LEARN THIS! do, make and take
The verbs do, make and take are very common in English. They each have a basic meaning:
do = to perform an action or activity
make = to create or cause something
take = to move something from one place to another
However, the verbs have other meanings and are used in a large number of phrases. Check these in a dictionary.
4. Read the Learn this! box. Which examples of do, make and take in the dialogue in exercise 2 match the basic meanings in the Learn this! box?
(Đọc Learn this. Những ví dụ về do, make và take trong đoạn hội thoại ở bài tập 2 phù hợp với nghĩa cơ bản trong Learn this! hộp?)
Bài Làm:
In the dialogue in exercise 2:
- "What can I do for you?" matches the basic meaning of "do" as performing an action or activity.
- "But the house would only take twelve weeks to build." matches the basic meaning of "take" as moving something from one place to another.
- There is no example in the dialogue that matches the basic meaning of "make" as creating or causing something.
