1E  Wordspot: have and have got

Collocations with have and have got

1 Match the phrases with have/have got1–8 with pictures A–H.

1 have got a large family  F C

2 have got long black hair 
B
3 have a bath 
A
4 have dinner 
5 have got a headache 
6 have got a serious problem 
7 have a rest 
D E
8 have a drink 

F
H

2 The diagram below shows some common uses of have. Add the phrases from exercise 1 to the
correct section.

have a shower have a break

a  have = take

have got a
have a coffee have lunch have got a cold stomachache

b  have = eat/drink c  have got for health

HAVE
and other problems

have got a great

have got a new car
sense of humour

d  have got = possess

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Collocations with have and have got
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Student A

3 Read out the clues to your partner. See if they can get the right answer.

ANSWERS
CLUES
1 What you do first thing in the morning when (have breakfast)
you’re hungry.

2 You might do this after working or studying for (have a break)

hours without stopping.

3 When it’s hot, you might go to a café to do this. (have a cold drink)

4 In some countries they do this at 12 p.m. In others (have lunch)

they do it later, at 2 or 2.30 p.m.

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Student B

3 Read out the clues to your partner. See if they can get the right answer.

CLUES ANSWERS
1 You might do this after doing sport. (have a shower)

2 When you shouldn’t lift anything heavy and you (have got a
might even have to sleep on the floor. bad back)

3 When people see the funny side in every (have got a good
situation. sense of humour)

4 You might do this if you want some fresh air. (have a walk)

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Instructions and Answer key
You will need: one worksheet with parts 1 and 2 per student; for part 3,
one clue and answer card (A or B) per student

• Exercise 1: students work in pairs to match pictures and phrases.

• Exercise 2: students complete the word web with have/have got
phrases from exercise 1.
• Exercise 3: students work in pairs. Give card A to one student and
card B to the other. Students test each other.

ANSWER KEY
1 1  F  2  D  3  H  4  G  5  B  6  C  7  E  8  A
2 a have a bath
have a rest
b have dinner
have a drink
c have got a headache
have got a serious problem
d have got a large family
have got long black hair

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