Unit 6 Vocabulary

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)