REMINDER TO ALL GROUPS

I noticed that many groups in August 09, Group A have the same blog title. Can you please kindly change the blog names so that I do not get your blogs mixed up?

Used to do Vs Be used to doing

Used to do
"Used to do" is used to describe a habitual action in the past. Typically, the action is already finished in present time.
EG :
He used to play football every evening (he doesn't do so now)
He used to sleep early. (he doesn't do so now)

Be used to doing
"Be used to doing" is habitual action (present)
EG :
He is used to sleeping in class. (he still does it now...and does it frequently)
He is used to skipping 8.30 lectures (he still does it now)

Grammar Guide - Make and Do

Both groups have been hard at work, presenting on the differences between make and do...
As everyone knows, using the words "make" and "do" can be quite confusing, especially when both the Malay and Chinese language only have one corresponding word.

Make
Make is generally used to mean constructing, building, creating, producing.
It is normally followed by a physical product.
Eg :make tea, make chicken rice, make a cup of coffee.
There are also collocative phrases with "make", eg : make a date, , make progress.. in this phrases, the product cannot be seen yet the verb "make" is still used.

Do
Do is normally used to describe an action, a task, or some sort of work.
Eg : do the ironing, do homework