Make up Exercise A Read through the meanings of make up and translate the examples. Definition Translation Make up for recover lost time …………………………..………………….. Make it up tell a lie …………………………..………………….. Makeup on wear cosmetics …………………………..………………….. Make it up to do something to say sorry …………………………..………………….. Make it up with make friends again after an argument …………………………..………………….. B Fill the gaps with for, it, on, to and with. 1 I had flu and so now I have to make up ………….. lost time at work. 2 Marta and Roger got divorced. Then, they made it up ………….. each other and got married again. 3 She leads such a healthy life that she never needs to put any makeup ………….. . 4 Do you think he´s telling the truth or making ………….. up? 5 I´m sorry I couldn´t go to their wedding. I´m not sure how to make it up ………….. them. 6 Have you made it up ………….. your parentsinlaw after that row you had with them? 7 I don´t think it´s true about María and Bob. I think they´re making ………….. up. 8 Sorry I had to cancel dinner. I promise I´ll make it up ………….. you. 9 She´s stressed out and smokes all the time. That´s why she´s always got a lot of makeup ………….. . 10 I made an effort to make it up ………….. him after our argument but I don´t think I´ll ever trust him again. 11 We could have another English class on Thursday to make up ………….. lost time. C Now make up some examples of your own. 1 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2008 Answers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 I had flu and so now I have to make up for lost time at work. Marta and Roger got divorced. Then, they made up with each other and got married again. She leads such a healthy life that she never needs to put any makeup on. Do you think he´s telling the truth or making it up? I´m sorry I couldn´t go to their wedding. I´m not sure how to make it up to them. Have you made it up with your parentsinlaw after that row you had with them? I don´t think it´s true about María and Bob. I think they´re making it up. Sorry I had to cancel dinner. I promise I´ll make it up to you. She´s stressed out and smokes all the time.. That´s why she´s always got a lot of makeup on. I made an effort to make up with him after our argument but I don´t think I´ll ever trust him again. We could have another English class on Thursday to make up for lost time. www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2008