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

~ 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

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

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

29. Make noise: làm nồ 30. Make a start: kh i hành 31. Make a suggestion: đ ngh ị

~ 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