HAVE/HAD/HAD (38) ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR ELEMENTARY

ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR ELEMENTARY

HAVE/HAD/HAD (38)

A	What can you have? You can ... ·         have breakfast lunch dinner a meal ·         have a party a meeting a game (of football, etc.) ·         have a lesson an exam homework ·         have a cup of tea / coffee a drink an ice cream some cheese ·         have a shower /ˈʃaʊə/ a bath a swim
B	Expressions with have Is that your camera? Can I have a look [look at it]? Is that your bicycle? Can I have a go [ride it]? Goodbye! Have a good journey [somebody is going away]! Do you have a moment [have some time]? Can I have a word with you? [speak to you] We always have a good time in our English lessons. [fun; we enjoy them] I’m going to have my hair cut. See you later. Can you meet me at the hairdresser’s? I want to learn to ski but I don’t have the time.
C	Have + got (speaking / informal) = have (writing / formal) I’ve got three sisters. Have you got any brothers and sisters? My house is big. It’s got five bedrooms and three bathrooms. We’ve got ten minutes before the train goes. Have you got a pen? (in a shop) A: Do you sell postcards? B: Yes, but we haven’t got any at the moment. I’ve got a problem. Can I have a word with you? I’ve got a cold / a headache. /ˈhedeɪk/
D	Have got to (speaking / informal) = have to (writing / formal) We use have (got) to when the situation means you are obliged to do something. The museum’s not free. You have to / you’ve got to pay $10 to go in. All students have to do an exam. My sister needs the car, so I’ve got to walk to school every day this week. Common mistakes In the past, we use had to, without ‘got’. When I was a student, I had to write an essay every week [NOT I had got to write an essay]. TIP Group expressions together which belong to the same topic, for example, have + words for meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner), have + ‘study’ words (an exam, a test, a lesson, a class), etc.

Exercises

38.1	Fill the gaps in the sentences. Use words from A and B opposite. 1 I always have ______coffee_______ in the morning. 2 I have ____________ a tennis every Saturday morning. My teacher is excellent. 3 Do you want to have a game of ____________  ? 4 Evelyn’s having a ____________ on Saturday. Are you going? 5 Do you want to have a ____________  ? The bathroom’s just here. 6 I have an ____________ tomorrow, so I have to study tonight. 7 We must have a ____________ to talk about these problems. 8 I’m going to the cafeteria to have a ____________  . Do you want to come? 9 The hotel has a swimming pool, so we can have a ____________ every day. 10 We can have ____________ before the film, or we can eat after it.
38.2	Correct the mistakes. 1 Please phone Grandma when you have the moment. a 2 Scarlett has gone to the hairdresser’s to have cut her hair. ______________ 3 That computer game looks great. Can I have a going? ______________ 4 I want to have some words with my teacher after the lesson. ______________ 5 Mum didn’t have the times to go to the shop today. ______________ 6 They don’t have got any cake in the café today. ______________
38.3	Complete the crossword. Across Down 1 You have it in a restaurant. 2 You have it at school or university. 3 People often have one on their birthday. 4 If you don’t like coffee, you can have ______________ 5 Do you want to have a of ______________ tennis?
38.4	What do you say? 1 (someone is thirsty) Why don’t you have a ________ drink _________? 2 (someone is going away) Bye! Have a _______________ ! 3 (someone sneezes [Atishoo!] and has a red nose) Oh! Have you got a _______________  ? 4 (someone has a new camera) Is that new? Can I have a _______________?
38.5	Answer the questions. 1 Have you got any brothers or sisters? 2 What time do you have English lessons? 3 What do you have for lunch? 4 Do you have to go to lessons every day? 5 How many pens have you got with you now? 6 Do you always have a good time in your English classes?

ANSWER KEY

38.1	Possible answers
	2	lesson	7	meeting
	3	football/ tennis/ squash/ rugby/ darts/ chess/ cards	8	coffee/ cup of coffee/ cup of tea/ drink
	4	party	9	swim
	5	shower/bath/ wash	10	dinner/ a meal/ supper/ something to eat
	6	exam

38.2	2	Scarlett has gone to the hairdresser’s to have her hair cut.
	3	That computer game looks great. Can I have a go?
	4	I want to have a word with my teacher after the lesson.
	5	Mum didn’t have the time to go to the shop today.
	6	They don’t have or they haven’t got any cake in the café today.

38.3

38.4	Possible answers
	2	Have a good journey! / Have a good time!
	3	Have you got a cold?
	4	Can I have a look?

38.5	Possible answers
	1	I’ve got one brother and two sisters.
	2	I have them at 9.30 every day.
	3	I have a salad and a cup of tea.
	4	Not every day, but I have to go on Wednesday and Friday.
	5	I’ve got two.
	6	Yes, we always have a good time in our English classes.