I. Make phrase
1. Make an appointment: th c hi n m t cái h n
ự ộ ệ ẹ
~ with sb: an appointment with my lawyer ~ for st: an appointment for a blood test ~ for sb to do st: She made an appointment for her son to see the doctor
2. Make an attempt: c làm gì, th
ng khó khăn và không đk thành công ố ườ
~ to do st: ~ at st/ at doing st
3. Make an attempt on sb/ one’s life: c gi
t ai ố ế
Someone has made an attempt on the President’s life.
ngđi ng ủ
4. Make an announcement: thông báo 5. Make the bed: d n gi ườ ọ 6. Make a cake: làm bánh 7. Make changes: thay đ iổ 8. Make a choice: ch n l a ọ ự
~ between A and B: Woment forced to make a choice between family and career
9. Make a decision: quy t đ nh
ế ị
~ on/ about st: ~ to do st:
10. Make a comment: nh n xét
ậ
~ on/ about st: She made helpful comments on my work/ Please email us or leave a comment on our website/ There was a lot of comment about his behavior (mang nghĩa phê bình không dùng s nhi u) ề ố
11. Make a complaint: phàn nàn, than phi nề
~ about sb/st: The most common complaint is about poor service./ We received a number of complaints from customers about the lack of parking facilities. / I’d like to make a complaint about the noise. ~ against sb/st: I believe you have a complaint against one of our nurses
12. Make a comparison: so sánh
~ of A and B: a comparison of the rail systems in Britain and France ~ of A with B: a comparison of man’s salaries with those of women. ~ between A and B: comparison between Britain and the rest of Europe. ~ of A to B: a comparison of the brain to a computer (= showing what is similar)
13. Make a contribution: đóng góp vào
~ to st: to make a contribution to charity ~ toward(s) st/ doing st: These measures would make a valuable contribution towards reducing industrial accident. 14. Make a decision: quy t đ nh ế ị
~ on/about st: We need a decision on this by next week / We must come to a decision about what to do next by tomorrow ~ to do st: Who took the decision to go ahead with the project?
15. Make a difference: nh h
ng đ n ả ưở ế
~ to/in + sb/st: The rain đin’t make much difference to the game./ Your age shouldn’t make any difference to whether you get the job or not/ Changing schools made a big difference to my life./ I don’t think it makes a lot of difference what colour it is/ It makes no difference (to me). 16. Make distinction: t o nét riêng, t ng ph n ươ ạ
ả ~ between A and B: Distinctions between traditional and modern societies/ The new law makes no distinction between adults and children.
17. Make an effort: n l c
ỗ ự
~ in/ into + st/ doing st: You should put more effort into your work/ A lot of effort has gone into making this event a success. / The company has invested a great deal of time and effort in setting up new training schemes.
18. Make an excuse: vi n cệ ớ
~ for st/ doing st: There is no excuse for such behavior/ His excuse for forgetting her birthday was that he has lost his diary/ You don’t have to make an excuse for her (try to think of reasons for her behavior) 19. Make a law: thông qua m t đ o lu t ậ ộ ạ
~ against st/ on st: The 1996 law against the hiring of illegal immigrants/ The government has introduced some tough new laws on food hygiene.
20. Make a mistake: m c l
i ắ ỗ
~ of doing st: I made the mistake of giving him my address ~ in st/doing st: The waiter made a mistake (in) adding up the bill
ế
21. Make money: ki m ti n ề 22. Make progress: ti n b ế ộ
~ in st/doing st: We have made great progress in controlling inflation
23. In progress: đang di n raễ
Please be quite – examination in progress
24. Make a plan: v ch k ho ch
ạ
ế ạ ~ for st: Do you have any plans for the summer? ~ to do st: There are no plans to build new offices 25. Make a phone call : g i đi n tho i ọ ệ ạ 26. Make preparation: chu n b ẩ ị
~ for st/ to do st: Preparation for the party started early/ The team has been training hard in preparation for the big game/ The country is making preparation for war/ Was going to college a good preparation for your career?/ We made preapartion to move to new offices.
27. Make a profit: thu l
ợ
i nh n ậ ~ on st: The company made a healthy profit on the deal ~ from st: Profit from exports rose 8.3%
28. Make a speech: đ c bài di n văn
ọ ễ
~ on/ about st: To make a speech on human rights
ở
29. Make noise: làm nồ 30. Make a start: kh i hành 31. Make a suggestion: đ ngh ị
ề
~ for/ about/ on st: I’d like to hear your suggestion for ways of raising money./ Are there any suggestion about how best to tackle the problem?
ế ị
32. Make a will: làm di chúc 33. Make up one’s mind: quy t đ nh 34. Make use of sb/st: s d ng j đ c bi
i ích t ử ụ ặ ệ t là đ thu l ể i l ạ ợ ừ ệ ự ụ ậ vi c s d ng (t n
d ng)ụ We could make better use of our resources/ You should make use of your contacts.
35. Make a promise: h a h n
ứ ẹ
~ to do st/ of st: She kept her promise to visit her aunt regularly./ The government failed to keep its promise of lower taxes