Countable and uncountable nouns

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS MAKE OR DO Indefinite “a/an” No article Do 'Do' for Activities Use the verb 'do' to express daily activities or jobs. Notice that these are usually activities that produce no physical object. do homeworkdo houseworkdo the ironingdo the dishesdo a job 'Do' for General Ideas Use the verb 'do' when speaking about things in general. In other words, when we do not exactly name an activity. This form is often used with the words 'something, nothing, anything, everything, etc.' I'm not doing anything today.He does everything for his mother.She's doing nothing at the moment. Important Expressions with 'Do' There are a number of standard expressions that take the verb 'do'. These are standard collocations (verb + noun combinations) that are used in English. do one's best do gooddo harmdo a favordo business MAKE Make' for Constructing, Building, Creating Use 'make' to express an activity that creates something that you can touch. make foodmake a cup of tea / coffeemake a mess Important Expressions with 'Make' There are a number of standard expressions that take the verb 'make'. In a number of cases the verb 'do' seems more appropriate. These are standard collocations (verb + noun combinations) that are used in English. make plansmake an exceptionmake arrangementsmake a telephone callmake a decisionmake a mistakemake noisemake moneymake an excusemake an effort II. Grammar: MAKE AND DO In this time of difficulty, our company can’t ________________ which means we don’t have much bonus. Excuse me! Can you ___________________? I need some change for the telephone. I really ____________________ with him. He’s too pig-headed and selfish. You ____________________ in your last essay so your teacher can give you good mark. Mom: “Hey son! Why don’t you go and clean your room. I think it’s time for you ___________________ or you will become a lazy boy.” Before going shopping remember to ___________________. Last night, we had a party and ___________________. That’s reason why I received a lot of complains this morning. 8.Today she is having a party so she is going to ___________________ to impress everybody. 9. It’s not easy to _______________ when there are many more people than jobs. 10. Tonight let’s eat at home. I’ll ________________. 11. You should think very carefully before you _______________ to do something. 12. My father is not at home, he is traveling to England ______________. He has a contract there. 13. I clean the house, wash the dishes but I hate ________________. 14. Oh god! We have nothing in the fridge! Let’s ______________ at weekend. 	By	On 	In By plane, by taxi, by mistake, by chance On TV, on strike, on vacation, on purpose In a magazine, in the books, in the room By accident, by auction, by birth, by ear, by cheque, by choice, by day/night, by far, by hand, by heart, by name, by post, by the way In action, in addition to, in advance, in answer to, in bed, in cash, in charge of, in common, in good/bad condition, in comparison with, in debt, in detail, in the end, in fact, in flight, in a hurry, in love, in vain, in time, On account of, on behalf of, on board, on the contrary, on credit, on foot, on holiday, on the left, on sale, on time, the way to, on schedule, 1. It’s not cheap , _________________ I buy it at $8000. 	a. by chance	b. on strike	c. in advance	d. on the contrary 2. He’s is good at music. He can guess the notes ______________. 	a. by hand	b. on the left	c. in action	d. by ear 3. Yesterday I found my lost dairy ___________________when I cleaned my house. 	a. on purpose	b. by error 	c. by accident	d. in common 4. All of our shoes are made ________________. They are in very good condition 	a. on board 	b. on time	c, in a hurry 	d. by hand 5. He knocked several times ___________, nobody answered the door. 	a. on credit 	b. in vain 	c. in vain 	d. by mistake 6. _______________ my family, I want to say thanks you to your help with my mother. 	a. On behalf of b. in detail 	c. In addition to d. in common 7. This house is to be sold ________________. 	a. in cash	b. in charge of c. by auction 	d. by far 8. I don’t have a car, so everyday, I go to school _________________. 	a. on time	b. on foot 	c. on schedule d. on holiday 9. I want you to repair the car for me, I’ll pay you ________________. 	a. in detail	b. in advance 	c. in debt 	d. in fact 10. There is a restaurant _______________ Oak Street. 	a. On the left	b. on credit 	c. by far 	d. in the end