Please sit down. Have some pizza. Supongamos que usted desea incluirse en la orden, para eso, emplee “let’s”. De este modo usted estaría sugiriendo que el otro o los otros, y también usted, hagan la acción sugerida. Let’s sit down. Let’s have some pizza. Let’s not Para convertir las oraciones anteriores en oraciones negativas: Let’s not sit down. Let’s not have any pizza. Reading: OFFERS AND SUGGESTIONS. OFFERS OF HELP Man: Don’t worry, ma’am. I’ll help you. Woman: Pardon? Man: It’s a busy street. Come on, I’ll take you across. Woman:That’s very kind of you, but …. Man: There is a break in the traffic. Let’s go Woman: Thank you, but ….. Man: Do you want me to carry your shopping bag? It’s heavy, isn’t it. Woman: Well, yes, it is, but….. Man: There you are. Woman:But I didn’t want to cross the street! Man: Why didn’t you tell me? Woman: You didn’t listen! Man: Do you want me to take you back? Woman: No, thank you SUGGESTIONS Carol: It’s broken. Morris: But it’s Friday night! My favorite programs are on.
a) Let go b) Let’s go 2 “ I don’t want to go to a movie.” “ What ------ ?” a) Would you rather do b) Would you rather to do 3 “ I’d like to have dinner at a fine restaurant.” “ OK. ----------- which restaurant.” a) Let’s tell me b) tell me 4 “ How about the Bistro?” “ Oh, --------- there again!” a) let’s not go b) don’t let’s go 5 “ ----------- go to a steak place.” “ Which one?” a) I rather b) I’d rather 6 “ The Beefsteak. It’s my favorite.” “___________ there. My doctor told me not to eat meat.” a) I rather no go b) I’d rather not go 7“ Well, then, _______and go to an Italian place.” “ All right! “ a) let’s compromise b) let’s to compromise 8 ” When _______ for California?” “ Next Thursday.” a) are you leaving b) are you going to leave c)a y b 9 “I’m so excited! My sister is expecting a baby ------------- !” “I just saw her yesterday. She didn’t tell me anything about a baby!” a) early next year b) at this moment c) in an hour 10 ” ----------- German?”
Make Do Make an appointment Would you like to make an appointment with the doctor Do something Do something! Don’t just stand there Make a decision Please make your decision soon. We need to know. Do an exercise/ exercises At a gym, people do prescribed exercises Make money Some people make a lot of money in real estate Do work/ homework/ housework Students usually don’t like to do homework Make progress Are you making progress in English Do well/ badly Eileen did very well in school. Make y do (do como verbo principal, no el auxiliar do de las preguntas, por ejemplo) son dos verbos que aparecen frecuentemente en expresiones idiomáticas como estas: Would you like to make an appointment with the doctor? A lot of people don’t like to do housework. Aunque en algunos idiomas make y do se expresan con el mismo verbo, en inglés no son intercambiables. ¿Cómo diferenciarlos? DO Significa ejercer una acción o realizar una actividad o tarea. Se usa “do” para acciones, actividades y trabajos. Se utiliza en un sentido amplio, como de “realizar”. En general, estas acciones y actividades no producen un objeto físico. Do homework Do the dishes Do a job Do housework Do exercise Do your hair Se utiliza “do” cuando hablamos de cosas en general, cuando no decimos exactamente qué actividad. En este sentido, se utiliza mucho con los pronombres indefinidos como “something”, “anything”, “nothing”, etc. What are you doing today? I’m not doing anything. He’s always doing nice things for his girlfriend. Are you doing anything important right now? Otras expresiones con do: do good. do right. do wrong. do a favor. do justice. do research. do harm. do business. do wonders. do damage. do one’s best. do one’s hair.
MAKE Significa producir, construir o crear algo. Se utiliza “make” en el sentido de “fabricar”, “elaborar” o “crear”. Se usa para actividades en que se crea algo que se puede tocar, un objeto físico. Make breakfast/lunch/dinner Make a dress Make furniture Sin embargo, no se puede confiar siempre en la regla antes mencionada. Estas reglas generales tienen muchas excepciones, y a veces poca lógica. Usted simplemente tiene que observar y recordar qué expresiones van con make y con do. Otras expresiones con make GRAMMAR PRACTICE 1. En las siguientes diez preguntas, seleccione la palabra o frase que complete cada conversación correctamente. 1 “ What’s the matter with Kevin? He’s crying!” “ I think -------- Bobby’s toy.” a) He wants b) he’s wanting 2“ Let’s see. I’ll get milk, orange juice, soda, and, what else?” “ We __________ anything else.” a) don’t need b) aren’t needing “ Do you want ________out to dinner with me?” “ Yes, I do. When?”
a) anything b) nothing 14 “ Fred is so rich!” “ He --------- a lot of money in the stock market.” a)made b)did 15 “ Which house are you going to buy?” “ We _______ a decision. We need to think about it.” a) didn’t make b) didn’t do 16 “ Where’s Betty?” “ She’s upstairs on the computer. She’s ________ her homework.” a) doing b) making 17 “ I need _______ an appointment with my dentist.” “ Oh.” a) to do b) to make 18 “ I’m studying, but I’m not ------------ any progress in this class.” “It’s a hard class, but you will.” a)doing b)making 19 “ Elena looks excellent.” “ That’s because she goes to the gym and _______ exercises every day.” a)does b)makes 20 “ Will you _______ something about that broken door?” “ Yes. I’ll fix it on Saturday.” a)do b)make Read the following reading and answer the questions “Making a Complain” Director Department of Motor Vehicles City, State U. S.