Make, do, take, get: collocations that sound right

Your goal for Make, do, take, get: collocations that sound right

Make, do, take, get: collocations that sound right: High-frequency nouns prefer particular light verbs. Success means that the learner picks the right delexical verb in the 20 highest-frequency collocations.

Make a first attempt before reading the models

Respond to this prompt in two or three sentences: Make, do, take, get: collocations that sound right. Keep the attempt. You will compare it with a second version after the lesson.

Four models with different jobs

Listen to the models

What an effective response is doing: Make, do, take, get: collocations that sound right

Learn the whole chunk because translation rarely predicts the choice.

1. Learn verb and particle as one meaning unit.
2. Check whether the object can separate the phrasal verb.
3. Prefer a true situation over an isolated vocabulary list.

Return to your first attempt. Underline the part that meets the outcome, then identify the exact place where the listener or reader may struggle.

Read the context before choosing the language

The technically correct sentence is not automatically the best sentence. Consider who is listening, what they already know, how much certainty you have and whether the moment calls for directness or explanation.

For Make, do, take, get: collocations that sound right, keep the factual meaning stable while changing detail, register or pacing for a class discussion, a friend, a public presentation or a written response. Do not make a claim stronger than the available information.

Two errors that change the result

Move from recognition to production: Make, do, take, get: collocations that sound right

1. Explain why models one and two are different.
2. Complete one controlled sentence using the lesson pattern.
3. Change the audience and rewrite the sentence without changing its central meaning.
4. Complete the production task: Picks the right delexical verb in the 20 highest-frequency collocations.
5. Compare your two attempts for accuracy, organisation and ease of understanding.

Check the target English

Production task and self-check: Make, do, take, get: collocations that sound right

Picks the right delexical verb in the 20 highest-frequency collocations.

• The response completes the named task, not a different easier task.
• The main idea is identifiable in the opening sentences.
• Examples support the central point.
• Grammar errors do not hide the relationship between ideas.
• The second version improves one measurable feature.

Connect Make, do, take, get: collocations that sound right to earlier English

Say make a decision from memory. Add one clause, contrast or time marker from the previous lesson. Keep the addition only if it makes the meaning more precise.

Change the audience, keep the meaning

Rewrite take a break for two settings: a conversation with a friend and a more formal class or community discussion. Notice which words change and which facts must remain stable.