Assignment 14, April, 2010
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The document provides instructions on using the causative verb "get" to describe situations where someone arranges for an action to be done but does not do the action themselves. It gives examples of conversations using "get" and has students practice by making similar conversations for various situations using suggestions like "mend", "dye", and "repair". The document aims to teach the proper use of the causative "get" structure.
Assignment 14, April, 2010
- 1. Lesson 2: get it done ************
- 2. Look at the pictures, study the situations and answer the questions below: - Every month, Mary gets her car serviced. - Little John got his hair done last week. 1- Does Mary service her car every week herself? 2- Who services her car? 3- What about John? Did he do his own hair last week? 4- Who did it?
- 3. - Every month, Mary gets her car serviced. - Little John got his hair done last week. A rule for using the causative “get”: -The causative “get” is used when the subject of the sentence arranges for an action to take place, that is, the subject of the sentence is not doing the action. Form: get + noun / pronoun + past participle Note: “have” can be used to replace “get” with the same meaning
- 4. Let’s study the following models: * Conversation 1: - My TV is broken. Speaker A: Oh, you should get it mended. Speaker B: * Conversation 2: - My fingers hurt. Speaker A: You should get them checked. Speaker B:
- 5. Pair-work: Study the situations below and make similar short conversations, using the causative “get” (or have) to give advice: 1- My eyes hurt! 7- My skirt is too short! 2- My coat is stained! 8- The gas tank is empty! 3- The radio is broken! 9- The shoes are too tight! 4- My motorbike won’t start! 10- I can’t translate this sentence! 5- This knife is blunt. 11- The vase is broken! 6- These trousers are too long! 12- All of my shirts are wrinkled! Use the following verbs as suggestions: - sharpen / lengthen / mend / iron / iron / dye / shorten / refill / repair…
- 6. Choose the number you like: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ???
- 7. 1- My eyes hurt!
- 8. 2- My coat is stained!
- 9. 3- The radio is broken!
- 10. 4- My motorbike won’t start!
- 11. 5- This knife is blunt!
- 12. 6- These trousers are too long!
- 13. 7- My skirt is too short!
- 14. 8- The gas tank is empty!
- 15. 9- The shoes are too tight!
- 16. 10- I can’t translate this sentence!
- 17. 11- The vase is broken!
- 18. 12- All of my shirts are wrinkled!
- 19. This is the end of I. PRONUNCIATION our Lesson today! /str/, /skr/, /skw/ good bye and see you again!