older children should be good examples.

5.  I’m looking … …… hearing from you again.

6.  Julie looked … her classmates for their poor manners.

7.  Helen has lost her purse. She is looking … it.

8.  "Look …!" - John called as the car came towards me.

D)  To run (into, out of, after, over, away, into)

1.  Many times Tommy said he would run … from home, but he never did.

2.  The truck’s run … gas again.

3.  Some boys spend a lot of time and money running … girls.

4.  This small brook (приток) runs … a big river.

5.  Guess who I ran …in town today!

6.  He was run … by a bus and killed.

Ex.3.  Choose the correct answer:

A)  To come

1.  Jane’s birthday is … soon. We have to look for a great present.

coming down

coming up

coming across

coming off

2.  Several trees … in last night’s storm.

came down

came to

came across

came over

3.  We … this wonderful little restaurant in the corner of the street.

came down

came across

came at

came by

4.  Wait for me! I’ll … in a few minutes.

come over

come by

come off

come back

5.  The book … two weeks ago.

came down

came across

came out

came up

6.  The machinery … use in the 19th century.

came in

came over

out

came by

7.  He … the possession of the farm when his uncle died.

came out

came into

came about

came to

B)  To break

1.  The principal … when that posh lady wearing fur – coat entered the room.

broke out

broke down

broke into

broke off

2.  This terrible plane crash took place because the engines of the plane … .

broke through

broke down

broke with

broke up

3.  He … my life like stormy wind.

broke up

broke out

broke off

broke into

4.  Alice … her husband because he was extremely rude.

broke with

broke down

broke through

broke up

5.  In Moscow University vacation … too late last year.

broke out

broke up

broke into

broke down

6.  War … in 1812.

broke down

broke off

broke out

broke into

7.  I was happy after having … the examinations.

broken down

broken up

broken into

broken through

8.  It’s noteworthy that few prisoners manage to …places they are kept in.

break out of

break into

break up

break down

C)  To look

1.  I’m … a suitable hotel. Could you suggest one?

looking out

looking for

looking forward to

looking after

2.  He … me and didn’t want to join a gym in my company.

looked down on

looked after

looked back

looked up

3.  Every year children … their holidays coming.

look after

look forward to

look for

look back

4.  Who will … the cat when you are out?

look at

look up

look for

look after

5.  Never …, you can’t relieve the past.

look out

look back

look down on

look up to

6.  Every child needs someone to … and copy.

look after

look back

look up

look up to

D)  

1.  I don’t like her very much. She is annoying and always … people.

runs after

runs over

runs into

runs out of

2.  I … flour when I was cooking your favourite apple pie.

ran away

ran into

ran out of

ran after

3.  Do you know who I … in the club – Sasha! I haven’t seen her for ages.

ran over

ran into

ran after

ran away

4.  "…! I don’t want to see you after everything that has happened!"

run over

run into

run after

run away

5.  The old lady fell seriously ill after being … by the car.

run away

run over

run after

run into

6.  I have … a sport club.

run after

run away

run over

run into