Describing people

Unit 11. Page 109.

 General Questions
Do Elinor and Merida look alike?

No, they don’t. They look different.

What does Merida look like?

She’s medium height and thin.

Who does Merida look like?

She looks like her father / brothers.

 Specific Questions
How thin is Merida?

She’s slim.

What color are Merida’s eyes?

They’re blue

What is Merida’s hair like?

It’s curly.

*Note: When saying a person’s height. You are much more

specific by giving the measures.
 BE CAREFUL!!!
What she’s like? What does she look like?
Not the same question
 BE CAREFUL!!!

What she’s like? What does she look like?

Personality Physical appearance

HAVE GOT
HAS GOT
 Why do we use HAVE GOT?

The “HAVE GOT” has three different forms of use. However, we’re seeing
it as:

1. To describe people

2. As a replacement of the verb “Have”

Rule #1

You always use “HAVE

GOT” in Present
Simple Tense.
 Rule #2

Most of the times, the

“have got” is going to
be abbreviated.
Grammar
 Affirmative
Subject + have / has got + Comp.

I have got long legs.

I’ve got long legs.

He has got long legs.

He’s got long legs.

 Affirmative

Subject + have / has got + Comp.

I’ve got long legs.

He’s got long legs.

 I’ve got a new car.
You’ve got a nice house.
He’s got / She’s got an important job.
We’ve got pizza for dinner.
They’ve got two beautiful children.
 Negative
Abbreviated

Subject + have / has + not + got + Comp.

I haven’t got pretty eyes.

She hasn’t got pretty eyes.

 I haven’t got time.
You haven’t got time.
He / she hasn’t got time.
We haven’t got time.
They haven’t got time.
 Never forget…
We never use the don’t or doesn’t when we use “have got”…
 EXAMPLES

I don’t have got time I don’t have time

I don’t haven’t got time I haven’t got time
Interrogatives
We don’t use the “do / does” as an auxiliar.

We use the “have / has” as an auxiliar.

I have got = Have I got…?

You have got = Have you got…?

He / she has got = Has she / he got…?

We have got = Have we got…?

They have got = Have they got…?

 Questions Short Replies

Have I got time to go shopping before

the film starts?
Yes, I have / No, I haven’t
Have you got room in your bag for my
Yes, you have / No, you haven’t
phone?
Yes, he / she has / No, he / she
Has he got any children?
hasn’t
Have we got a bottle of water for the car
Yes, we have / No, we haven’t
journey?
Yes, they have / No, they haven’t
Have they got a new car?
 Other uses of have / have got
To talk about illnesses To talk about obligation In different situations

I have / have got

… an idea
I have to study for the
She has the flu. exam.
… a suggestion / proposal
She has got the flu. I’ve got to study for the
… a feeling that…
exam.
… brown hair and blue
eyes
 Common errors
Avoid these common mistakes with have / have got
1. “I haven’t any brothers or sisters.”
Remember: the negative form is either “I haven’t got” or “I don’t have”.
2. “Have you got a new coat?”
“Yes, I have got.” “Yes, I have.”
“Yes, I’ve.”
Remember: the short form of “have got” is “have”. You can’t abbreviate it to “I’ve”.
3. “Last week I had got a bad cold.”
Remember: in the past tense, use “have” not “have got”: Last week I had a bad cold
Phrases with verb + -ing &
Prepositions
Page 111.
 What do we use it for?

In our case, we’re going to use the verb + -ing or

the preposition (or both) to describe what the
person is doing or wearing or his/her location.
The final purpose of this grammar is to point out
the person we’re referring to.
 Which one is Leonard?

The man holding the T-Shirt

The man wearing glasses

The man sitting on the chair

 Which one is Leonard?

The man on the chair

The man with (the) glasses

The man with curly hair

 Ways to identify the prepositions

Clothes & Accesories in, with

Physical appearance with

by, on, behind, in front of,

Location
next to, above.