phrasal verb · neutral
make arrangements
/meɪk əˈreɪndʒmənts/MAKE·a·RANGE·ments
speakingtask1
to organize the practical details needed for an event or plan
Examples
“We need to make arrangements for the guest speakers next month.”
“She made all the travel arrangements for the team.”
“I’ll make the arrangements and send you the schedule.”
Band 8 sentence
“For the international conference, the committee made detailed arrangements for accommodation, transport and on-site catering.”
Collocations
- make arrangements for
- make travel arrangements
Word family
make arrangements verb phrasearrangement nounarrange verb
Common mistakes
make arrangement for→make arrangements for
do arrangements→make arrangements
Say it for a higher band
5arrange→6organize→7+make arrangements
Synonyms
arrange
organize
Easily confused
arrange
“I will arrange the meeting for Tuesday.”
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