Life

Elementary Unit 8bElementary Unit 8b

have got Juan Manuel Arismendi

Hi Jim
We’ve got a new car!
Nina & Phil

Presentation

Use have got and has got to talk about …

• possessions: We’ve got a new car.
• appearance: She’s got blonde hair.
• people in your life: He’s got two children.
• illnesses: I’ve got a headache.
Affirmative Negative

I I’ve got I
you You’ve got two children. You any children.
have got haven’t got
we We’ve got a new car. We a new car.
they They’ve got dark hair. They dark hair.
he He’s got a cold. a cold.
He
has got hasn’t got
she She’s got She

Yes/No questions Short answers

you any children? I / you / we / they have.

Have we a new car? Yes,
they dark hair? he / she has.
got
he I / you / we / they haven’t.
Has a cold?
she No,
he / she hasn’t.

TIP Say I’m 21. I’m 1 metre 79. I’m hot. I’m cold. (don’t say I have 21 years. I have 1 metre 79. I have hot. I have cold.)
I’m cold. (a feeling) ≠ I’ve got a cold. (an illness)

Key vocabulary   Appearance: blue/brown eyes, blonde/brown/dark hair, a nice smile, a tattoo
Illness: a cold, the flu, a headache, paracetamol

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8b
Exercises

Exercises
1 Write the contractions.
1 I have got I’ve got 4 He has got He´s got
2 She has got She´s got 5 They have got They´ve got
3 We have not got We haven´t got 6 He has not got He hasn´t got
2 Write sentences with have got.
1 Joe / a nice house Joe’s got a nice house.
2 Annika and Ray / not / a car Annika and Ray they haven´t got car
3 you / a bike? You have got a bike?
4 Catherine / a sister? Catherine´s got a sister?
5 we / not / any children We haven´t got any children
6 I / not / a cold. I / the flu I haven´t got a cold. I´ve got the flu
3 Complete the conversations. Then listen and check.
Conversation 1
A: 1 Have Mark and Anna 2 got any children?
B: Yes, 3 they´ve got a son and a daughter.
Conversation 2
C: What’s the matter?
D: 4 I´ve got a headache. 5 Have you 6 got a paracetamol?
C: No, 7 I haven´t . Sorry.
Conversation 3
E: 8 Has Lizzie 9 got a car?
F: Yes, 10 she´s got an Audi TT.
E: Really? 11 has she got a boyfriend?
4 Complete the text with is or has got .
Penelope Cruz 1 is an actress. She 2 has got
1m 68. She 3 has got dark hair and brown eyes. She
4 is a nice smile. She 5 is from Spain.
She 6 has got a brother, Eduardo, and a sister, Monica.
5 Write about Johnny Depp. Then listen and check.
1 an actor Johnny Depp is an actor
2 1m 79 He´s 1m 79
3 brown hair, brown eyes He´s got brown an hair brown eyes
4 thirteen tattoos He´s got thirteen tattoos
5 from the USA He´s from the USA
6 a brother and two sisters He´s got brother and two sisters

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