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1. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of do or make. Translate into Russian.
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1. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of do or make. Translate into Russian.
1. Her job has something to ………with marketing.
2. Girls ………up half of the students in the school.
3. You’ll have to ………without your dinner if you don’t get back in time.
4. She sits in front of the mirror for ages ………herself up.
5. The government have decided to ………away with the old tax law.
6. When the bell rang, the students ………for the door.
7. Let’s ………the store room into an extra kitchen, shall we?
8. Speak louder – I can’t ………out what you’re saying.
9. ………up your coat – it’s cold.
10. I was ………out of ten pounds in the shop this morning.
11. They mugged the old lady and ………off with her handbag.
12. If you ………your best to explain the problem, I’m sure she’ll understand.
13. What did the robbers ………off with?
14. It’s about time you ………some exercise – you’re getting a bit overweight.
15. I don’t know what to ………of Christina’s odd behaviour lately.
16. I could have ………with more help.
17. I don’t believe him – he’s ………it up!
18. How many times a week do you ………the shopping?
19. You must ………a decision now.
20. To ………a fortune you have to ………a lot of hard work.
21. I ………an appointment to see the optician.
22. After he ………his homework, he found he ………a mistake.
23. This drug can ………miracles for people with back problems.
24. They ………a lot of changes in the town centre recently.
25. You ………the right thing by telling the police.
26. He ………an archaeological discovery.
27. After being ill for two weeks, he is now ………an excellent recovery.
28. She ………a lot of research in the field of medicine.
29. I ………an arrangement to meet him at the cinema yesterday.
30. It is important that you ………exercise in order to keep fit.
31. All that smoking ………you harm.
32. He ………an excuse and left the office in a hurry.
33. I always tried ………my best, but she was never satisfied.
34. He ………some research into ancient religions at the moment.
35. If you don’t ………an effort, you won’t ………any progress.
2. Put the following words and phrases under the correct heading do or make and translate into Russian. Make sentences with the expressions.
a journey, progress, business, harm, a speech, one’s best, a will, a mistake, fun of someone, the garden, a good job, a complaint, the shopping, arrangements, a favour, a bargain, the washing-up, repairs, the beds, a fuss, one’s duty, someone a good turn, an exercise, a nuisance of oneself, an effort, one’s hair, an impression, one’s homework, an examination, a profit, an appointment, badly, coffee, a difference, a dress, a living, marks on the wall, a phone call, a profit, a suggestion, well, a loss, Maths, money, Physics, some work, French, sth for a living, the dishes, a decision, a crossword, changes, an excuse, damage to, an experiment, a fortune, a joke, sure, trouble, lessons, research, preparations, a success of sth.
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3. Fill in the gaps in the following text with one suitable word.
“OK, you can …. (1) your shirt up now, ” said Doctor Hymes. He had just given me a thorough check-up and was ……… (2) detailed notes on a big sheet of paper.
“What do you ……… (3) of it all, doctor? ” I asked anxiously.
“Well, the first thing is that you could ……… (4) with a good rest. You’ve been overdoing it a bit, haven’t you? ” I admitted. I had been ………(5) a lot of overtime recently. I had taken a lot on and had ……… (6) a bit of a mess of it all and was suffering from stress. He agreed that that probably had a lot to ……… (7) with it. I had also ……… (8) the mistake of starting to smoke again; in fact my diet was now largely ……… (9) up of coffee and cigarettes. The doctor then reminded me that coffee did a lot of ……… (10) to our nervous system and, of course, cigarettes ……… (11) a lot of damage to the whole system. He said I should try and ……… (12) without coffee for a few days and make a serious ……… (13) to cut out smoking altogether.
“And make ……… (14). you have a proper meal every day, ” he warned. His last piece of advice was that I should find time to ……… (15). some jogging every day. I promised him I’d ……… (16) my best.
SELF- CHECK
I. Make a new sentence with the same meaning using the reporting verb in brackets.
1. “I’ll make the coffee! ” said David. (insist)
2. “I’ll study really hard for the exam” said Luke. (promise)
3. “This is where the station is” said Klara. (explain)
4. “Right, let’s buy the car in the morning! ” we said. (agree)
5. “Don’t forget that Lucy needs to go to the dentist” she said to me. (remind)
6. “How about having Indian food? ” I said. (suggest)
7. “I’ll be early” I said to my mother. (promise)
8. “I’m sorry I forgot your birthday” said Amanda to me. (apologise)
9. “I’ll leave at six pm! ” John said. (decide)
10. “This is how we use the present perfect” said Amy. (explain)
II. Fill in: say or tell in the correct form.
1. Jack … my mother he would be in Spain this week.
2. I … that I hated mushrooms.
3. She … she loved chocolate.
4. They … they were meeting Luke today.
5. They … us they were going to the museum this afternoon.
6. He … he wouldn’t start without us.
7. I … them I’d bring pudding.
8. Jonathan … it would rain today.
9. They … us that it was fine to come late.
10. The boss … me that I should do some more work on this report.
III. Change this direct speech into reported speech.
1. “I don’t like chocolate” - She told me …
2. “I won’t see you tomorrow” - She said …
3. “She’s living in Paris for a few months” - She said …
4. “I visited my parents at the weekend” - She told me …
5. “She hasn’t eaten sushi before” - She said …
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6. “I hadn’t travelled by underground before I came to London” - She said …
7. “They would help if they could” - She said …
8. “I’ll do the washing-up later” - She told me …
9. “He could read when he was three” - She said …
10. “I was sleeping when Julie called” - She said …
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