Порой все, кто изучает английский язык, задаются вопросом: что здесь лучше использовать: make или do? Давайте разберёмся в каких ситуациях что нужно использовать.
1. Make = create
В ситуации, когда вы хотите что-либо создать, используйте глагол make.
- coffee/tea | I'm going to make some tea.
- an offer | You should make an offer to Roy.
- a suggestion | May I make a suggestion?
- a promise | When I make a promise, I keep it.
- a discovery | It makes me happy when I make a discovery.
- sound/noise | Stop making this noise!
- a choice | I said that I've already made my choice.
- a creation process | You should make sculptures of other people.
BUT do drawing | I want to do some drawing, but I have no time.
- money (profit, investment, fortune) | She is able to easily make profit from price fluctuations to some goods.
BUT do business | Do your own business.
2. Do = task (something that already exist)
Если вы хотите сказать, что кто-либо просто выполняет задачу и не собирается что-либо создавать, то используйте глагол do.
- a homework | After dinner you have to do your homework.
- a test | I will do a test next week.
- an experiment | Let's do an experiment and see what will happen!
- an interview | Don't disturb her, she is doing an interview.
- a course | I do a cooking course.
- well/badly | I'm sure that i've done everything well.
- bad/good | I did a bad thing to him.
- your best/worst | We should do our best to win the competition.
- housework (shopping, the dishes) | She does the dishes every evening.
BUT make a bed | You should make your bed in the morning.
- hair and make-up | I do my make-up every morning before the work.