Sleeping Positions
sleepness
Vocabulary
Soundly
1.if
you sleep soundly, you sleep very well and very deeply in a way that is
sensible or can be relied on
Your information is soundly based. --- a soundly based conclusion
2. completely
and thoroughly
The team was soundly defeated.
3. strongly;
firmly - These houses are soundly built.
Face
[transitive] if you face a particular situation, or it faces you, you have to
deal with it
face something the problems faced by one-parent
families
[transitive]
face something to accept that a difficult situation exists, although you would
prefer not to
It's not always easy to face the truth.
Household
jobs: do or make?
To talk about jobs in the home you can use such
phrases as wash the dishes, clean the kitchen floor, set the table, etc. In
conversation the verb do is often used instead: Let me do the dishes. Michael
said he would do the kitchen floor. It’s your turn to do the table. Do is often
used with nouns ending in -ing:to do the
shopping/cleaning/ironing/vacuuming.
The verb make is used especially in the phrase make
the beds and when you are talking about preparing or cooking food: He makes a
great lasagne. I’ll make breakfast while you’re having a shower. You can also
say get, get ready and, especially in North American English, fix for preparing
meals:Can you get dinner while I put the kids to bed? Sit down—I’ll fix supper
for you.
DO | MAKE
When
'do' or 'make' are used as main verbs it can be confusing to ESL learners. The
verb 'make' goes with some words and the verb 'do' with other words.
Do
We
use the verb 'do' when someone performs an action, activity or task.
do a
crossword - do the ironing - do
the laundry - do the washing
do
the washing up
'Do' is
often used when referring to work of any kind.
do
your work - do homework - do
housework -do your job
!Note - these activities do not usually produce a
physical object.
'Do' for
General Ideas
Use
the verb 'do' when speaking about things in general. In other words, to
describe an action without saying exactly what the action is. 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.
Important Expressions with 'Do'
There
are a number of standard expressions that take the verb 'do'. The best solution
is to try to learn them.
do
badly - do business - do
the dishes - do a favour - do good - do harm - do
well - do your best - do your hair - do your nails - do your worst
Make
We
use the verb 'make' for
constructing, building or creating
make
a dress - make food
make
a cup of tea / coffee
'Make' is
often used when referring to preparing food of any kind.
make
a meal - breakfast / lunch / dinner
!Note - these activities usually create something that
you can touch.
Important
Expressions with 'Make'
There
are a number of standard expressions that take the verb 'make'. The best
solution is to try to learn them.
make
amends - make arrangements - make believe - (to pretend)
make
a choice - make a comment - make
a decision - make a difference
make
an effort - make an enquiry - make
an excuse - make a fool of
yourself
- make a fortune - make
friends - make a fuss - make
a journey
make
love - make a mess - make
a mistake - make money - make a move
make
a noise - make a payment - make a phone call - make a plan -
make
a point - make a profit - make a promise - make a remark –
make
a sound - make a speech - make a
suggestion - make time
make
a visit - make your bed - (to prepare the bed for
sleeping in)
