Causative get and have verb need
- 1. Think about these questions. Share your answers with a partner: • Do you cut your own hair? • Do you fix your car when it has mechanic problems? • Do you do your own manicure/pedicure? In general, what do you prefer? To do things yourself or to have someone make them for you?
- 2. Maybe you do, sometimes but not always. The most common thing is to pay for these services. HOW DO YOU SAY IN ENGLISH WHEN YOU PAY/ASK SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING FOR YOU?
- 3. Look at the picture. Does the sentences reflect the information from the picture? Federico cuts his hair Does he REALLY cut his hair??? Who cuts his hair?
- 4. CAUSATIVE GET AND HAVE Federico gets his hair cut by a barber. Federico has the barber give him a haircut.
- 5. CAUSATIVE GET AND HAVE What about these two sentences: Sarah cleans her teeth. or Sara gets her teeth cleaned by a dentist. Sara has the dentist clean her teeth.
- 6. CAUSATIVE GET AND HAVE How do we use them? I got the mechanic to check my brakes. (Get + person + to + verb) I had the mechanic check my brakes (Have + person + verb) or I got/had the brakes checked by the mechanic. Get / have + object + past participle
- 8. EXERCISES Match each job to the responsibilities: 1. hairdresser 2. optician 3. dentist 4. doctor 5. vet 6. garage 7. architect 8. accountant vaccinate dogs do annual accounts service cars test eyes design new houses cut hair take out teeth take blood pressure
- 9. EXERCISES Now, make sentences using causative get and have. Example: I had the hairdresser cut my hair or I got my hair cut by the hairdresser
- 10. Imagine you are having a huge party this weekend. Read the following list and make sentences to show what you will have done before the party!
- 11. PARTY ALL NIGHT LONG Play cool music (DJ) Buy snacks and beer (brother Buy paper cups and plastic plates (boyfriend/girlfriend) Clean the house (maid) Take care of you little brother (nanny) Get breakfast for all your friends (mother) Example: I will get my brother buy snacks and beer.
- 13. NEED What can you say about this picture?
- 14. Compare these two sentences: Are they the same or different? What do they mean? What do they express? The dishes need washing The dishes need to be washed.
- 15. NEED The dishes need washing. (Need + passive infinitive) The dishes need to be washed. (Need + verb + -ing)
- 16. EXERCISES 1. These walls need to ____________. (paint) 2. The living room carpet needs ____________. (wash) 3. The windows in the office need ____________. (clean) 4. The lamp shade needs to____________. (replace) 5. Both doors need to____________. (repair)
- 17. THANK YOU!