YES!!! There is a rule for MAKE and DO!! In this lesson, you will learn the rule, and you'll also learn 100 expressions with MAKE or DO!!
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00:00 Intro: The Rule for MAKE and DO
Hey, could you do me a favour? Make me a favour? Man, isn't there a rule so we know when to use do and when to use make in English? Yes, there is. Let's have a look.

Now I've got lots of videos on commonly confused words and I've made a playlist for you which you can watch up there after this video. But today let's look at the rule for make and do in English.

00:33 When to use MAKE in English grammar
We have lots to learn today. So let's start right now.

I want you to look at these examples and tell me what they all have in common. A list, a mess, a sandwich, a paper, aeroplane. So what do all these have in common? Well, they're all things that we can create or produce or build or construct. And when we're talking about things like that, we use make. So let's have a look at some other examples of things we can create or produce or build and they don't have to be physical things, as we will see here. You can make a profit, make a loss, make money, or make a sale, make a sweater, make a scarf, or make a cup of tea. They're all things we can produce. So we use make.

OK, look at these expressions here. Bread is made from flour. This toy was made in China. Well, we use make when we're talking about the origin of something like, where does it come from? It's from China. How is it made? It's made from flour. So when we're talking about the origin, we use make.

OK, look at these expressions. Pollen makes me sneeze. Driving makes her tired. I told her a joke and it made her laugh. Can you see what these expressions have in common? We're talking about a reaction, causing a reaction. OK, my reaction to pollen is that it makes me sneeze. So this grammatical construction is really useful when we're talking about the reaction that something causes. Some other examples are this television programme makes me laugh. Sometimes I watch the news and it makes me sad. Don't say that to him. You will make him angry.

Okay, here's an easy one for you. Can you tell me what all of these things have in common? A plan, a reservation, an appointment, an arrangement. Well, yes, these are all talking about plans, making plans. And for all these, we use make. Make a plan, make a reservation, make an appointment. And here are some other examples. You can make a booking or make a commitment and make an agreement. OK, a commitment or agreement in some way, you are talking about a plan for the future. So we use make.

OK, this next category is a little bit more difficult, but let's see if you can see what these things have in common. Effort, decisions, choice, mistakes. Well, these are all words that we can use to talk about progress. Imagine you are doing some project or some job at work. To talk about the progress, these are some common words that you will use, and we use make for these. Some other examples of this are the word progress, make progress, make changes, make mistakes, make improvements and make a difference.

OK, this next category is easy. I'm sure you can tell me what these things have in common. Let's have a look: a promise, a comment, a noise, an excuse, a suggestion, a joke. Yes, these are all things that we say. They're all sounds that we speak or noises in general. And when we're talking about sounds or speaking, we use make, make a promise, make an excuse, make noise, make a joke, etc. There are many other examples of this, but here are a few for you. Make a complaint, make a confession, make a phone call, make an apology, make a prediction.

5:47 Expressions with MAKE
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6:38 DO or MAKE a favour?
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7:30 Summary of when to use MAKE in English
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8:20 When to use DO in English grammar
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12:06 Summary of when to use DO in English
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