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make or do?



aura+
Portugal

make or do?
 
Good morning everyone! 

Do we say "make an oral presentation" or "Do an oral presentation"? 

Thanks

19 Dec 2009      





cagreis
Portugal

We use "make". Bye

19 Dec 2009     



eng789
Israel

My pupils will be doing their oral presentions tomorrow.    do
My pupils will be giving their oral presentions tomorrow.   give
 
also possibilities.

19 Dec 2009     



niacouto
Portugal

Hi Aura+,

It is definitely "do" an oral presentation.

Have a relaxing weekend.

19 Dec 2009     



cagreis
Portugal

It �s 100% MAKE in the sense of "presenting to others"

19 Dec 2009     



abigailhamad
Argentina

Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English, 2nd edition
presentation noun
1 of a gift or prize
adjective
annual
official
special
farewell , retirement
award
verb + presentation
make
presentation + noun
ceremony , dinner , evening ( esp. BrE ) , night
the school �s annual ~ evening
preposition
~   to
The president made a ~ to the businesswoman of the year.
2 informative talk
adjective
formal
effective
slick
upbeat
business , sales
keynote
The conference will begin with a keynote ~ by a leading industry figure.
audio-visual , multimedia , PowerPoint� , slide , video
verb + presentation
do , give , make
presentation + noun
skills
software
preposition
~   on
Candidates have to give a short ~ on a subject of their choice.
3 way sth is presented
adjective
excellent , good
bad , poor
clear , simple
oral , visual
dramatic , effective
� Oxford University Press, 2009

I hope this is useful, I think you can use make, do or give, any of them is correct. I �ve taken this information from the Oxford COllocation Dictionary, it �s very useful when you have those kind of doubt. Good luck!Thumbs Up

19 Dec 2009     



redcamarocruiser
United States

To make a presentation is not the same as to give a presentation.

When the students are presenting their presentation, they are giving it.

When the president of a company presents an award to most valuable employee, he makes a presentaton.

EXAMPLE ROM INERNET
The President made the presentation of the College Medal of Honour

When students are creating the presentation, they are making it.

EXAMPLES ROM INERNET
1.HOW TO MAKE EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS: What Makes an Audience Listen -

2. Making a Presentation Use a good presentation-building tool, like MS PowerPoint.

19 Dec 2009