DO OR MAKE COLLOCATIONS - CONVERSATION QUESTIONS

A great speaking exercise to practise collocations with DO or MAKE. Free PDF file to download (key included). Great for adults and Business English classes.




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Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the correct form of verbs DO or MAKE. Then, ask each other questions and answer them giving as much information as possible.


DO OR MAKE COLLOCATIONS - CONVERSATION QUESTIONS

1. When was the last time you ............ an appointment with someone from your company?
2. Is it important to like somebody if you ....... business with that person?
3. Is it easy or difficult for you to ............ decisions?
4. When was the last time you had to ............ a speech in public?
5. Do you prefer to .......a hotel/ plane reservation on the phone or online?
6.  Do you have to ......... projects at work?
7. Do you have to ........ a lot of paperwork?
8. What is more important: to ....... the job you like or to ........ a lot of money?


DO OR MAKE COLLOCATIONS - CONVERSATION QUESTIONS

1. Is it important to .....  some research about a company before you apply for a job?
2. What kind of arrangements do people have to ...... before going on a business trip?
4. Do you have to ....... any training courses to develop your professional skills?
5. What do you think students can do to ....... progress in speaking English?
6. What kind of tasks do you have to ...... every day?
7. How many phone calls do you have to ......... every day?
8. Is it better to ....... questions or suggestions during someone's presentation / speech or at the end of it? Why?

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Comments

  1. Unknown9 June 2017 at 21:07

    Useful poster to know the use of (Do & Make).

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  2. Sid29 November 2019 at 11:50

    thank you so much! it helped me a lot in class!

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