LESSON 15

9th of January, 2023

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 NEW YEAR’S
RESOLUTIONS
Do you have any new year’s resolutions? Is there anything you
want to achieve this year?

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HOW WERE YOUR HOLIDAYS?

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SPEAKING
Now, I’d like you to talk about something together
for about two minutes.

I’d like you to imagine that you are talking about

where people live.

Here are some of the ideas you could be

thinking about and a question for you to discuss.
First you have some time to look at the task.
WHAT THINGS SHOULD PEOPLE THINK ABOUT
WHEN CHOOSING WHERE TO LIVE?

• jobs
• public transport
• entertainment
• size of the property
• who they live with

Now, talk to each other about what people need to consider when they are
choosing where to live.
NOW YOU HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE TO DECIDE
WHICH ARE THE T WO MOST IMPORTANT
THINGS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT.

• Where is the best place to live in (your city/town)?

• Some people live with their parents until they are in their 30s.
What do you think about that?
• Is it a good idea to live abroad at least once in your lifetime?
• What can be difficult about sharing a house or flat?
• Who would you live with if you could live with anyone?
• Where would you most like to live in the world?
LISTENING: THE
RETURN OF POLIO
IN THE US
The return of Polio in the US Listening
1. There has been just one case of polio in the area of 5. Polio has reappeared in the US because...
New York. a) people travel from countries with polio.
a) True b) some people are not vaccinated.
b) False c) the vaccine has lost effectiveness.
2. Potential victims of polio were people who received ... 6. Which sentence is true?
a) zero doses of the vaccine. a) Americans in general have insufficient immunity
b) one dose of the vaccine. against polio.
c) two doses of the vaccine. b) Vaccination in New York is much lower than in
d) fewer than three doses of the vaccine. the rest of the country.
c) The county of Rockland has a problem with
3. The presenter's dad...
immunization.
a) received the vaccine after he was born.
b) could not walk because of polio.
c) contracted polio in his early years.
4. The woman who shares her story says that...
a) her parents were emotional when the vaccine
appeared.
b) she and her siblings often went to the swimming
pool.
c) someone in her family had polio.
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LET’S CONTINUE
SEEING THE USES OF
“HAVE”
HAVE/GET + SOMETHING/SOMEBODY +
DONE/DO/TO DO
SOMETHING SOMEONE
HAVE HAVE + SOMETHING + HAVE +
PAST PARTICIPLE SOMEONE/SOMEBODY +
I had my couch repaired BASE FORM
last week She had her hairdresser
cut bangs.
GET GET + SOMETHING + GET +
PAST PARTICIPLE SOMEONE/SOMEBODY +
He’s going to get his car INFINITIVE
fixed for the trip. I got my dad to fix my
computer.
 HAVE MEANING ‘TAKE’ (A SHOWER, A DRINK,
ETC.), ‘GIVE’ (A PART Y), ‘ENCOUNTER’ (FIND) &
‘EXPERIENCE’.
• Have can have different meanings depending on the words • We are having a party next week; do you want to come?
that come after it. It can mean:
• ‘Encounter’ (trouble, difficulties)
• ‘Take’ (a meal, a drink, a shower, a bath, a massage, a lesson, • Did you have any trouble finding the place?
etc.)
• ‘Experience’, ‘enjoy’ (day, weather, time, etc.)
• I’m going to have a massage tomorrow.// How
many lessons do you have every week? • We had so much fun! // We had a wonderful weekend in
Los Angeles.
• ‘Give’ (a party)

In all these cases have is a dynamic verb, so it can be used in In all these cases have is a main verb, and we need do or did or
continuous forms. another auxiliary to make questions and negatives.
•I’m having a lot of problems with my new computer. // We are •Do you have a shower in the mornings? // You won’t have any
having fantastic weather. trouble.
HAVE AS AN AUXILIARY VERB

• When ”have” is used as an auxiliary verb, it normally has negative and

interrogative forms, it can be contracted.
HAVE GOT USED FOR POSSESSION
(HAVE GOT)

• In informal English, it is common to use have got instead of have to talk about
possession. When expressing possession, the verb have is not an auxiliary verb when
used on its own, but it is an auxiliary verb in have got.

• I haven’t got any brothers or sisters = I don’t have any brothers or sisters.
• How many computers have you got? = How many computers do you have?

• The verb have got only exists in the present tense.

• We didn’t have an umbrella and got wet. (NOT hadn’t got an umbrella).
HAVEN’T FOR POSSESSION (NOT THAT
COMMON)

• In negative sentences sometimes we leave out got to express possession.

• I haven’t time to do what I want, instead of I haven’t got time….
• I haven’t a clue.
• I haven’t the slightest idea.
HAVE GOT TO FOR OBLIGATION
In informal English we can also use have got to express the idea of
obligation. It is normally used to talk about specific obligations rather
than general obligations.

I’ve got to call my boss after lunch. (=specific obligation)

I have to wear a tie at work. (=general obligation)

LET’S PRACTICE
 CHOOSE THE CORRECT FORM OF “TO HAVE”
1. When I was a child I hadn’t / didn’t have/ hadn’t got a bicycle.
2. You’ve been tidying up, aren’t you/ don’t you/ haven’t you?
3. I’ve to / Do I have/ Have I to do it now? Can’t I do it later?

4. I haven’t got/ not have/ ’m not having much time today, can we meet tomorrow?
5. She can’t talk now. She ’s/ 's having/ has a shower.
6. They got/ ’ve/ have a big house in the suburbs.

7. How long have you been having/got/ had your house by the beach?
8. You had to call me earlier, mustn’t you/ didn’t you/ hadn’t you?

9. It was dangerous. We might had/ have/ been had an accident.

10. The room looks so nice because I did/ had/ ’ve it redecorated last week.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT FORM OF HAVE FOR
EACH GAP BELOW

1. Don’t call at 10 because we __________ dinner

1. ‘ll have had
2. ‘ll have
3. ‘ll be having
4. ‘ll having

2. The two robbers are believed _____________ in a white sports car.

1. To have fled
2. To flee
3. To have been fled
4. To be fled
3. If I _______ met you, I wouldn't _______ known the true meaning of love.
1. hadn’t/ had
2. hadn’t/ have
3. had / have got
4. haven’t / got
4. I _______ this book for a long time, and I think I'll never finish it.
1. 've written
2. have to write
3. have it written
4.'ve been writing
5. I _______ a drink with Mark tonight.
1. have
2. have to
3. 'm having
4. 'll have had
6. Come back tomorrow morning. I _______ your suit by then.
1.will have finished
2.have finished
3.'m having finished
4.will have finish
7. Did you _______ when you bought the new glasses?
1.have tested your eyes
2.have your eyes tested
3.had your eyes tested
4.have to test your eyes
8. Which two sentences are correct? Choose TWO correct options
1.You've got to be joking.
2.You must have be joking
3.You have to be joking
4.You've to be joking
9. _______ wait for a long time to see the doctor?
1.Had you got to
2.Had you
3.Have you
4.Did you have to
10. You'd already finished your degree when we met, _______
you?
1.haven’t
2.had you not
3.didn’t
4.hadn't